Message-ID: <676@dalcs.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 10:39:38 EST
Article-I.D.: dalcs.676
Posted: Fri Feb 24 10:39:38 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Feb-84 15:43:24 EST
Organization: Dalhousie U, Halifax N.S.
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      I knew that would get your interest!
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     I own a Vic. Boo! You own a C-64. Yeah! I don't have any problems
with my Vic. Yeah! (No, really!) You seem to have countable problems
with your C-64. Boo! I once thought about swapping my Vic for a C-64.
Boo! I changed my mind. Yeah! 
     Instead I bought enough expansion boards to make the space shuttle
look like a third rate video game. It now looks and acts like a 64, as
long as it keeps its mouth shut. (No SID) 
     Have I lucked out? Is the Vic less prone to disaster than its big
brother, the 64? The only trouble I have had, that is directly related
to Vic hardware is a blown fuse and some minor loading problems, both
easily fixed. 
     Where are all the discontented Vic owners? Is there such an
organism? Is this a case of a Volkswagon beating a Dodge at the 
1/4 mile? Am I the only person left that owns a Vic? Is there really
a Santa Claus?
 
 
          No picture interference.
          No thermal runaway.
          No locking keyboard on the last line of the display.
          No imcompatibility of versions. (least I don't think)
          No difference in video jacks.
          No extra help from joysticks.
 
     Why would I want a 64? Don't say memory and don't say sprites.
 
J Gerard Olszowiec
(like Bolshevik 
  without the B)

Message-ID: <676@dalcs.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 10:39:38 EST
Article-I.D.: dalcs.676
Posted: Fri Feb 24 10:39:38 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Mar-84 08:39:00 EST
Organization: Dalhousie U, Halifax N.S.
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     --------------------------------------
      I knew that would get your interest!
     --------------------------------------
 
     I own a Vic. Boo! You own a C-64. Yeah! I don't have any problems
with my Vic. Yeah! (No, really!) You seem to have countable problems
with your C-64. Boo! I once thought about swapping my Vic for a C-64.
Boo! I changed my mind. Yeah! 
     Instead I bought enough expansion boards to make the space shuttle
look like a third rate video game. It now looks and acts like a 64, as
long as it keeps its mouth shut. (No SID) 
     Have I lucked out? Is the Vic less prone to disaster than its big
brother, the 64? The only trouble I have had, that is directly related
to Vic hardware is a blown fuse and some minor loading problems, both
easily fixed. 
     Where are all the discontented Vic owners? Is there such an
organism? Is this a case of a Volkswagon beating a Dodge at the 
1/4 mile? Am I the only person left that owns a Vic? Is there really
a Santa Claus?
 
 
          No picture interference.
          No thermal runaway.
          No locking keyboard on the last line of the display.
          No imcompatibility of versions. (least I don't think)
          No difference in video jacks.
          No extra help from joysticks.
 
     Why would I want a 64? Don't say memory and don't say sprites.
 
J Gerard Olszowiec
(like Bolshevik 
  without the B)

Message-ID: <601@ihuxn.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 31-Mar-84 13:00:16 EST
Article-I.D.: ihuxn.601
Posted: Sat Mar 31 13:00:16 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 1-Apr-84 07:21:22 EST
References: <676@dalcs.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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No, you're not the only VIC-20 owner.  I own one of the, Boo!,
VIC's too.  Like your's, mine is expanded too.  32K of
switchable memory expansion, Speak-Easy voice module,
300/1200 baud modem, a home brew 80 col. board, and lastly,
a multi-voice SID driven keyboard synthesizer.  The synthesizer
is also home brew.  (Details and idea's are going through the
patent process.  So no questions on this one will be answered.)
I too, think that the VIC-20 is the best little computer on the
market.  I also would not trade the VIC for all of the computers
presently on the market.

                       Ed Kufeldt
                       AT&T Technologies
                       :~}