Jim Butterfield's article on why a VIC-20 is still useful in 1985:
https://archive.org/stream/TPUG_Issue_1 ... 5/mode/2up
Warms my heart, and much of it is still applicable today!
In Praise of the VIC
In Praise of the VIC
Music I've made with 1980s electronics, synths and other retro-instruments: http://theovoids.bandcamp.com
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Re: In Praise of the VIC
Thank you! I will enjoy reading that (as I debug RSS Reader on the VIC-20 )
EDIT: Fascinating snippet from the article. Apparently the terminal transfer train at Atlanta airport was originally operated by VIC20s, including control of the voice announcements. I wonder if this was actually true. Is there any other source for this claim?
EDIT: Fascinating snippet from the article. Apparently the terminal transfer train at Atlanta airport was originally operated by VIC20s, including control of the voice announcements. I wonder if this was actually true. Is there any other source for this claim?
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Re: In Praise of the VIC
Googled it, and found reference to train schedules announced on a VIC screen here. Too much a vague reference to dig the Commodore magazine archives though . For more serious VIC interfacing, see this old thread (BTW, being a Meteo VIC, I'm still looking for someone who has the Vaisala meteo station ).Bobbi wrote:Apparently the terminal transfer train at Atlanta airport was originally operated by VIC20s, including control of the voice announcements. I wonder if this was actually true. Is there any other source for this claim?