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VIC-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…

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CPU
MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.108 MHz (PAL) @ 1.02 MHz (NTSC)
Discontinued
January 1985; 41 years ago (1985-01)
Display
Commodore 1701; 176 × 184, 16-color composite palette
Graphics
MOS Technology VIC
Introductory price
US$299.95 (equivalent to $1,060 in 2025)
Lifespan
5 years

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VIC-20

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples231
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
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VIC-20

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related to Further reading · 63
VIC-20 → Adding, An Insider's Account, April, Arnold, Bagnall, Beginning, Brian, Bruce Makoto, BYTE, Byte Memory Board, Chichester, Co, Cole, Coley, Commodore, Commodore Business Machines, Commodore VIC-20, COMPUTE, Connecting Serial RS-232C Peripherals, Ellis Horwood Ltd
related to Marketing and retail · 20
VIC-20 → Commodore, Germany, Henry Morgan, I've Got, It, K-Mart, PET, Secret, Star Trek, Television, The VIC-20, The Wonder Computer, TV, VC-20, VolksComputer, Volksempfänger, Volkswagen, While, Why, William Shatner
has application · 18
VIC-20 → Ahoy, BBSs, Because, Before, CBM-produced Commodore Power/Play, Commodore, CompuServe, Compute, Datasette, Family Computing, PET's, Productivity, RUN, Several, Texas Instruments, The VIC, The VIC-20's BASIC, This
related to Design · 17
VIC-20 → Al Charpentier, BASIC, Commodore, CPU, It, KB, KB BASIC, MOS, MOS Technology VIC, PET, PETs, RAM, ROMs, The VIC-20, The VIC-20's, There, While
related to Graphics · 17
VIC-20 → Additionally, At, BASIC, It, Just, Normally, NTSC, Omega Race, PAL, PET, RAM-based, Since, The, The Super Expander, The VIC, This, VIC
related to Reception · 17
VIC-20 → Apple II, Atari, But, BYTE, Compute, Describing, Even, KERNAL, Looking, Radio Shack TRS-80, RAM, The, This, TRS-80 Color Computer, TRS-80 Pocket Computer, VIC, While
related to Decline · 14
VIC-20 → Ahoy, Believe, C64, Commodore, In, Initial, January, KB, Perhaps, RAM, The VIC-20, VIC, VIC-Talker, We
related to Evolution · 13
VIC-20 → C64, C64 PSU, C64s, First-year, It, Older Revision, PET-style, PSU, Revision, The, The VIC-20, VIC's PSU, VIC-20s
related to Memory · 11
VIC-20 → BASIC, Commodore, KB, KB RAM, KERNAL, Only, PET, ROM-resident Commodore BASIC, The, The VIC-20, Unlike
related to Peripherals and expansion · 11
VIC-20 → Atari, Atari VCS, CBM-488, Centronics, PET's IEEE-488, PET-standard Datassette, RS-232, The VIC-20, There, TTL-level, VIC-1540

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computer commodore vic memory used kb ram cartridge first basic 20 home design pet graphics chip port one also machine

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VIC-20CPUMOS Technology 6502 @ 1.108 MHz (PAL) @ 1.02 MHz (NTSC)1.00infobox
VIC-20DiscontinuedJanuary 1985; 41 years ago (1985-01)1.00infobox
VIC-20DisplayCommodore 1701; 176 × 184, 16-color composite palette1.00infobox
VIC-20GraphicsMOS Technology VIC1.00infobox
VIC-20Introductory priceUS$299.95 (equivalent to $1,060 in 2025)1.00infobox
VIC-20Lifespan5 years1.00infobox
VIC-20ManufacturerCommodore Business Machines1.00infobox
VIC-20Memory20 KB ROM + 5 KB (3.5 KB free) RAM (expandable to 32 KB) 3.5 KB for BASIC (expandable to 27.5 KB)[a]1.00infobox
VIC-20Operating systemCommodore KERNAL Commodore BASIC 2.01.00infobox
VIC-20ReleasedJapan: 1980; 46 years ago (1980), Worldwide: 1981; 45 years ago (1981)1.00infobox
VIC-20SoundMOS Technology VIC; 1 noise and 3 square channels1.00infobox
VIC-20StorageCompact Cassette, floppy disk1.00infobox
VIC-20SuccessorCommodore 64, MAX Machine1.00infobox
VIC-20TypeHome computer1.00infobox
VIC-20Units sold2.5 million1.00infobox

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