| Released in 1981, the Commodore VC20 was the German-market version of the popular VIC-20. It earned the distinction of being the first home computer to sell over a million units worldwide. Marketed as the “VolksComputer” (“People’s Computer”) in West Germany, the VC20 played a key role in bringing affordable computing into European homes. Functionally identical to the VIC-20, the VC20 featured 5 KB of RAM, colorful graphics, and sound capabilities that made it ideal for both educational and entertainment purposes. It connected to a regular television and used cartridges, tapes, or optional disk drives for software. The name “VIC-20” was considered problematic in German-speaking regions due to pronunciation concerns, prompting Commodore to rename it VC20 for those markets. The packaging, documentation, and often the keyboard layout were adapted for German users. |
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