Fairchild Videocart-3 Game, "Video Blackjack," 1976
THF185352 / Fairchild Videocart-3 Game, "Video Blackjack," 1976
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Artifact Overview
The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Video game
Date Made
1976
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.78.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in (Packaging)
Width: 4.188 in (Packaging)
Length: 0.875 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on top of cartridge:
3 / FAIRCHILD / VIDEOCART-3 / Video Blackjack / 1-Player / 2-Player / ENCODED PROGRAM (C) FAIRCHILD 1976
on front of cartridge:
FAIRCHILD VIDEOCART-3 / Video Blackjack / 1-Player / 2-Player / VIDEOCART is a trademark of Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation
on front of packaging:
3 / Video Blackjack / 1-Player / 2-Player / FAIRCHILD / VIDEOCART-3 / Exclusively for use with / the Fairchild Video / Entertainment System. / VIDEOCARD is a trademark of / Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation.
on proper left side of packaging:
FAIRCHILD VIDEOCART-3 / Made in Singapore Printed in U.S.A.
on back of packaging:
VIDEOCART-3 / This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the / Fairchild Video Entertainment System for more TV fun. / Deal your- / self into Video Blackjack for some fast action in these 1 and 2- / player games. / 1-Player Blackjack: / Dealer (your TV) hits soft 17, stays on hard 17. Blackjack pays 1 1/2 to 1. You're bankrolled with $500...and feeling hot! So, double down. Next stop, Las Vegas. / 2-Player Blackjack: / Bring on the sharpies! You and another player take on the dealer. You may not break the bank, but you can still show 'em who the "Man" is. / Game play in color only on color televisions. / Ask your dealer to see the other Videocart cartridges available/ for play on your Fairchild Video Entertainment System. Build a / library of video game fun.
on proper right side of packaging:
FAIRCHILD VIDEOCART-3 / Exclusively for use with / the Fairchild Video / Entertainment System. / Video Blackjack / 1-Player 2-Player
on top of packaging:
FAIRCHILD / Video Blackjack / 1-Player 2-Player / Contents: / 1 Videocart(TM) Cartridge / 1 Instruction Booklet / VIDEOCART-3 / Manufactured by / Fairchild Consumer Products Division / 4001 Miranda Avenue / Palo Alto, CA 94304 / Made in Singapore
on bottom of packaging:
FAIRCHILD / Video Blackjack / 1-Player 2-Player / VIDEOCART-3
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The Fairchild Channel F Video Entertainment System is the first home video game console to include interchangeable cartridges. Jerry Lawson, Fairchild's head of engineering and hardware, co-invented the cartridge, which continues to be adapted into systems today. Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicon Valley and was an early member of the Homebrew Computer Club.