Yep. Tried one at a family friend’s house with a RAM expansion pack hanging off the back that kept disconnecting because it was such a wobbly connection, and heavier than the computer itself. Then there was the fact it was only black & white. Seemed a really unreliable PITA, so I was iffy about getting one.
Then Captain Kirk advertised the VIC-20, and I was sold.
That damned Mylar keyboard. Easy to clean, horrible to use. Atari 400 has the same problem.
Yep. Tried one at a family friend’s house with a RAM expansion pack hanging off the back that kept disconnecting because it was such a wobbly connection, and heavier than the computer itself. Then there was the fact it was only black & white. Seemed a really unreliable PITA, so I was iffy about getting one.
Then Captain Kirk advertised the VIC-20, and I was sold.