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This device was designed to compete with video game consoles using inexpensive components.

Technical specifications of computer Commodore VIC-20

Manufactured by: Commodore
Launched: 1980
Discontinued: 1985
Manufactured in USA
CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.108MHz
Memory: 5 KB ~ 32 KB
Support: Cassette
Hard drive: None
Operating system: BASIC

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Accessories for Commodore VIC-20


1982 Commodore

Dot matrix printer for the Commodore VIC-20.


1982 Commodore

Dot matrix printer for the Commodore VIC-20.

Contemporary computers of Commodore VIC-20


Manufacturer: Sinclair
CPU: NEC D780C (Z80 clon) @ 3.25 MHz


It was the first computer available in the UK for one hundred pounds.

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Manufacturer: Apple
Launched: May 1980
CPU: Synertek 6502 @ 2 MHz


The Apple computer that wanted to take over the office market.

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Manufacturer: Tandy
Launched: Jul 1980
CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 2 MHz


The evolution of the first model sold by RadioShack that had the integrated screen.

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Manufacturer: Tandy
Launched: Sep 1980
CPU: Motorola 6809E @ 0.895 MHz


The second model sold by RadioShack.

Despite sharing a name with the previous TRS-80, the Color Computer is a completely different and incompatible system, a radical change in design and compatibility with its Motorola 6809E processor instead of the previous Zilog Z80 models.

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