VIC-20
1981 home computer by Commodore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan) is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980,[4] 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,[5] 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."[6]
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Manufacturer | Commodore Business Machines |
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Type | Home computer |
Release date | Japan: 1980; 44 years ago (1980), Worldwide: 1981; 43 years ago (1981) |
Lifespan | 5 years |
Introductory price | US$299.95 (equivalent to $1,010 in 2023) |
Discontinued | January 1985; 39 years ago (1985-01) |
Units sold | 2.5 million[1] |
Operating system | Commodore KERNAL Commodore BASIC 2.0 |
CPU | MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.108 MHz (PAL)[2] @ 1.02 MHz (NTSC) |
Memory | 20 KB ROM + 5 KB RAM (expandable to 32 KB) 3.5 KB for BASIC (expandable to 27.5 KB)[lower-alpha 1] |
Storage | Compact Cassette, floppy disk |
Display | Commodore 1701; 176 x 184, 16 color composite palette |
Graphics | MOS Technology VIC |
Sound | MOS Technology VIC; 3 square and 1 noise channels[3] |
Successor | Commodore 64, MAX Machine |
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