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Commodore Vic 20 NTSC

Producer: Commodore - Category: Personal Computer

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Photo 1: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Commodore-VIC-20-FL.jpg)

Home computer, 1981, Commodore. VIC-20 in the North American NTSC version, with the 6560 VIC chip and the RF modulator for US television channels 3 and 4. The VIC-20 was the first computer to sell a million units.

Years1981 to 1985
ManufacturerCommodore Business Machines (US)
ProcessorMOS Technology 6502 at 1.02 MHz
RAM5 KB (3.5 KB available to BASIC), expandable to 32 KB
ROM20 KB (BASIC 2.0 and KERNAL)
Graphics and soundVIC chip 6560 (NTSC), 22 x 23 text, 176 x 184 pixels, 16 colours, 3 voices plus noise
StorageDatasette 1530, 1540/1541 floppy disk drive
Portscontrol port, expansion port, serial bus, user port, cassette port, RF and audio/video output
Operating systemCommodore BASIC 2.0
Price (1981)US$299.95

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