Commodore VIC-20
Also known as VIC20, VIC-20, VC-20, VIC-1001, VIC－20, Video Interface Computer-20
The VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan) is an 8-bit entry level home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in September 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET. The VIC-20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units, eventually reaching 2.5 million. It was described as "one of the first anti-spectatorial, non-esoteric computers by design...no longer relegated to hobbyist/enthusiasts or those with money, the computer Commodore developed was the computer of the futu
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- Commodore VIC 20 logo.svg
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- Commodore Business Machines
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- Home computer
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- Japan: , Worldwide:
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- 5 years
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- 2.5 million
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- MOS Technology 6502 (NTSC)
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- Compact Cassette, floppy disk
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- + 5 KB (3.5 KB free) RAM (expandable to 32 KB)3.5 KB for BASIC (expandable to 27.5 KB)
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Development
- Evolution
- Decline
- Design
- Graphics
- Sound
- Memory
- Peripherals and expansion
- Applications
- Marketing and retail
- Reception
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan) is an 8-bit entry level home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in September 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET. The VIC-20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units, eventually reaching 2.5 million. It was described as "one of the first anti-spectatorial, non-esoteric computers by design...no longer relegated to hobbyist/enthusiasts or those with money, the computer Commodore developed was the computer of the future."
== History == thumb|An early revision of the VIC-20 with several accessories. The composite output allowed it to be connected to standard television sets of its era.