Vintage computers and game consoles, history, specs, repair and restoration.
Released 1980/81: The Commodore VIC-20, known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan, is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980. The VIC-20 was the first computer
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Facts Manufacturer: Commodore Type: Home computer Release: August 1982 Introductory price: US$595 (equivalent to $1,477 in 2016) Discontinued: April 1994 (Commodore dismiss) Units sold: ~17 million OS: Commodore KERNAL / BASIC 2.0, optionally GEOS, CP/M 2.2 (requires CP/M Z80 cartridge)
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Released 1986: The C64C is a redesign of the successful Commodore 64. Due to the light color and the slim cabinet it can be easily distinguished from the original C64 (“Breadbox”). According to the technical specifications there were no differences
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Facts Model: CBM 3032 (PET 2001-N 32) Type: Personal computer Manufacturer: Commodore Released: 1979 RAM: 32 KB (Model 3008 had 8 KB and 3016 had 16 KB) ROM: 20 KB CPU: 6502 @ ~1 MHz Text mode: 40 x 25
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Facts Type: Home computer Manufacturer: Acorn Computers Released: December 1981 Discontinued: 1994 Introductory price: GBP 335 (Model B), increased to GBP 399 OS: Acorn MOS CPU: MOS Technology 6502/6512 @ 2 MHz Memory: 32 KB (Model B) ROM: 32 KB
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Released 1983: The Apple IIe (styled as Apple //e) is the third model in the Apple II series of personal computers produced by Apple Computer. The e in the name stands for enhanced, referring to the fact that several popular
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Facts Type: Video game console Released: 1977 Discontinued: 1992 Units sold: 30 million Manufacturer: Atari Generation: Second generation Introductory price: US$199 (equivalent $786 in 2016) Media: ROM cartridge (max 6 KB) CPU: 8-bit MOS 6507 @ 1.19 MHz Memory: 128
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