y7124@dalcs.UUCP (J Gerard Olszowiec) (02/24/84)
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I knew that would get your interest!
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I own a Vic. Boo! You own a C-64. Yeah! I don't have any problems
with my Vic. Yeah! (No, really!) You seem to have countable problems
with your C-64. Boo! I once thought about swapping my Vic for a C-64.
Boo! I changed my mind. Yeah!
Instead I bought enough expansion boards to make the space shuttle
look like a third rate video game. It now looks and acts like a 64, as
long as it keeps its mouth shut. (No SID)
Have I lucked out? Is the Vic less prone to disaster than its big
brother, the 64? The only trouble I have had, that is directly related
to Vic hardware is a blown fuse and some minor loading problems, both
easily fixed.
Where are all the discontented Vic owners? Is there such an
organism? Is this a case of a Volkswagon beating a Dodge at the
1/4 mile? Am I the only person left that owns a Vic? Is there really
a Santa Claus?
No picture interference.
No thermal runaway.
No locking keyboard on the last line of the display.
No imcompatibility of versions. (least I don't think)
No difference in video jacks.
No extra help from joysticks.
Why would I want a 64? Don't say memory and don't say sprites.
J Gerard Olszowiec
(like Bolshevik
without the B)ejk47@ihuxn.UUCP (Ed Kufeldt, ihuxn ejk47) (03/31/84)
No, you're not the only VIC-20 owner. I own one of the, Boo!,
VIC's too. Like your's, mine is expanded too. 32K of
switchable memory expansion, Speak-Easy voice module,
300/1200 baud modem, a home brew 80 col. board, and lastly,
a multi-voice SID driven keyboard synthesizer. The synthesizer
is also home brew. (Details and idea's are going through the
patent process. So no questions on this one will be answered.)
I too, think that the VIC-20 is the best little computer on the
market. I also would not trade the VIC for all of the computers
presently on the market.
Ed Kufeldt
AT&T Technologies
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