Lista canonica dei prodotti Commodore per VIC 20 – Tutte le periferiche originali per il VIC

Nel corso degli anni, anche dopo che il Commodore VIC 20 è stato dismesso e soppiantato nelle linee di produzione prima e nelle vendite dopo dal “Biscottone” (il Commodore 64), sono state prodotte molte periferiche, stampanti, cartucce gioco, dispositivi di memorizzazione, domotica, telematica e tanti altri.

Non solo per alcuni anni ma anche oggi, dopo 40 anni, sono diverse le periferiche, frutto di elaborazioni hobbistiche, prodotte in maniera professionale e commercializzate per questa macchina degli anni 80!
Qui trovi una corposa carellata di questi dispositivi ed accessori.

Curiosità: quando ancora si doveva definire il nome da dare alla macchina in Giappone si scelse di chiamarla VIC 1001.
Come spesso accade con Commodore l’origine di “-1001” non è chiara. Potrebbe essere un riferimento a un altro popolare sistema Commodore, il PET-2001. Essendo una versione per certi versi più economica da qui il nome 1001, che poi era la radice di tutti prodotti sviluppati per questa macchina, per esempio VIC 1010 – VIC 1210 – VIC 1923 – VIC 1702 – etc.

Di seguito una carrellata dei prodotti nati in seno alla Commodore proprio per il nostro amato VIC-20, si tratta di una lista estrapolata dal famoso elenco cbm-products – in continuo aggiornamento.

Ovviamente in commercio è stato prodotto molto di più per il VIC, anche dalla stessa Commodore, ma questi sono i prodotti siglati Commodore specifici per il VIC 20, anche se adatti anche per altre macchine.
Ora per noi appassionati di questa macchina questi articoli meritano una menzione particolare.
Curiosità: vi sono anche prodotti pensati progettati, mai nati.

Buona lettura e buona collezione!

—- cominciamo dalle varie versioni del VIC 20, di seguito una legenda per riepilogare le varie differenze —-

Serie VIC-20: schermo 22*23, 5kB RAM, Basic 2.0. Può essere collegato alla TV con modulatore RF.
– Colore: Crema (C) o Bianco sporco (O).
– Tasti flat top con carattere di tipo quadrato sui tasti (S),
– Rientro tasti in alto con carattere un po’ quadrato e lettere sottili per RIPRISTINO/CLR/HOME/INST… (I)
– Rientro tasti in alto con carattere di tipo arrotondato (R).
– Connettore di alimentazione a 2 poli (2)
– adattatore PS DIN (D).
– Decalcomanie nere/argento (B)
– o marroni/colorate (H).
– Connettore video a 5 pin (5) o connettore video a 8 pin (8)
– “2” implica la scheda madre VIC-20.
– “D” implica la scheda madre CR.

• VIC-20 1 SOB2
• VIC-20 2 ICHD
• VIC-20 3 ROB2
• VIC-20 4 RCHD8
• VIC-20 5 SCHD
• VIC-20 6 VIC with 2001K Keyboard
• VIC-20 7 RCBD5
• VIC-20 8 CS2B5
• VIC-20 9 CI2B5
• VIC-20 10 CIH25
• VIC-20 11 ROBD5
• VIC-20 12 RCHD5
• VIC-21 RCHD8 with sep 16k Expansion, cut badge, label on orig box
• SuperVIC Another name for VIC-21
• VIC-10 Japanese VIC with 2001K keyboard
• VIC-1001 VIC-10? Japanese VIC with both chars printed on keys
• VC-20 1 SCHD5 (German) (source says has beige instead of gray? case)
• VC-20 2 RCHD5 (German)
• VC-20 3 R5OB2 (German) Color VIC logo…
• VC-20 4 HD (cheap label) (German)
• VC-20 5 HD (better aluminum label) (German)
• VC-20 6 2 (UK)
  Gold VIC Commemorating the 1 millionth VIC-20 made in the U.S.
• Silver VIC Commemorating the 2 millionth VIC-20 made in the U.S.

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Cassette Series:

• VIC-1530 Same as CBM C2N-2 (White, rectangular, etc)

Disk Drive Series:

• VIC 1540 Single 5.25″ 170K, Off-White, Xfer spd > 1541, Serial
• VIC 1541 1 Single 5.25″ 170K, Push-Down Closure, Off-White, Serial
• VIC 1541 2 Single 5.25″ 170K, Push-Down Closure, Brown, Serial
• VIC 1541 3 Single 5.25″ 170K, Turn-Down Closure, Brown, Serial
• VIC 1541 4 Push-Down Closure, Brown, paper label (no rainbow colors)

Printer Series:

• VIC 1515 80 Col. 7.0″ Wide 6*7 Matrix GFX, Off White, Serial
• VIC 1520 80 Col. 4.0″ Wide Plotter, GFX, Off White, 4 color. Serial
• VIC 1520 80 Col. 4.0″ Wide Plotter, GFX, Brown, Paper Cover, Ser
• VIC 1520 80 Col. 4.0″ Wide Plotter, GFX, Brown, No Paper Cover, Ser
• VIC 1525 80 Col. 8.5″ Wide 7*6 Matrix GFX, Off-White, Serial
• VIC 1525e same as 1525, but ROMs implement slower bus for 64

Monitor Series:

• VIC 1510 Color monitor for VIC-20, released in Japan. Manual found

Modem Series

• VIC 1600 0-300 bps, No dial. Also called “VICMODEM”

RAM Expanders:

• VIC 1110 8kB for VIC-20
• VIC 1111 16kB for VIC-20
• VIC 1210 3kB for VIC-20

Joysticks:

• VIC 1311 VIC Joystick, White Atari style body and stick
• 1311 VIC Joystick, White Rectangular body, triangular stick
• VIC 1312 VIC Paddles, White with black knobs

Cartridge Series:

• 324159-01 Diagnostic test for VIC20/VC20 w/harness & port connectors
• VIC 1001 Waterloo Structured Basic (misnamed label ‘Structural’)
• VIC 1211A VIC SuperExpander with 3kB RAM Expansion
• VIC 1211 VIC SuperExpander without RAM Expansion, different cmds to VIC 1211A (Japan only)
• VIC 1211M Same as VIC 1211 with 3kB RAM Expansion (Japan only)

• VIC 1212 VIC Programmer’s Aid
• VIC 1213 VIC Machine Language Monitor
• VIC 1901 Avenger (VIC Avenger)
• VIC 1902 Star Battle
• VIC 1903 Rally-X (Japan only)
• VIC 1904 Slot (Super Slot), Japan, embossed aluminum label
• VIC 1905 Jelly Monsters, Handic SW, Sweden, silver foil label
  GFX too close to Pac-Man Taken off Market. GFX changed
  Re-released as Cosmic Crunchers.
• VIC 1905 Pac-Man (Japan only)
• VIC 1906 Alien (Super Alien)
• VIC 1907 Jupiter Lander (Super Lander?)
• VIC 1908 Poker (Draw Poker)
• VIC 1909 Road Race (Midnight Drive)
• VIC 1909 Rat Race? Handic SW, Sweden, silver foil label
• VIC 1910 Radar Rat Race
• VIC 1911 The Sky Is Falling
• VIC 1912 Mole Attack (gm)
• VIC 1912 Mole Attack (bp)
• VIC 1913 Raid On Fort Knox, Hong Kong (gp)
• VIC 1913 Raid On Fort Knox, Hong Kong (bp)
• VIC 1914 Adventure Land
• VIC 1914 Adventure Land (bp)
• VIC 1915 Pirate’s Cove
• VIC 1916 Mission Impossible
• VIC 1917 The Count
• VIC 1917 The Count (bp)
• VIC 1918 Voodoo Castle
• VIC 1919 Sargon II Chess (gm)
• VIC 1920 Pinball (Pinball Spectacular?), Hong Kong, gray plastic lab
• VIC 1921 Super Smash
• VIC 1921 Super Smash (bp)
• VIC 1922 Cosmic Cruncher (bp)
• VIC 1923 Gorf (bp)
• VIC 1924 Omega Race (bp)
• VIC 1924 Omega Race (gm)
• VIC 1925 Money Wars
• VIC 1926 Menagerie
• VIC 1927 Cosmic Jailhouse (Cosmic Jailbreak), Hong Kong, gray label
• VIC 1928 Home Babysitter
• VIC 1929 Personal Finance
• VIC 1930 Visible Solar System
• VIC 1931 Clowns
• VIC 1932 Garden Wars
• VIC 1933 Speed Math/Bingo Math
• VIC 1933 Speed Math/Bingo Math (bp)
• VIC 1934 Math Teacher I
• VIC 1935 Commodore Artist (gp)
• VIC 1936 Space Vultures
• VIC 1937 Sea Wolf (bp)
• VIC 1938 Tooth Invaders
• VIC 1939 Star Post (bp)
• VIC 1940 VICTERM 40
• VIC 1941 Number Nabber Shape Grabber
• VIC 2011 VIC-Stat cartridge
• VIC 2012 VIC-Graph cartridge
• VIC 2013 VIC-Forth cartridge
• ? Shape Grabber
• VIC 19xx Crazy Antics
• VIC 19xx Hall of the Mountain King
• VIC 19xx Frogmaster
• VIC 19xx VICSTAT – statistics package from Sweden
• VIC 19xx VICWriter – U.K. wordprocessing cartridge
• VIC 19xx Simon’s BASIC – U.K.
• VIC 19xx FORTH (programming language) (Sweden)
• VIC 19xx LOGO (educational language good for children)
• VIC 19xx Musicmaker/Composer (poss. from Rothwell or Becker/Germany)
• VIC 19xx Kickman
• VIC 19xx Wizard of Wor

Miscellaneous Series:

• VIC 1005 3-slot cartridge expansion for VIC. Is Commodore product?

• VIC 1011A RS-232 Interface, Outputted True RS-232 Voltages
• VIC 1011B RS-232 20mA Current Loop
• VIC 1013 Monitor Cable
• VIC 1020 Expansion Chassis for VIC
• VIC 1112 IEEE-488 Interface
• VIC 1214 VIC Voice Synthesizer
• VIC 1605 VICMODEM Adapter Module
• VIC 4011 VIC-REL (Rele’) Remote control switch
• VIC 4012 Vic-Switch. Allow 16 VICs to share drives and printers
• VIC 1010 VIC-20 Expansion Module
• VIC-1012 Multi-Channel Controller
• VIC-1310 Light Pen
• VIC-1521 Tractor Unit, possibly for a printer?

Cassette Software Series:

• VIC 2004 Money Decisions I (C=UK)
• VIC 2005 Money Decisions II (C=UK)
• VIC 2201 Blitz (C=UK)
• VIC 2202 Hoppit (C=UK)
• VIC 2203 Race (C=UK)
• VIC 2204 Strategic Advance (VIC-20, C=UK)
• VIC 2205 Emmet Attack (VIC-20, C=UK)
• VIC 2206 Patience (C=UK)
• VIC 2207 Spectre (C=UK)
• VIC 2208 Ski, unexpanded VIC (C=UK) EC
• VIC 2209 Trap (C=UK)
• VIC 2210 Grub & Defend (C=UK)
• VIC 2211 Jigsaw (C=UK)
• VIC 2212 Nursery Songs (C=UK)
• VIC 2213 Spacesnake (C=UK)
• VIC 2214 Stop Thief – 16K expansion (C=UK)
• VIC 2215 Parachute (C=UK)
• VIC 2217 The Quest (C=UK)
• VIC 2218 Sir Hero (C=UK)
• VIC 2219 Music Writer (C=UK)
• VIC 2220 Starbase (C=UK)
• VIC 2221 Bomber Mission (VIC-20, C=UK)
• VIC 2222 Rapier Punch (C=UK)
• VIC 2514 Stop Thief
• VIC 2517 The Quest
• VIC 2521 Super Games Pack 1
• VIC 2522 Super Games Pack 2
• VIC 2530 Type-a-tune
• VIC 3302 Simplicalc (C=UK) Tape
• VIC 3306 VICWriter (C=UK) Tape
• VIC 3401 English Language (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K exp
• VIC 3402 Math 1 (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K expansion
• VIC 3403 Math 2 (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K expansion
• VIC 3404 Biology (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K expansion
• VIC 3405 Chemistry (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K expansion
• VIC 3406 Physics (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K expansion
• VIC 3407 Computer Science (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K exp
• VIC 3408 Geography (C=UK) GCE/CSE Examinations – 8K/16K exp
• VIC 3409 History (20th Century) (C=UK) GCE/CSE Ex – 8K/16K exp
• VIC 3420 Apple Tree and Birds (C=UK) Junior (4-11 yrs)
• VIC 3421 Engine Shed (C=UK) Junior (4-11 yrs)
• VIC 3422 Lighthouse & Sub-Traction (C=UK) Junior (4-11 yrs)
• VIC 3423 Snowmen & Maths Maze (C=UK) Junior (4-11 yrs)
• VIC 3430 The Alphabet (C=UK) Teach & Test (5-8 yrs)
• VIC 3431 Vocabulary (C=UK) Teach & Test (5-8 yrs)
• VIC 3432 Arithmetic 1 (C=UK) Teach & Test (5-8 yrs)
• VIC 3433 Arithmetic 2 (C=UK) Teach & Test (5-8 yrs)
• VIC 3434 Arithmetic (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3435 Reading (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3436 General Knowledge (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3437 Spelling 1 (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3438 Spelling 2 (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3440 Junior Maths: Fun Series 1 (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3441 Junior Maths: Fun Series 2 (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3442 Pixie Pack (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3450 Number Challenge (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3451 Brain Builder (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3459 Fun With Your Own Micro (C=UK) Teach Your Child (7-11 yrs)
• VIC 3501 Quizmaster (C=UK) – 8K/16K expansion
• VIC 3502 Know Your Own IQ (C=UK) Home Series
• VIC 3503 Know Your Child’s IQ (C=UK) Home Series
• VIC 3504 Know Your Own Personality (C=UK) Home Series
• VIC 3505 Robert Carriers Menu Planner (C=UK) Home Series
• VIC 3506 Money Manager
• VIC 3507 VIC Road User & Highway Code
• VIC 3508 Matchmaker
• VIC 3510 BBC “Ask The Family”
• VIC 3511 BBC “Mastermind”
• VIC 3512 Additional General Knowledge – Data 1
• VIC 3513 Additional General Knowledge – Data 2
• VIC 3514 Additional General Knowledge – Data 3
• VIC 3515 Additional General Knowledge – Data 4
• VIC 3522 Additional specialist knowledge – Wine and Food
• VIC 3523 Additional specialist knowledge – Music
• VIC 3524 Additional specialist knowledge – Sports and Games
• VIC 3525 Additional specialist knowledge – Films and TV
• VIC ???? Free VIC-20 Programs (Hoppit, Type a Tune, Race, Blitz)

Diskette Software Series:

• VIC 3301 Simplicalc (C=UK) Disk
• VIC 3303 VICStockControl (C=UK) Disk
• VIC 3304 VICFile (C=UK) Disk
• VIC 3305 VICWriter (C=UK) Disk

Commodore Models Never Produced or Marketed:

• VIC-20TV – Vic-20 with built in 2″ TV
• VIC-16 VIC-20 but with 16k of RAM built-in

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