The VIC-20 (VC-20 in Germany) by Commodore was the first computer tho sell one million units worldwide, and though it only managed to survive for five years it was home to a ton of Jeff Minter Llamasoft classics, Satoru Iwata's first conversion jobs and an astonishing selection of cartridge and tape based games. The machine came with a 6502A processor clocked at 1 MHz, 5k of RAM (well, for the basic unexpanded model), decent graphic capabilities, 4-channel sound, datasette and disk-drive interfaces, a cartridge slot and a proper keyboard complete with function keys.
For a chance at one of these lovely home-micros you could do worse than this boxed VIC-20 & extras eBay auction. Seller ships worldwide and you'll be bidding on a VIC-20 in its original box, a datasette, a game, quite a few manuals and four tapes filled with software. The average VIC-20 usualy costs something around 20$, 12£ or 14 euros.
Mind you, the VIC-20 homebrew scene is still going strong...
man, this looks ancient. I bet it's heavy too.. Like my grandmas old typewriter !
ReplyDeleteBut it's got RAM...
ReplyDelete5k.. My grandmas got more ram in her thighs...
ReplyDeleteooohhh, better watch what I say.. She could be a retro gamer. SSshhh!
LOL, ROFL and the rest. Hehehe.
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