“Commodore VIC 20: A Visual History” by Giacomo M. Vernoni

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Rating: 5/5 Stars

A fantastic book about the VIC20, one of the early home computers that helped to launch the home computer revolution. The book covers the various versions of the computer created for different markets and includes notes and anecdotes from some of the creators of the computer, who had to overcome obstacles in their path in creating the computer, included some from management who didn’t believe at the time that there would be a market for a cheap, home computer.

The book also covers the various expansion options that were created for the VIC20, like memory expanders, modems, printers, floppy drives, cassette drives and other accessories like manuals. It also covers the range of programs written by Commodore and released on cartridges and tapes.

For those who used the VIC20 in the past, this is an excellent book to read bring back the nostalgic memory of the system. For those interested in the history of computers of that era, this book provides lots of excellent photos showing off the computer and the ecosystem that existed about the VIC20 at the time.

Book read from 2020/04/14 to 2020/04/26