VIC-20 Specifications

Model  

VIC-20 

Manufacturer  

Commodore 

RAM  

5 Kb 

ROM  

16 Kb 

Orgin  

USA

Year introduced  

1981 

Built in software  

Commodore BASIC 

Keyboard type  

Full-stroke keyboard, 4 function keys, 66 keys, Full cursor control. 

Processor  

MOS 6502A 

Clock  

1.0227 MHz 

Video  

Screen: 22 columns by 23 rows. Character dot matrix: 8 by 8 or 8 by 16 (User programmable). Screen dot matrix: 176 by 184 with up to 16 colors. 

Color Palette  

16 

Sound  

3 voices plus white noise. 

Interfaces  

Cartridge Port; joystick port; composite video output; serial bus connector for floppy disk drive, printer, or other peripherals 

Disk drive  

 

Power supply  

External Power Supply