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the vic-20 (in germany, vc-20, in japan, vic-1001) is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by commodore business machines. the vic-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after commodore's first personal computer, the pet. the vic-20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units. it was described as "one of the first anti-spectatorial, non-esoteric computers by design...no longer relegated to hobbyist/enthusiasts or those with money, the computer commodore developed was the computer of the future."
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describing it as "an astounding machine for the price", "compute!" in 1981 expected the vic-20 would be popular in classrooms and homes with small children, with "excellent graphic and sound capabilities". while predicting the 22-column screen was "too small to support any but the most rudimentary business applications" the magazine observed that "at a price of $299, that is hardly the point", stating that "the vic will provide very stiff competition to the trs-80 color computer" and "is a much more valuable computer literacy tool than" other products like the trs-80 pocket computer. "compute!" concluded "vic will create its own market, and it will be a big one". while also noting the small screen size and ram, "byte" stated that the vic 20 was "unexcelled as low-cost, consumer-oriented computer. even with some of its limitations...it makes an impressive showing against...the apple ii, the radio shack trs-80, and the atari 800". the magazine praised the price ("looking at a picture...might cause you to think $600 would be a fair price...but it does not cost $600—the vic 20 retails for $299.95"), keyboard ("the equal of any personal-computer keyboard in both appearance and performance. this is a remarkable achievement, almost unbelievable considering the price of the entire unit"), graphics, documentation, and ease of software development with the kernal.
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