Atari the Jedi Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Does anyone know how many Fairchild systems may be still functional out there? Or whether they're system one or system two, daily drivers or at least parked in a closet but still turn over when it's hooked up to a television set. Anyways it's my curiosity cause I do not know of any other ones in my area. 75 mile radius. Edited May 29, 2015 by Atari the Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I have 2 system 1's and a system 2 and they all 3 work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari the Jedi Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 I have just one myself model 1system that I recently picked up but have been eyeing for about 3 1/2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGameCollector Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 3 years ago I had a boxed model 1 Channel F that would power off after about a minute of play (was that a bad capacitor issue?) which I sold in a system lot with an RCA Studio II and Atari 2600. Then I had a Channel F II that worked fine but had a broken plastic controller holder on the back. I sold that for about the same price I bought it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I have a Nordmende Teleplay and one Saba Videoplay, both works fine. They are supposedly based on the Channel F II, even if the Saba have the internal speaker, and the Nordmende have the old fashioned joysticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've owned 4 original models, only one of which worked fully, though even that has some controller issues. I've been looking for a System II model for some time now. By all accounts those are more reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I currently have a System II that is fully functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 1 original model. Non-functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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