Demo 2 Channel F Management Gift ?

[FND]

Was just looking at my own web site and noticed something I never noticed before

regarding the Demo 2 Channel F Cart

 

While looking at the Demo 2 PCB I noticed the imprinted writting on the gold ROM

it has the writting "JERLAW1" would this not be short for JERRY LAWSON #1 which leads

me to think maybe these were company gifts to the top Managment. Since one has been

found here in the US and one overseas maybe the Euro one was given to the top guy there ?

 

also noticed the date on the PCB is 11/77 and looks like the date code on the ROM is 7750

or 50th week of 1977 this would be during a high point date in there sales

 

Here is a link to a large picture of the PCB Take a look and tell me what you think

 

http://fndcollectables.com/Fairchild/Demo2/channel_f_democart_2_inside_01.jpg

 

 

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[e5frog]

Could also just be that Jerry Lawson ordered it or the name of the rom-file on it.

 

My theory is that it was used to promote the system to buyers - to demonstrate the graphics to buyers like SABA, Luxor, ITT/Ingelen, Nordmende, Barco, Emerson/Dumont and others.

 

 

Perhaps we should try and forward the question to Jerry somehow.

[FND]

 

Perhaps we should try and forward the question to Jerry somehow.

 

Good Idea, I have his address and will send a snail mail, hopefully his health has improved

[FND]

Could also just be that Jerry Lawson ordered it or the name of the rom-file on it.

 

My theory is that it was used to promote the system to buyers - to demonstrate the graphics to buyers like SABA, Luxor, ITT/Ingelen, Nordmende, Barco, Emerson/Dumont and others.

 

 

Perhaps we should try and forward the question to Jerry somehow.

 

 

Question has been forwarded, Looking forward to his response

[FND]

Just got of the phone with Jerry (Gerald) Lawson and have some

information on the Demo 2 it was indeed a Demo for the European Market

and used as a sales Demo for the system.

 

Also the System II was sold in some stores by Fairchild before the

sell-out although only for a short time before turning it over to Zircon.

[Atari2008]

On the phone with Jerry Lawson? Wow, that's awesome!