VIC-20 Label Variant

[bluejay]

If you see in old VIC-20 commercials, both TV and ads like this, the VIC-20 featured has the PET keyboard, silver label, and a VIC-20 logo on the middle. However, I've yet to come across an example that has the VIC-20 logo on the middle of the system; did very early versions of the systems have it or was it specially made for the commercials?

[carlsson]

I never thought about it, but that probably was an extra sticker. See also the VIC registry for known variants.

[+OLD CS1]

I figure the VIC-20 logo in the center is nothing more than mock-up for the advertisement.

 

Commodore cheated on the comparison chart: the TI-99/4A has a maximum memory (RAM) of 48k, in 16k VDP RAM and 32k CPU RAM expansion.  As well, the TI-99/4A displays 96 characters, both upper- and lower-case, and using the same basis of comparison actually shows 128, uses the TMS-9900 CPU, and if you call those VIC-20 function keys "definable" then the 4A has at least 10 of them. If they advertised the VIC-20 and its 5k RAM as a maximum of 32k, they could at least have been honest about the competition.  (Apologies for the cranky nit-pick.)

[eightbit]

The sticker was most definitely a mock up. I have come across hundreds (maybe even thousands) of Vic-20's since their release in homes, work environments, schools, you name it. And never did they have that colorful sticker

[eightbit]

On a side note, PAL versions did have this...which was kind of cool!

 

[+GoldLeader]

That doesn't really look like Shatner does it?

[bluejay]

I just noticed that comparison chart, and I find it to be very dishonest, really. I never used a TI99 before but I thought it was a better computer than the VIC 20 in terms of performance? Same goes for the CoCo and Atari 400.