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	Encyclopedia.it: Cartucce e Toner
		Vic 20: Tutte le informazioni su Vic 20 su Encyclopedia.it
	www.encyclopedia.it /computer/cartucce_toner

	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

	Commodore VIC-20 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		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.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commodore_VIC-20

	classic computer online museum
		The VIC 20 was introduced in 1981 as the successor to the PET.
		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.
		VIC 1541 5¼" Floppy Drive shared with C64.
	www.desperado.free-online.co.uk /vic20.html

	The Commodore VIC-20
		September 19, 2002: John Tomic reports the VICE VIC Emulator is up to version 1.10 and runs very happily under Windows.
		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

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		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

	Commodore VIC-20
		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.
		Once dubbed the MicroPET during the 1980 Computer Electronics Show, it later became known as the VIC-20.
		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

	Commodore.ca Products Commodore VIC-20 History, Pictures & Time Line
		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.
		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.
		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.
	www.commodore.ca /products/vic20/commodore_vic-20.htm

	Commodore VIC-20
		The name "VIC" came from the Video Interface Chip that was also used in the other, later, Commodore 8-bit computers.
		This allowed people to copy ROM cartridges to tape and distribute them to their friends, who could load the tape into the top 8k of their 32k RAM packs.
	www.factbase.info /co/commodore-vic-20.html

	Vic-20 - Computer & Technology Definitions
		VIC (in case you are wondering) can stand for either video interface c or video interface computer.
		It is based on the 65xx family of processors.
	www.computerdictionary.info /computer-term-details/Vic-20

	Commodore VIC-20 computer
		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.
		The VIC in VIC-20 stands for Video Interface Chip.
	oldcomputers.net /vic20.html

	Vic 20 Interview
		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

	Jan. 20, 2005 - Ask Vic: What good are awards?
		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.
		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.
		It's one of the great stories of the season, for which he was rewarded each week in the form of a paycheck.
	www.jaguars.com /story/4164.asp

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		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.
		I've had a Vic 20 since just about forever.
	members.lycos.co.uk /leeedavison/6502/vic20

	Commodore computer history and repair information
		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.
		The Commodore 64 was actually part of the evolution of computers marketed by CBM (Commodore Business Machines) which had previously proliferated the CBM and PET business computers into business and academic settings and who had then subsequently developed the VIC-20 computer which was the predecessor to the Commodore 64.
	www.oldsoftware.com /history.html

	Commodore Vic 20 @ Computer Museum .it
		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.
		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.
	www.computermuseum.it /museum/Commodore_Vic_20.htm

	Craig's VIC-20 Page
		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 don't want any "issues" from making this software available, but there is a page that makes a large volume of VIC-20 software available for downloading:
		I developed lots of applications for the VIC and I have a fairly large collection of VIC software (lots typed in from old magazines).
	www.csbruce.com /~csbruce/cbm/vic

	Troy's VIC 20 Page
		If you like adventure games these are a must for your VIC 20 collection.
		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).
	www.angelfire.com /il2/troyc/vic.html

	Commodore VIC-20
		The Japanese, who were at this time preparing an assault to capture the American computer market the same way they had done in previous markets, (cars, consumer electronics, cameras, ect....) were shocked by the VIC-20 and how low it was priced.
		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.
		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

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

	VIC-20 Emulator
		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.
		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.
		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

	TNL Forum - Vic 20
		The Vic 20 was a game machine more than anything else despite what it was marketed as.
		The Commodore Vic 20 was a short but sweet chapter in computer history.
		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

	FAQ.txt
		VIC 20 Programmer's Notebook By Earl R. Savage, for Blacksburg Continuing Education Series.
		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.
		But the 5-pin DIN cable that is used to hook a Vic20 to a monitor was also used on the early models of the Commodore C64 computer, so you may be able to find one of those easier.
	www.funet.fi /pub/cbm/vic20/FAQ.txt

	Commodore VIC20 VIC 20
		The VIC 20 was released in January 1981, for the suggested retail of $299.00.
		Since the VIC 20 could only display 22 charactors of text on the screen, it was mostly used to play games, but because of it's price the commodore VIC-20 introduced a lot of folks to the world of computing.
		In April of 1983 Commodore drops the price of the VIC 20 below $100.00.
	www.mainbyte.com /vic20

	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.
		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.
		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.
	themotionstore.com /leeedavison/6502/vic20/multitcp/index.html

	The Friendly Web Page
		Personal Note:The Commodore VIC-20 is a machine that exudes both charm and warmth.
		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

	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

	Commodore Vic 20
		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.
		Didn't the VIC 20 originally come with a disk drive called the 1540.
		But I used to know the vic inside and out including using it for many robotics projects when I was much younger.
	www.vintage-computer.com /vic20.shtml

	Lycos Search : VIC 20
		I had a Vic 20, my mate had a BBC micro, his was slightly better but as they...
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	search.lycos.co.uk /cgi-bin/pursuit?query=VIC+20&...&mtemp=main&etemp

	Commodore VIC 20 - Highland Historic Computer Museum
		The VIC 20 was a home version of the Commodore PET series.
		If you have any knowledge, experiences, or stories related to the Commodore VIC 20, please add them (http://www.compmuseum.org/index.php?title=Commodore_VIC_20andaction=editandsection=5).
		About the hardware we can use with the VIC 20
	www.compmuseum.org /index.php?title=Commodore_VIC_20

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