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	Commodore VIC-20 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ease of programming the VIC and availability of an inexpensive modem combined to give the VIC a sizeable library of public domain and freeware software, although much smaller than that of the C64.
		The name "VIC" came from the Video Interface Chip, which, despite its designation, also handled all the sound synthesis in the VIC-20.
		The VIC chip's successor, the graphics-and-RAM-refresh VIC-II, was used to great success in Commodore's later best-selling machine, the C64, and also in the dual video output C128 for that computer's 40-column/composite video graphics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vic-20 (1118 words)

	Where are the VICS of Yesteryear?
		VICS OF he Commodore VIC-20 was not my first love in personal computers, nor will it be my last.
		Poor VIC (I like to think this was short for Victoria, though it really meant "video interface chip"): born with so many strikes against it, with an antiquated microprocessor for a brain, always considered the runt of the family, ready to be sacrificed at a marketer's whim.
		VIC's was a classy chassis, a compact design that turned out to be every bit as definitive as the pregnant typewriter silhouette of the Apple II or the schizophrenic detachable keyboard of the IBM PC.
	www.atariarchives.org /deli/where_are_the_vics_of_yesteryear.php (610 words)

	Commodore VIC-20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I picked number 20 and when Jack Tramiel asked, "Why 20?" I replied, because it's a friendly number and this has to be a friendly computer.
		The Video Interface Chip (or VIC as it is commonly called) is one of the most important silicon chips in the VIC-20 microcomputer, coming second only to the 6502A microprocessor itself.
		The VIC is a specially constructed input-output (I/O) chip that offers a large variety of functions, but as suggested by its name, is primarily concerned with the production of the video output signal.
	home1.gte.net /vze1re4o/id40.html (489 words)

	classic computer online museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The VIC 20 was introduced in 1981 as the successor to the PET.
		CBM attempted to replace it with the doomed C16 until the all-conquering C64 was released.
		The name VIC comes from the video chip 'Video Interface Controller' but was sold as the VC-20 in Germany because VIC is a swearword(!) The identical serial interface means many peripherals are interchangeable with the 64.
	www.desperado.free-online.co.uk /vic20.html (156 words)

	[No title]
		This is a developement of my SuprChip V network interface for the Vic 20.
		I did this for the Vic 20 to see if I could and because I have a Vic 20 or two not doing much.
		Vic BASIC doesn't directly support interrupts so I would need to use assembly code for that, the Vic BASIC POKE command doesn't quite work as expected, so that would also need to be patched, and it's easier for me to make a ROM than LOAD & SAVE from BASIC on the Vic.
	members.lycos.co.uk /leeedavison/6502/vic20/network (593 words)

	Commodore VIC 20 Computer at the January 1981 Consumer Electronics Show
		Commodore Business machines, famous for their PET computers with integral displays, introduced the VIC 20 at the Winter CES in January 1981, the same show where RCA displayed the upcoming CED system.
		As time went on Commodore reduced the price of the VIC 20, and in January 1982 introduced the VIC Modem, a compact 300 baud unit priced at $110 that attached to the modular handset cord (not the wall cord) of standard telephones.
		A VIC 20 with this modem and a terminal emulator ROM cartridge became the cheapest way to access early on-line information services like CompuServe and The Source.
	www.cedmagic.com /history/commodore-vic20.html (207 words)

	Commodore.ca \| Products \| Commodore VIC-20 History, Pictures & Time Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Because the VIC and the PET use completely different memory maps, PEEK and POKE commands were not compatible and because the VIC had only a 22 character screen while the original PET's had 40 character screens, only VERY rudimentary Basic 2.0 software would function on both machines.
		Many peripherals, like the VIC 1515 printer, 300 Baud VIC Modem, CBM 1020 Docking Station, 1540 Floppy Drive, and 1530 CN2 Cassette Drive were released to various levels of retail demand.
		Just as the VIC 20 was becoming popular and many stores and some multi-level marketing organizations had acquired significant inventories, rumors began to emerge that Commodore was completing work on a vastly more powerful version of the VIC 20 to be called the VIC 64, which of course was eventually released as the Commodore 64.
	www.commodore.ca /products/vic20/commodore_vic-20.htm (1706 words)

	[No title]
		I've had a Vic 20 since just about forever.
		The one pictured is not my original machine, that is long gone, but is one I picked up in a box of Vic bits that included two other Vic 20s and a load of carts.
		The first of these projects are the result of a comment on my 6502 cored web server that appeared on Slashdot - "Finally, a use for my Vic 20." - so I thought why not.
	members.lycos.co.uk /leeedavison/6502/vic20 (127 words)

	Commodore VIC-20 computer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This chip was designed by Commodore two years prior for video game machines, never intending it for use in their own computer system.
		But the truth apparently is that it just sounds good, so says former Commodore employee Michael Tomczyk (The VIC Czar), quoted in An interview with Michael Tomczyk, from the Commodore VIC-20 Tribute Page.
		The VIC-20 has a composite video output connection on the back, but with the VIC modulator you can also use your regular television.
	oldcomputers.net /vic20.html (1521 words)

	The Commodore VIC-20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		With a scant 3.5Kb of user memory and 176 by 184 pel graphics the VIC is a primitive machine by today’s standards.
		By Mid-1984 the VIC’s demise was a fait accompli.
		Pfau Zeh is a relatively new arrival on the VIC emulation scene.
	www.kdef.com /geek/vic (2377 words)

	Jan. 20, 2005 - Ask Vic: What good are awards?
		It's one of the great stories of the season, for which he was rewarded each week in the form of a paycheck.
		Vic: Hugh Douglas with the Eagles and Aaron Beasley with the Falcons are the only former Jaguars players of any significance on the active rosters of this weekend's four conference title-game teams.
		Vic: Call the ticket office of the team hosting the game, but don't waste your time calling places where people have been on waiting lists for season tickets for 20 years.
	www.jaguars.com /story/4164.asp (854 words)

	TNL Forum - Vic 20
		The Commodore Vic 20 was a short but sweet chapter in computer history.
		The Vic 20 was a game machine more than anything else despite what it was marketed as.
		I've got Vic 20 and I have to agree that Omega Race is a damn good version.
	www.the-nextlevel.com /board/showthread.php?t=21286 (784 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vic software was closed-out everywhere you went, or so it seemed.
		You'll have to have an emulator to run the images (or be pretty technically-inclined with a real Vic), but once you download the emulator and ROM images, you can play virtually any game ever made for the Vic20 on tape or cartridge.
		VIC 20 Programmer's Notebook By Earl R. Savage, for Blacksburg Continuing Education Series.
	www.funet.fi /pub/cbm/vic20/FAQ.txt (16575 words)

	Troy's VIC 20 Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I will also be putting on a few BASIC programs that I wrote for the VIC eons ago, in the hopes that someone else may enjoy them a little.
		The first set listed is one of my favorites - the series of five text adventure games written for the VIC by Scott Adams (click here for his homepage).
		If you like adventure games these are a must for your VIC 20 collection.
	www.angelfire.com /il2/troyc/vic.html (259 words)

	Commodore Vic 20 @ Computer Museum .it
		Il Commodore VIC 20 è stato il "primo computer" di una generazione di persone che, probabilmente, hanno deciso il proprio futuro in funzione delle nuove prospettive offerte dall'informatica.
		Basato su un processore 6502, il Commodore VIC 20 fu pubbicizzato come computer "per la casa, il gioco ed il lavoro": in effetti la sua versatilità e disponibilità di strumenti lo rendeva estremamente interessante.
		Anche la forma del Commodore VIC 20 è rimasta impressa in maniera indelebile nelle nostre menti: due gusci di platica arrotondati che hanno lasciato un impronta inconfondibile nei successivi computer della Commodore.
	www.computermuseum.it /museum/Commodore_Vic_20.htm (270 words)

	Commodore computer history and repair information
		The Commodore 64 has BASIC 2.0 and 64k of memory although when you turn the computer on it indicates only 38,911 bytes available because nearly half of its memory is used for internal functions.
		The Vic 20 had been affordably marketed for around $400 when it first came out and it quickly caught the imagination of many consumers and educators with several user-friendly and affordable peripherals (such as joysticks, a "datasette" cassette storage device, modems, printers, and shortly thereafter the VIC-1540 floppy drive, etc.) being released.
		The Vic 1525 printer and a higher quality model 1526 had replaced the early Vic 1520 printer.
	www.oldsoftware.com /history.html (6072 words)

	Commodore VIC-20
		The only real competition was the Atari 400 it was actually around for a few years before the VIC but due to a poorly designed keyboard, (it was a membrane keypad type like the ZX-81), and it had the unfortunate stigma of being considered an expensive game machine.
		Probably due to in part the company name (Atari was most known for its 2600 VCS game console) and at the time it was released it was pitted against well established competition such as the Apple II, PET, and TRS-80 business and educational series of computers.
		It is said that Jack took the VIC over to Japan and sold it in a hostile market.
	www.myoldcomputers.com /museum/comp/vic20.htm (810 words)

	Vic 20 software and hardware
		The newer 1541 disk drives shown on our Commodore 64 list are also compatible with the Vic 20 and nicer.
		Commodore 64 list are also compatible with the Vic 20 and nicer.
		This is a switchbox and cable for connecting a Commodore Vic-20, 64 or 128 to a television.
	www.oldsoftware.com /vic.html (787 words)

	Vic 20 Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vic 20 was originally a side project idea of Scott and myself, and he had this tape of songs he wrote.
		The Vic 20 is an old computer system that the makers of the eventual Commodore 64 put out.
		He's been in Vic 20 for over two years now, and I still don't know what to make of him.
	www.metalcorefanzine.com /vic20.html (4280 words)

	VIC-20 Emulator
		I had a lot of fun with it, but after a few years I upgraded to another system (a Spectravideo SVI-328 with 80KB), as I was young, I sold my VIC-20 in order to be able to buy the new computer.
		I was thrilled to see the VIC-20 emulator appearing on the Amiga and instantly hunted the net for all those cool games I used to play, amazingly, they still are a lot of fun to play and I'm still good at them.
		The priority of improving the VIC emulator depends somewhat on the amount of interest there is for it, so if you are interested and maybe have some suggestions, just let me know (milan@davilex.nl).
	www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/Way/1038/vic20.html (608 words)

	Commodore Vic 20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But I used to know the vic inside and out including using it for many robotics projects when I was much younger.
		Didn't the VIC 20 originally come with a disk drive called the 1540.
		Hi, My cousin is kindly giving me his Vic 20 and i was just wondering if its possible to play Commodore 64 games on it.
	www.vintage-computer.com /vic20.shtml (752 words)

	COLUMN
		They organized AY Riders and released an online album which consists of 20 MP3s composed with ZX Spectrum.
		"fx 2.0" released in this September was very impressive as well as "fx ep" which was awarded VGM or Chiptune of The Year 2001.
		Still VIC's unique noise emulation is under development, but chiptune freaks cannot miss the bright future of VIC-20.
	www.vorc.org /en/columns/hally/2002best10e.html (2301 words)

	Vic 20 multi thread TCP
		The Vic 20 network code allows a Vic 20 to be connected to an ethernet network and, while it works, it suffers from one drawback, it can only support one TCP connection at any time.
		This is most noticeable when opening a web page with multiple images on it as once one connection is open all the others wait at least one time out time before trying again.
		While this is a desirable feature it introduces another degree of complexity to the code and the need to keep track of what has been sent or received requires more of the limited system memory.
	themotionstore.com /leeedavison/6502/vic20/multitcp/index.html (623 words)

	OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum
		I picked ‘20’ and when Jack Tramiel asked, ‘Why 20?’ I replied, ‘because it's a friendly number and this has to be a friendly computer.
		The number 20 has no relation to any technical feature -- just my idea of a friendly sounding number.
		The VIC-20 was designed by Bob Yannes who also created the SID chip for the C64.
	www.old-computers.com /museum/computer.asp?c=252 (519 words)

	Craig's VIC-20 Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		My first computer was a Commodore VIC-20, and although I have moved on to the Commodore-128, my little VIC will always hold a special place in my heart.
		I developed lots of applications for the VIC and I have a fairly large collection of VIC software (lots typed in from old magazines).
		Image 2.0 -- A powerful utility program for game design.
	www.csbruce.com /~csbruce/cbm/vic (109 words)

	The Friendly Web Page
		The operating system is built into the hardware of the computer, and the user interface is BASIC 2.0, a programming language Commodore purchased from Microsoft in the late 1970s.
		The VIC featured 5 kilobytes of memory, and color graphics at a time when that was very uncommon, though it's display is only capable of 22 characters per line.
		The cartridge port could also be used to expand the VIC's memory up to a whopping 28/32 kilobytes.
	www.zimmers.net /cbmpics/cvic.html (278 words)

	Vic 20 .prg file reader
		' Vic 20.prg file viewer Ver 1.42 - Quick BASIC 4.5 (c) L.Davison 2005 ' Takes a raw.prg Vic 20 program file and outputs it to the screen and optionally to ' both text and html output files.
		With the ' html output file there is the option to display these keys as small, 8 by 8 pixel, ' graphics resembling the actual characters that would be seen in a listing.
		' All the standard BASIC 2.0 keywords, as well as the Super Expander keywords, are ' supported.
	www.themotionstore.com /leeedavison/6502/vic20/prgread/source.html (154 words)

	Lycos Search : VIC 20
		Credit card required to guarantee your booking, but no money is charged until you pay for your stay at the hotel.
		News: August 2004 If you need to reach me you can send a message through the form on the top...
		I had a Vic 20, my mate had a BBC micro, his was slightly better but as they...
	search.lycos.co.uk /cgi-bin/pursuit?query=VIC+20&...&mtemp=main&etemp (203 words)

	Vic 20 Emulator - Xbox Forums
		nothing wrong with a vic 20 better then the zx-81 and the c64 kicked the spectrums arse all day long with its sh*tty colour clash,it could only diplay 2 colur in a single spite thingy lol.
		Seriously though the Vic was good in it's time but the daddy of that era was the C64 (with Dolphin Dos installed) whoooooosh.
		I had a Vic 20, my mate had a BBC micro, his was slightly better but as they was what schools used, that kind of but many off.
	www.worldxbox.co.uk /showthread.php?p=67647 (1202 words)

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