The Commodore VIC-20 was a popular and affordable home computer aimed at casual users and gamers. Known for its vibrant color display and affordability, the VIC-20 was the first computer to sell over one million units, paving the way for personal computing in the early 1980s. It featured a solid library of games and educational software, making it a household name before the Commodore 64 took over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Processor<\/strong>: MOS Technology 6502 running at 1.1 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graphics<\/strong>: VIC (Video Interface Chip) capable of displaying 16 colors with a resolution of 176×184 pixels<\/p>\n\n\n\n Memory<\/strong>: 5 KB of RAM (expandable up to 32 KB with external modules)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Storage<\/strong>: Cassette tapes and cartridges (up to 16 KB per cartridge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Audio<\/strong>: 3-voice programmable sound generator, single noise channel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Connectivity<\/strong>: User port, cassette port, expansion port for RAM and cartridge games, serial port for printers and disk drives, two joystick ports<\/p>\n\n\n\n Video Output<\/strong>: RF and composite video for connection to a TV or monitor<\/p>\n\n\n\n Original Release Date:<\/strong> 1981<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discontinued:<\/strong> January 1985<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost (New in 1981):<\/strong> \u00a3199<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a3800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modifications I have performed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n None<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a30.00<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Commodore VIC-20 was a popular and affordable home computer aimed at casual users and gamers. Known for its vibrant color display and affordability, the VIC-20 was the first computer to sell over one million units, paving the way for personal computing in the early 1980s. It featured a solid library of games and educational […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1980s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":876,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Cost to me for computer \u00a3100.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n