<P> The VIC - 20 ( in Germany : VC - 20 ; In Japan : VIC - 1001 ) is an 8 - bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines . The VIC - 20 was announced in 1980 , roughly three years after Commodore 's first personal computer , the PET . The VIC - 20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units . </P>
<P> The VIC - 20 ( in Germany : VC - 20 ; In Japan : VIC - 1001 ) is an 8 - bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines . The VIC - 20 was announced in 1980 , roughly three years after Commodore 's first personal computer , the PET . The VIC - 20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units . </P>
when did the commodore vic 20 come out
when did the commodore vic 20 come out
in 1980
in 1980