VIC-20

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Sun Apr 22 13:20:46 2001

You'll hate me for saying this but I got my 128D, printer, monitor, etc and
a ton of software in swap for a Sound Blaster 16 card. I like it way more
than the old 64's...and the thremal color printer is nice other than
tracking down sources for ribbons.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Billy D'Augustine
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 11:52 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: VIC-20
>
>
> >
> > 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 - 13:20:46 BST