| Manufacturer: | Commodore Business Machines |
| Developer: | Commodore International |
| CPU: | MOS Technology 6502 |
| Memory: | 20 KB ROM + 5 KB RAM |
| Graphics: | VIC 176 x 184 3-bpp |
| Sound: | 3 × square, 1 × noise, mono. |
The VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer which 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. As for commercial software offerings, an estimated 300 titles were available on cartridge, and another 500+ titles were available on tape. By comparison, the Atari 2600—the most popular of the video game consoles at the time—had a library of about 900 titles near the end of its production life (although many titles were extremely similar). Most cartridge games were ready to play as soon as the VIC-20 was turned on, as opposed to games on tape which required a time-consuming loading process. Titles on cartridge included Gorf, Cosmic Cruncher, Sargon II Chess, and many others. A handful of disk applications were released for the VIC-20.
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