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Commodore VIC-20 - when computers found their way home

Commodore VIC-20 - when computers found their way home

The era of home computers began with a hobby project.

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The VIC-20 was the first home computer produced by Commodore. The history of the VIC-20 begins in 1977, when MOS Technologies, already part of Commodore, developed the 6560 graphics chip (the PAL-6561 version was sold in Europe) called VIC (short for video interface chip). Soon the design process began at Commodore, or rather the search for a design for their first home computer, which was to be presented at CES in 1980.