Why the Vic-20 is number one

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Re: Why the Vic-20 is number one

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- It was the first computer K-Mart sold.
- It was the first computer with a modem for less than $100 (which was the first modem that sold over 1 million units).
- Thus it was the first home computer to found an online social network.
- It was Linus Thorvald's first computer.
- It was the first (Commodore) computer which was renamed for the German market, because (translated) "F*ck 20" just didn't sound right. :lol:
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Re: Why the Vic-20 is number one

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And It's #1 simply because I bought one. Chicks dig me and guys want to be me. Enough said.
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Re: Why the Vic-20 is number one

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rhurst wrote:And It's #1 simply because I bought one. Chicks dig me and guys want to be me. Enough said.
POSER!! Not enough by far! I bought it with the first money OF MINE I held in my hands. (Thanks, Grandgranddad… and Dad) And now both sexes dig me but nobody wants to be me. :|
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Re: Why the Vic-20 is number one

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eslapion wrote:Won't make much of a difference but... the VIC-20 was the first Commodore computer equipped with a joystick port and - AFAIK - the first computer ever to have arcade games officially ported to it.
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