Got my start in computing on this machine. My gifted class had one that I spent a lot of time on, and my parents had the foresight to get one for me to use at home.
The Vic- 20 was really fun to see Josh! Looks like something that would be in the scene of Rise of the Machines in Spaceship Earth 🌎! Thanks for sharing!
This was my first computer! I spent hours upon hours of typing in programs from magazines in BASIC Computer Language! My parents kept them in the basement, and I still had them, in their boxes, but they were thrown out with the sale of my childhood home! I remember being thrilled with the program that made my name flash on and off on my family's 19 19-inch television! I was 17 years old!
The Vic-20 OR "20" in the computer's name was widely assumed to refer to the text width of the screen (although in fact, the VIC-20 has 22-column text, not 20) or that it referres to the combined size of the system ROMs (8 KB BASIC +8 KB KERNAL +4 KB character ROM).
I was not aware of the Vic-20, just the Commodore 64, as my friend's family had one. Looks pretty cool and, wow, Basic was a throwback! Thanks for sharing this- you did an amazing job with the tour! 😊
It’s amazing how clunky keyboards used to be compared to now! It looked like old school emojis but for computers on the keyboard letters lol 😂 This was really neat thank you for showing it! 💕
This was the first computer that I got as a kid in the early 80s. I'm so glad now that I found a good deal on one at a location auction. I just got the Penultimate+ 2 cart as well! This weekend I plan on sitting down to recap the board on the Vic20 as well as fix the broken clips on the case.
If you look at the VIC-20 and compare it to the Commodore 64 then there are many resemblances. But there is no software compatibility between most Commodore computers, that is sad and stupid . If one bought a Commodore computer first and a larger, better, improved model later, then all software could be thrown away. With only a little effort Commodore could have changed this, but they didn't. They rather sold new machines to customers then let their customers make a small investment to upgrade their computer to the next level. The keyboards of many Commodore machines were the same and should not have to be replaced. If not Commodore used a single board with everything on it but easy to replace boards. Like the Apple II had it in those days and like the RC2014 does it now. Commodore initiated the throw away computer, Commodore as a company does no longer exist. The manufacturers of modulair computers on the other hand stayed in business. Apple had a bus that made improvements later on very easy, IBM took that idea and for many years all IBM Personal Computers could be expanded trough expansion cards. The stupid thing is that the difference between the VIC-20 and the C64 is only a few RAM chips and another version of the videochip, and that is why millions of Commodore computer users had to buy a complete totally new computer. This was not an ever lasting business model. You can fool some people sometimes, but you can not fool all the people all the time!
Got my start in computing on this machine. My gifted class had one that I spent a lot of time on, and my parents had the foresight to get one for me to use at home.
My first computer. Bought it at Zayres at 14 years old.
The Vic- 20 was really fun to see Josh! Looks like something that would be in the scene of Rise of the Machines in Spaceship Earth 🌎! Thanks for sharing!
This was my first computer! I spent hours upon hours of typing in programs from magazines in BASIC Computer Language! My parents kept them in the basement, and I still had them, in their boxes, but they were thrown out with the sale of my childhood home! I remember being thrilled with the program that made my name flash on and off on my family's 19 19-inch television! I was 17 years old!
The Vic-20 OR "20" in the computer's name was widely assumed to refer to the text
width of the screen (although in fact, the VIC-20 has 22-column text, not 20) or
that it referres to the combined size of the system ROMs (8 KB BASIC +8 KB KERNAL
+4 KB character ROM).
Another great tech video. Loved all the games and your intro is awesome!
I was not aware of the Vic-20, just the Commodore 64, as my friend's family had one. Looks pretty cool and, wow, Basic was a throwback! Thanks for sharing this- you did an amazing job with the tour! 😊
It’s amazing how clunky keyboards used to be compared to now! It looked like old school emojis but for computers on the keyboard letters lol 😂 This was really neat thank you for showing it! 💕
Seriously one of the coolest intros!
It’s always so great to see how far technology has come!
Thanks for sharing Josh!
Wow that thing is mint! Such a beautiful relic from the pre crash era.
I still have an original VIC-20, 64 & all the accessories & many games & software.
Omg FUN so many great memories wow we have come a long way And seeing programming in basic so fun
The graphics are surprisingly good. Love Pole Position used to play it a lot!
This was the first computer that I got as a kid in the early 80s. I'm so glad now that I found a good deal on one at a location auction. I just got the Penultimate+ 2 cart as well! This weekend I plan on sitting down to recap the board on the Vic20 as well as fix the broken clips on the case.
Very nice!
Cool having the box!
Very cool Josh!
Replay team, and Geeze Josh, if you weren't a music teacher, you would be a great tech teacher.
It’s mind blowing what can be done on the vic20.
So true!
I had one of these.
Nice manual
Have fun
Hi Josh.
If you look at the VIC-20 and compare it to the Commodore 64 then there are many resemblances. But there is no software compatibility between most Commodore computers, that is sad and stupid . If one bought a Commodore computer first and a larger, better, improved model later, then all software could be thrown away.
With only a little effort Commodore could have changed this, but they didn't. They rather sold new machines to customers then let their customers make a small investment to upgrade their computer to the next level. The keyboards of many Commodore machines were the same and should not have to be replaced. If not Commodore used a single board with everything on it but easy to replace boards. Like the Apple II had it in those days and like the RC2014 does it now.
Commodore initiated the throw away computer, Commodore as a company does no longer exist. The manufacturers of modulair computers on the other hand stayed in business. Apple had a bus that made improvements later on very easy, IBM took that idea and for many years all IBM Personal Computers could be expanded trough expansion cards.
The stupid thing is that the difference between the VIC-20 and the C64 is only a few RAM chips and another version of the videochip, and that is why millions of Commodore computer users had to buy a complete totally new computer. This was not an ever lasting business model. You can fool some people sometimes, but you can not fool all the people all the time!
Lots of poor decisions lead to the death of Commodore for sure.