Almost every other home computer of the early 80s had at least one, and in some cases more than three or four, emulators for a single platform. That summer, commodore unveiled the commodore 64, a more advanced machine with 64k of ram and considerably improved sound and graphics capabilities. The vic20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million. Efforts to archive commodore cassette tape programs. I first was puzzled by this question until that person pointed out to me that the bus of the vic20 lacks the address lines a14 and a15. I am happy that tim is willing to do this service for the comunity, as virtually no one else will. Tim has managed to archive hundreds of vic20 games, for play on emulators such as vice. This diagram is scanned from the commodore vic20 programmers reference guide. The vic20 was announced in 1980,4 roughly three years after commodores first personal computer, the pet. Data quester personal computer software for commodore vic20 new sealed. Commodore vintage computer manuals and merchandise.
There are currently 2,741 programs in the collection. Eagle is available as freeware for both windows and linux. Supported by quality peripherals and a full range of software, the commodore 64 is perfect for the family. A beginners guide to real programming discover your vic20. Vic1001 personal computer users manual 1981commodorejp. One set is for the e version early vic 20 and the other is for the n version later model. The vic20 was commodore s first color home computer. Also, i will look into adapting the design to the vic20 andor other commodore machines. Vic20, vicmon, and vic are trademarks of commodore business machines, inc. Commodore lies by claiming that their first computer to offer built in colour, graphics, and sound was somehow friendly, although it had no built in basic language commands to control these facilities i decided to do this post because tmr of the rival blog. An earlier design was meant to be build inside the vic 20. Neither commodore, its manufacturer, nor the vari ous people who have written articles about it, seem to apprehend the potent1al of the vic20 as.
I made a few small modifications, such as removing the cassette port, and. Cartridges and tapes include exciting arcadetype games. The v20 emulator was first conceived back in 1996 when i noticed there was a complete lack of vic 20 emulators. An earlier design was meant to be build inside the vic20. Vice is a program that runs on a unix, msdos, win32, os2, beos, qnx 4.
The friendly computer technical manual, model vic20 it contains the schematics of both major board revisions as well as a parts list, views of the pcbs, component diagrams, and a page describing how the keyboard matrix is wired. Sales were slow at first due to reliability problems and lack of software, but by the middle of 1983, the latter had turned into a flood and vic20 sales abruptly plunged. If you dont have a color tv, you can still run the programs,buttheresults will beless spectacular. This diagram is scanned from the commodore vic 20 programmers reference guide. Unfortunately that manual doesnt cover the circuit schematics for assy 250403 only part list, pcb artwork and components placement. Vintage amos the creator for commodore amiga from mandarin software for sale. Tools specific to transferring software between a pc and a commodore 12 5. View and download commodore vic20 user manual online. Similar to vic ii but with higher resolution, more colours, more sprites, etc. Commodore has announced several software and hardware items for the vic computer. For creating my own schematics i first used the student version of ulticap. Petris first computer was the venerable commodore vic20. Update vic20 repair with 68766 eprom i while ago, as part of a box of old computers, i acquired a commodore vic20. Tim dennings home page, with sections on vic 20 tape archiving and scans of liner artwork.
These programs are often overlooked or missing from other collections of retro computer software. Specifically, the vic20 cr the cost reduced version with the smaller main board and commodore 64 style din power connector. One day someone asked me to change my first design so it could be used as a cartridge as well. Jeffrey daniels released two new games for the commodore vic20. Tynemouth software llp old computers, new computers, bespoke web design and software development, computer repairs, it and media services uk.
Dec 20, 2018 homepage of vice the versatile commodore emulator. With these you will be able to dial into old school c64128 bbs that have been converted to telnet from dialup. Commodore stops production of the 64 several times presumably in favour of the much more powerful commodore 128 but restarts the c64 line because of consumer demand. User manuals for commodore vic20 related equipment programming programming examples, utilities and documentation roms rom images of cartridge games and programming tools.
The vic 20 was announced in 1980,4 roughly three years after commodore s first personal computer, the pet. Tim dennings home page, with sections on vic20 tape archiving and scans of liner artwork. The vic 20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units. Overall i would highly recommend this to any vic 20 owner. Commodore vintage computer manuals and merchandise for sale. For example, we could use a single 32k ram chip and make a vic32.
Below are two sets of schematics for the vic 20 that i have redrawn. The vic 20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after commodore s first personal computer, the pet. Please make note that the schematics are a3 in size, thus larger than the regular pages which are a4. This is a project to create a new vic20cr cost reduced motherboard which could become a starting point for modified vic motherboards. Commodore vic20 vic 20 computer technical service manual with schematics 2 commodore 64. The vic 20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million. Shortly after the vic20, commodore introduced its big brother, the commodore 64. It turned out that my design only needed some rewiring.
Vic 20 s basicis easy to learn and has a wonderful range of capabilities. Used amos the creator for commodore amiga from mandarin. No other computer can offer such variety of uses and applications at such an affordable price. My vic stopped working one day when i turned it off and back on again, before it stopped outputting video there were no signs of anything wrong with it. Desktop commodore commodore 64 user manual 84 pages desktop commodore vic 20 vital information. View and download commodore vic 20 user manual online. Vic 1001 is an 8bit home computer which was sold by commodore business machines. In the game it came from the grave you must find the key and escape through the gate without touching a hidden danger. Here is a short summary of the commands for the built in commodore vic20 basic v2. The technical reference manual for the amiga 5002000 is now added to the site. Commodore shows off the c128 personal computer at ces.
Both games are written in basic and can be played on a unexpanded vic20. Ifyouwishtousethe programs as models for future efforts ofyour own, youwill need an. The vic20 was released in japan in 1980, and in the u. The vic 20 in germany, vc 20, in japan, vic 1001 is an 8bit home computer that was sold by commodore business machines. The machines external design was later used by the commodore 64 and c16. Petri started work on a circuit that would program his flash chip while still. Commodore vintage computer manuals and merchandise for. Reviews of almost all vic20 game cartridges ever produced. The only two limitation of this freeware version are afaik.
The all purpose commodore 64 is the complete computer for education, home or small business applications. I first was puzzled by this question until that person pointed out to me that the bus of the vic 20 lacks the address lines a14 and a15. Schematics for commodore 16v ac adapter, for the commodore 286lt. The friendly computer technical manual, model vic 20 it contains the schematics of both major board revisions as well as a parts list, views of the pcbs, component diagrams, and a page describing how the keyboard matrix is wired. Full text of the software pirates handbook for the vic20. Im afraid theres no logic schematics at all for the late vic 20 model. It comes with a modern userinterface that is superior to original debuggers on the vic20 and supports analyzing different aspects of the system e. For example, we could use a single 32k ram chip and make a vic 32. Useful as these software type applications may be, they do not address the vast and e. Note that this is not intended to be a tutorial, but just a quick reference to refresh long unused brain cells.
The vic ic divides the dot clock by eight and outputs this as the phase 0. The easiest way to tell them apart is the label on the vic 20 itself. Various schematics for the vic20 are available on the net. Vic20 listings is an archive of typein games, utilities and other programs for the commodore vic20 home computer, that were published in various books and magazines during the 1980s. Vic1001 is an 8bit home computer which was sold by commodore business machines. You can even see the similarities between the software guide and the commodore vic20 programmers reference guide typography, layout, and content are identical. Get the best deals on commodore vintage computer manuals and merchandise when you shop the largest online selection at. Tim has managed to archive hundreds of vic 20 games, for play on emulators such as vice. Appropriate software listings and schematics have been included where. Vyms gets its name from the two major chips on it, plus the serial port. Details about commodore vic20 vic 20 computer technical service manual with schematics. The transactor fall 83 converted to digital by modore. One such pc clone or more specifically turbo xt clone from.
It was made by commodore business machines, with 5 kb ram and a mos 6502 cpu. The r6500 books are generic 65xx platform books which go into great detail about system design and programming the 65xx series of mpus and peripheral chips. Commodore pc tools tools specific to transferring software between a pc and a commodore 12 5. If you wanted 32k, you could buy a commodore pet or cbm. Commodore vic 20 vic 20 computer technical service manual with schematics ebay. Vic 20, sx64, educator 64, plus4, c16 media compatibility 2031, 4040, c1551, c1571. Commodore sx 64 portable computer schematics manual sx64 commodore c128 c128d computer owners service manual w schematics 99 pages. Back to the topic at hand, my vic 20 no longer displays video and i was wondering if there was a way to fix it. It describes an early ntsc motherboard and most probably contains some errors, like the commodore 64 schematic from the commodore 64 prg does.
Commodore vic20 vic 20 computer technical service manual. Commodore is best known for thier unique series of home computers such as the vic20, amiga, pet and best selling commodore 64 but like all pc manufactures in the the earlier years commodore had its tentacles in the world of pc clones as well. Vic20s basicis easy to learn and has a wonderful range of capabilities. This is a scan of a fax, so unfortunately it isnt a good quality. And there i left it for quite a while until i was able to get hold of a working vic 20 motherboard to do some. This is a project to create a new vic 20cr cost reduced motherboard which could become a starting point for modified vic motherboards. Games, a printer, a disk drive, programmers aid and assembly language cartridges, memory expansion modules, and an expansion interface are all coming. Programs are also provided on cassette tapes for use with the commodore cassette tape recorder. General description the all purpose commodore 64 us the complete computer for education, home or small business applications. Self made schematics for creating my own schematics i first used the student version of ulticap. Commodore amiga 500 netzteil german, thanks to jozsef vamosi.
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