Denial

Hee hee! Don't worry... I have the feeling I'll probably mess with it for half an hour, tell myself "This isn't my VIC!" and put it in the mini storage alongside my 8-bit Ataris.

I've always wanted one to mess with, but had never run across one until now, when my father-in-law brought one home. Apparently, someone who buys abandoned storage units acquired it recently, took the whole lot to the flea market and the old TI was one of several old items that didn't sell, so they ...

This looks awesome! Can't wait to see it finished!

Sorry, but I have no programming knowledge or ability, so I can't be terribly helpful here. I will certainly cheer you on, though!

I'm not any kind of electronics or A/V expert, but I've noticed that everyone with a plasma TV has a flickering or rolling problem when hooking up a VIC-20. Does anyone know if this might have something to do with the way the screens refresh or just the nature of plasma TV's in general? Does this sa...

Looks fun! Keep us posted!

That sounds about right... the most common consumer level machines in 1978 were the Apple ][ (which had no sound chip, no audio out and a horrible, piezoelectric speaker built in) and the Atari 400/800. The Atari machines were most commonly used on TV's via RF (the 400 was RF only and didn't even ha...

How do you hook up your VIC to your LCD TV? Are you using RF modulator on the VIC and into the TV antenna port of the TV?[/quote] Actually, we just use a standard monitor cable and plug it in to the composite and audio in jacks on the TV. It plugs right in and fires right up. He especially loves Jup...

Actually, that's not yogurt... those are K-cups for the single-serve coffee maker on the right! :D Gotta have coffee where computers are involved, right? Funny thing, a guy (at work) was just asking me if I played WoW. I told him that I didn't, because my computer wouldn't run it. He asked about my ...

Actually, I figured if you're going to do something, do it right! I broke the VIC down to the case only, peeled off the label and rubber feet on the bottom, scrubbed it clean, down to the plastic and sprayed it red with a paint made specially for sticking to plastic patio furniture (no need to prime...

Awesome! Welcome, fellow Commodore person!

Absolutely! Bring it to the next meeting and we'll give it the once-over.

And the verdict is... success!! I pulled one of the new VIC chips and placed it on my spare VIC-20 board. Powered right up and I was playing Choplifter on my test board a la surplus VIC chip from China. Woohoo! I have some to spare, but I already have more requests via private message than I have sp...

I received a small box from China today and... they look like brand new VIC chips! I will pull one out and test it in a VIC tomorrow and keep you all posted. I will also post e-mail addresses and price quotes that some of the suppliers have given me so that anyone who'd like to place a bulk order ca...

Here are a couple of pics of my current setup. That's my C=128 in the keyboard tray and that's VIC-20 Choplifter on the screen. There are a few things not hooked up right now, but this is the basic idea: http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a629/Mr_Muzz73/0122132042_zps4dea155c.jpg And here's a close...

I only recently ordered the VIC chips and they are coming from China, so it may be a couple of weeks before I get them. I actually submitted a request through a web site that attempts to locate possible vendors to suit your needs, so I have been bombarded by e-mails from suppliers overseas that are ...