The end result was arguably closer to the PET or TOI computers than to Yannes' prototype, albeit with a column VIC chip instead of the custom chips designed for the more ambitious computers. Current Folder is Available to :. Rom Details. Login using your forums credentials Register. Rating 4 votes :. Current User Status : Guest. The VIC's video chip, the MOS Technology VIC, was a general-purpose color video chip designed by Al Charpentier in and intended for use in inexpensive display terminals and game consoles, but Commodore could not find a market for the chip.
The TOI computer failed to materialize, mostly because it required an column character display which in turn required the MOS Technology chip. The prototype produced by Yannes had very few of the features required for a real computer, so Robert Russell at Commodore headquarters had to co-ordinate and finish large parts of the design under the codename Vixen.
Some features, like the memory add-in board, were designed by Bill Seiler. According to one of the development team, Neil Harris, "We couldn't get any cooperation from the rest of the company who thought we were jokers because we were working late, about an hour after everyone else had left the building. We'd swipe whatever equipment we needed to get our jobs done.
According to one of the development team, Neil Harris, "We couldn't get any cooperation from the rest of the company who thought we were jokers because we were working late, about an hour after everyone else had left the building.
We'd swipe whatever equipment we needed to get our jobs done. There was no other way to get the work done! The end result was arguably closer to the PET or TOI computers than to Yannes' prototype, albeit with a column VIC chip instead of the custom chips designed for the more ambitious computers. Current Folder is Available to :.
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