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[[File:Commodore VIC 20 logo.svg|center|420px]] |
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<center>''"The wonder computer of the 1980s."''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK9VU1aJvTI]</center> |
<center>''"The wonder computer of the 1980s."''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK9VU1aJvTI]</center> |
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| − | Commodore's VIC-20 was the successor to the [[PET]]. It was a hit, thanks to its very low cost ($300, versus $1500+ for the IBM PC introduced that same year) and a pretty decent library of arcade ports. Its TV ad starring William Shatner is still remembered as the watershed moment when home computers were first positioned as worthy and cost-effective rivals to dedicated game consoles. However, the VIC-20 was also a weak hardware, with low-resolution graphics and very little RAM, meaning it was |
+ | Commodore's VIC-20 was the successor to the [[PET]]. It was a hit, thanks to its very low cost ($300, versus $1500+ for the IBM PC introduced that same year) and a pretty decent library of arcade ports. Its TV ad starring William Shatner is still remembered as the watershed moment when home computers were first positioned as worthy and cost-effective rivals to dedicated game consoles. However, the VIC-20 was also a weak hardware, with low-resolution graphics and very little RAM, meaning it was only adequate for games and edutainment, not productivity applications. As its limitations became too apparent to ignore, Commodore released the far superior and more successful [[Commodore 64]]. |
==The list== |
==The list== |
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!Mega Cart |
!Mega Cart |
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|Everything |
|Everything |
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| − | |Got an actual VIC-20? Want to complete your collection? Mega Cart is the ultimate solution! This is a single homebrew cartridge with over 200 games: ''every'' title ever released for the system as a cartridge, as well as several released as disks or tapes, and some homebrew ones, as well as a 32K memory expansion.<br /> |
+ | |Got an actual VIC-20? Want to complete your collection? Mega Cart is the ultimate solution! This is a single homebrew cartridge with over 200 games: ''every'' title ever released for the system as a cartridge, as well as several released as disks or tapes, and some homebrew ones, as well as a 32K memory expansion.<br />Get it [http://www.mega-cart.com/ here]. |
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20 Games That Defined the Commodore VIC-20 |
20 Games That Defined the Commodore VIC-20 |
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| − | Over 150 Commodore VIC-20 Cartridges In Under 1½ Hours |
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| − | Commodore History Part 2 - The VIC 20 |
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[[Category:Commodore]] |
[[Category:Commodore]] |
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[[Category:Third Generation]] |
[[Category:Third Generation]] |
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