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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: foleyjo on May 07, 2006, 10:17:33 PM

Title: commodore related
Post by: foleyjo on May 07, 2006, 10:17:33 PM

Not Amiga but commodore related this question.
Just got a Vic20 from the carboot for £3.
What Imn curious about is where the I is from the top of the machine. It says Commodore VC20.
Ive looked at others and they clearly say Commodore Vic20.
Can someone shed some light on the subject :-?

Title: Re: commodore related
Post by: Matt_H on May 07, 2006, 10:34:35 PM

I think the Vic20 was sold under half a dozen different names, depending on the country. http://www.commodore.ca might be able to provide a definitive answer.

Title: Re: commodore related
Post by: Blade on May 07, 2006, 10:46:47 PM

Well at least here in Germany the VIC 20 was sold as VC 20. One reason might be that Commodore Germany feared that "Vic" sounded too much like "fick" (f*ck)
Also IIRC it was marketed as "Volks Computer", the VIC 20 was meant to be what the "Volkwagen  beetle" was car wise.



Edited by TheMagicM:  Language ..use a * where needed.

Title: Re: commodore related
Post by: ajlwalker on May 07, 2006, 10:58:01 PM

From my readings of Commodore history, blade is right on the money on both counts.

Title: Re: commodore related
Post by: Oliver on May 08, 2006, 04:54:15 AM

"VC = Volks Computer": Reminds me of LG = Life's Good, instead of Lucky Goldstar.  Some names just can't transfer between languages and cultures.

Title: Re: commodore related
Post by: weirdami on May 08, 2006, 05:13:49 AM

@Blade

So, in Germany, Ben Stiller's latest movie is called Meet the Fickers? :-O

Title: Re: commodore related
Post by: foleyjo on May 09, 2006, 12:01:12 AM

So my new VIC 20 is german!!!

Thanks once again for the info.

You know before I started using this site it would take me weeks to get answers to my commodore related questions. You guys rock :-D