https://io55.net/wiki/ 2026-05-03T08:38:56+00:00 https://io55.net/wiki/ https://io55.net/wiki/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2022-03-03T03:16:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/coleco_colecovision?rev=1646277384&do=diff Coleco ColecoVision Coleco's relatively successful (but not really) venturing into the video game industry. Releasing in August 1982 for the US, the ColecoVision mainly excelled in it's ability to create more “Concise” games, akin to an arcade. For specifications, it contains a Zilog Z80, 1 KB of RAM with 16 KB VRAM, an 8 KB ROM, and a display output resolution of text/html 2022-01-26T19:21:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/fairchild_channel_f?rev=1643224916&do=diff Fairchild Channel F Fairchild's only console, and the first console to feature interchangeable ROM cartridges. Releasing in November 1976 for the USA (1 year before the Atari 2600), the Channel F was quite revolutionary but not particularly successful in any sense. Specifications-wise, it contains a Fairchild F8 CPU, 2 KB of RAM, a resolution of text/html 2022-05-11T03:05:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/summary?rev=1652238331&do=diff 1st and 2nd Generation The first 2 generations of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 1972 with the Magnavox Odyssey and ending in 1985 with the release of the NES. This page is essentially for just the 2nd generation, as the 1st generation's capabilities are too limited to allow even the slightest EOP to be developed.