Commodore VIC-20

	Company:  Commodore International
	Model Number:  VIC 20
	Manufacture Date/Year:  1981

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Specifications

Core Unit:

• Processor:  1.0227 MHz MOS Technology 6502A
• RAM:  5K onboard (3.483K free for BASIC programming) expandable to 30.5K
• Graphics:
  • Video Interface Chip (VIC) 6560 (NTSC version) / 6561 (PAL version)
    • 176 x 184 pixels
    • 22 columns and 23 rows of 8 x 8 pixel characters
    • 8 character colors
    • 16 background/border colors
    • Does not support sprites
    • Screen shares memory with RAM
• Sound:
  • 3 rectangular-wave sound generators
    • 3 voices / 3 octaves
    • White noise generator
    • Mono output
• Ports:
  • 1 DE-9 Controller port (Atari protocol)
  • 1 Serial Bus (IEEE-488, 6-pin) for daisy chaining disk drives and printers
  • 1 TTL-level "user port" with both RS-232 and Centronics signals (12-pin)
  • 1 Audio/Video (5-pin) to connect a monitor or a television with an RF Modulator
  • 1 Cassette port (6-pin)
  • 1 44-pin ROM cartridge slot (on back)

• Built-in full-stroke keyboard (QWERTY)
• 66 keys
• 4 function keys

• Commodore (Atari compatible) DE-9 One-Button Joystick

Commodore Controller

• ROM cartridge (one built-in ROM cartridge slot)
• Cassette tape (external compatible cassette tape recorder needed)
• 5.25-inch floppy disk (external compatible floppy disk drive needed)

Typical Game ROM Cartridge

16K Memory Expansion Cartridge

• Commodore BASIC 2.0
• Disk Operating System
  • Commodore DOS

• Size (Inches):  2.83 H x 15.87 W x 8.03 D
• Weight (Pounds):  3.97

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