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| VIC-20 | |
| Designer | Commodore Business Machines |
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| Manufacturer | Commodore Business Machines |
| CPU | NTSC: 1.02 MHz MOS 6502 PAL: 1.108404 MHz MOS 6502 |
| Graphics | VIC, 176 × 184, 16 colors |
| Memory | 5 KB RAM (expandable to 32 KB) 20 KB ROM |
| Media | Commodore Datasette 5¼ floppy disk |
| Released | JP: 1980 EU/NA: 1981 |
| Added to Museum | Not yet |
VIC-20, known in Japan as the VIC-1001, and in Germany as the VC-20, was a computer by Commodore Business Machines.
History
The VIC-20 was the second computer by Commodore Business Machines. It was known as the VC-20 in Germany, because VIC pronounced with a German accent sounded like the German expletives "fick" or "wichsen". It was marketed in that region with the backronym VolksComputer (people's computer).
Legacy of the VIC-20
The legacy of the Commodore 64 remains, even after its heyday. Independent games continue to be produced for the system to this day.
A plug and play video game console based on the Commodore VIC-20, THEVIC20 was produced by Retro Games.
