For sale - vc 20 - German made ntsc

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vicassembly
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For sale - vc 20 - German made ntsc

Post by vicassembly »

I honestly don't know what I have here but I have never seen one of these before.

Made in Germany and labeled a VC 20? Here is where it gets strange. It is NTSC and has the UK style power supply and documents.

Any help or input would be appreciated.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/302420997630?
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Re: For sale - vc 20 - German made ntsc

Post by Mike »

We had a similar find here in Denial roughly one year ago, in the thread 'NTSC VC20 ???'.

The consensus being, those were probably test machines or intended for purchase by US-American military personnel (who might have brought NTSC TV sets to Germany).
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Re: For sale - vc 20 - German made ntsc

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Very interesting. I picked this all up from some guy, selling it for someone else. I thought I was getting a PAL machine and low and behold it was NTSC. The only reason I think it is legit is all the corresponding pieces seem to match. paperwork, power supply, and sticker. Very strange.
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