Cloudscout , 4 months ago I got one of my wishlist items today. The Commodore VC-20. #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #Commodore #VC20 #VIC20 #NotVIC
I got one of my wishlist items today. The Commodore VC-20.
#VintageComputing #RetroComputing #Commodore #VC20 #VIC20 #NotVIC
davidhmccoy , 4 months ago @Cloudscout @binaryphile Welcome brother!
@Cloudscout @binaryphile
Welcome brother!
Cloudscout OP , 4 months ago @davidhmccoy @binaryphile Oh, I've had a VIC-20 for years. This new acquisition is a VC-20.
@davidhmccoy @binaryphile Oh, I've had a VIC-20 for years. This new acquisition is a VC-20.
davidhmccoy , 4 months ago @Cloudscout @binaryphile Ah…I see! My mind added an “I.” Carry on, citizen!
Ah…I see! My mind added an “I.” Carry on, citizen!
binaryphile , 4 months ago @Cloudscout @davidhmccoy I noticed the difference but thought my memory was faulty. That's a thing, huh.
@Cloudscout @davidhmccoy I noticed the difference but thought my memory was faulty. That's a thing, huh.
pseudonym , 4 months ago @Cloudscout Wrote one of my first basic programs on this. Inefficient, ran it out of its 2K memory. Early lesson in optimization
@Cloudscout
Wrote one of my first basic programs on this. Inefficient, ran it out of its 2K memory. Early lesson in optimization
thomasfuchs , 4 months ago @Cloudscout Does the German version have any difference to the VIC-20? Also, do you have a VIC-1001? :)
@Cloudscout Does the German version have any difference to the VIC-20? Also, do you have a VIC-1001? :)
mos_8502 , 4 months ago @thomasfuchs @Cloudscout I think they just renamed it because "VIC" means something different in German.
@thomasfuchs @Cloudscout I think they just renamed it because "VIC" means something different in German.
Cloudscout OP , 4 months ago @mos_8502 @thomasfuchs If anyone knows about German pronunciation, it's @thomasfuchs 😁
@mos_8502 @thomasfuchs If anyone knows about German pronunciation, it's @thomasfuchs 😁
root42 , 4 months ago @mos_8502 @thomasfuchs @Cloudscout yeah, it sounds the same as the word for „fuck“ EDIT: also the VC stands for Volkscomputer. As in Volkswagen or Volksempfänger. So a bit of Nazi naming in there for the lulz.
@mos_8502 @thomasfuchs @Cloudscout yeah, it sounds the same as the word for „fuck“ EDIT: also the VC stands for Volkscomputer. As in Volkswagen or Volksempfänger. So a bit of Nazi naming in there for the lulz.
mhd , 4 months ago @root42 @mos_8502 @thomasfuchs @Cloudscout The GDR had a lot of "Volks-" stuff, too. Disappointingly, though, no rank of Kommodore in the Volksmarine.
@root42 @mos_8502 @thomasfuchs @Cloudscout The GDR had a lot of "Volks-" stuff, too. Disappointingly, though, no rank of Kommodore in the Volksmarine.
Cloudscout OP , 4 months ago @mhd @root42 @mos_8502 @thomasfuchs My first modem was the "Volksmodem" from Anchor Automation.
@mhd @root42 @mos_8502 @thomasfuchs My first modem was the "Volksmodem" from Anchor Automation.
Cloudscout OP , 4 months ago @thomasfuchs No difference from the regular PAL version that I know of. I wish I had a VIC-1001 but I suspect those fetch stupid prices.
@thomasfuchs No difference from the regular PAL version that I know of.
I wish I had a VIC-1001 but I suspect those fetch stupid prices.
Cloudscout OP , 4 months ago @thomasfuchs The reason I got this is because I wanted a PAL VIC-20 and thought it would be cool to have it look different than my NTSC versions.
@thomasfuchs The reason I got this is because I wanted a PAL VIC-20 and thought it would be cool to have it look different than my NTSC versions.
root42 , 4 months ago @Cloudscout @thomasfuchs which revision is it? Old with internal voltage regulator or the one with the modern power brick?
@Cloudscout @thomasfuchs which revision is it? Old with internal voltage regulator or the one with the modern power brick?
Cloudscout OP , 4 months ago @root42 @thomasfuchs Modern power brick so I can use my Re-brick.
@root42 @thomasfuchs Modern power brick so I can use my Re-brick.
mos_8502 , 4 months ago @Cloudscout Lovely unit. You'll be wanting a Penultimate Cartridge to get the most out of it.
@Cloudscout Lovely unit. You'll be wanting a Penultimate Cartridge to get the most out of it.
Cloudscout OP , 4 months ago @mos_8502 Indeed. I always recommend the Penultimate to all VIC owners. I have 3 different generations of it. Heh.
@mos_8502 Indeed. I always recommend the Penultimate to all VIC owners. I have 3 different generations of it. Heh.