Talk:Commodore VIC-20
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[edit] Onboard Memory
This article states that the VIC 20 came with 5 KB RAM as standard. However I do believe that it only came with 3.5KB of RAM. Bear in mind that this is based on the UK/PAL version. Also perhaps some of the RAM is taken up by BASIC much like it does on the C64.
Re: Memory Basic free memory is 3.5K on a stock machine (3583 bytes). However, the overall RAM in the machine is 5K plus 1K x 4bits colour RAM for the VIC chip. The operating system uses 1K and screen character memory takes up the remaining 0.5K. 209.5.225.86 19:20, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Commodore VIC-20 A/V
I just fixed my old VIC-20, and I have no idea how to use the A/V cable. I'm not A/V-literate, so I'm having trouble. The color code is red, but that means audio nowadays, so I know something's changed. Anyone have any idea? Thanks. --70.119.19.133 22:47, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
Re: Video cable I have one here. Typically yellow=luma, red=chroma, white=audio. You can safely try all the outputs on cable to the video input of the TV until you get a picture. If none of them generate a picture, you either have a dead VIC or bad cable. Go over to Denial forums for more help (see the links). 209.5.225.86 16:00, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Comments
Moved here this comment from the main page:
(and, frankly, not so unlike the TRS-80 Model I – a possible inspiration?)
At18 19:48, 6 Sep 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Name
Did the 20 in the name have any significance? boffy_b 13:11, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
No, other than it sounded nice to the marketers at Commodore at the time. 209.5.225.86 18:18, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes. Sorta of. The number was to be VIC-22, based on the screen width, but it was rounded down to 20 to sound friendlier. This was the published story of the day in whatever magazines I had - maybe Compute's Gazette (or Family Computing). --199.3.104.138 15:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Picture
Is is picture of the VIC-20 actually a VIC-20? Although some later VIC's had grey function keys, the case appears to be a C64 tone. Should we update this perhaps?
