[net.micro] vic-20

peter (06/22/82)

Does anyone have information about the quality/performance of the
VIC-20 computer?  The specs. look good and the price seems right,
but it would be nice to know what actual users think!  Any help
out there?
                              isrnix!peter

mel (06/25/82)

We have a VIC-20 and are very pleased with it.  We got the basic unit for
about $240 at Circle-Video (a discount, cash only shop), and the tape unit
at Toys-R-Us for $63.  Both work exactly as advertised.  All 5 of my kids,
ages 9 - 12, play the games by the hour, and write little programs as
variations on the ones in the book.  They particularly like the sound effects
and graphic figures with motion.  My oldest wrote an original simple program
the night before a science fair (2 days after we got the VIC), and won a
prize.  We had previously built a ZX-81 kit (it didn't work), and went
through months of hassle with Sinclair to try to get a 16K memory (we never
did get one that worked).  The added features of the VIC-20 are well worth
the added price, particularly the keyboard.  The VIC has 5K memory inside,
and this has been adequate for all the programs we have tried.  I can't think
of a thing to say bad about the VIC.       Mel Haas   ,   houxm!mel

schoff.MINET-FRKEM@BRL@sri-unix (08/06/82)

From: Martin Schoffstall <schoff.MINET-FRKEM@BRL>
Does anyone out there own a vic-20?  I would be interested
in software.

schoff @ bbn-unix