Video Brain Family Computer
The VideoBrain Family Computer (model 101) is an 8-bit home computer manufactured by the VideoBrain Computer Company, starting in 1977. It is based on the Fairchild Semiconductor F8 CPU and is notable for being the first fully programmable cartridge-based home computer. It was not a large commercial success and was discontinued from the market less than three years after its initial release.
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