VIC-20

From: Billy D'Augustine <azog_at_azog.org>
Date: Sun Apr 22 11:52:24 2001

>
> I recently picked up a VIC-20 with Tape Recorder, Joystick, 5 games, etc.
> on EBay for 11 bucks. It was my first purchase as a classic comp
collector,
> and I had a few questions concerning it and was wondering if any of you
guys
> could answer:

Whee, a VIC-20 was the first computer I actually owned. I spent my larval
stages on the 8-bit line starting from the VIC-20. OT, but I am really
interested in getting a 128D (specifically the D model), but they sell for
upwards $100 sometimes on ebay.

>
> 1. Are there any mods to improve that god-awful display???

I wouldn't consider it God-awful :P But from the shattered remains of my
memory, I seem to recall that there may have been 40 column cards for it.
There was also some software which replaced the character maps with
something that resembled 40 columns but it ran at the same resolution, so it
was beyond difficult to read...

>
> 2. Are there any companies that still sell the memory upgrades for these
> things?

Do some net searches. You probably won't find any company that still sells
them, but you may be able to find a DIY expansion...

>
> 3. Did i get a good deal for 11 bucks? was it worth it??
>

$11 ain't bad. "was it worth it" is objective - did you feel you it was
worth it? Some people will apperently pay $5k for a true IBM 5150 PC, but I
wouldn't want it unless you delivered it to me, and only then if you had a
pizza in the other hand :)
Received on Sun Apr 22 2001 - 11:52:24 BST