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Commodore VIC-20

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Overview

Introduced in 1980 by Commodore, the Commodore VIC-20 was a computer system. Its platform tag is c20 for proper filtering.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: MOS Technology 6502 (6510 derivative) clocked at 1.02 MHz (PAL) / 1.108 MHz (NTSC).
  • Memory: 5 KB RAM on board (3.5 KB accessible to BASIC) with 16 KB ROM and cartridge-backed expansions.
  • Display: VIC video chip delivering 176×184 resolution in 16 colors with character-based graphics and hardware sprites.
  • Sound: Integrated 2-voice square-wave generator plus white noise via the VIC chip, tunable through software.

Supported ROM extensions

20, 40, 60, rom, a0, b0, crt, d64, d81, prg, tap, t64, m3u, zip, 7z

Emulators

  • vice_xvic (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_VICE_XVIC
  • xvic (vice) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_VICE_XVIC | Incompatible extensions: m3u, 7z, 20, 40, 60

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml