<theme> <variables> <systemName>VIC-20</systemName> <systemDescription>The Commodore VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan) 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. It was described as "one of the first anti-spectatorial, non-esoteric computers by design...no longer relegated to hobbyist/enthusiasts or those with money, the computer Commodore developed was the computer of the future. The VIC-20 was called VC-20 in Germany because the pronunciation of VIC with a German accent sounds like the German expletives "fick" or "wichsen". The term VC was marketed as though it was an abbreviation of VolksComputer ("people's computer," similar to Volkswagen and Volksempfänger).</systemDescription> <systemManufacturer>Commodore</systemManufacturer> <systemReleaseYear>1980</systemReleaseYear> <systemReleaseDate>1980-06</systemReleaseDate> <systemReleaseDateFormated>June 1980</systemReleaseDateFormated> <systemHardwareType>Computer</systemHardwareType> <systemCoverSize>3-4</systemCoverSize> <systemColor>5F8FC8</systemColor> <systemColorPalette1>896841</systemColorPalette1> <systemColorPalette2>D3D3C9</systemColorPalette2> <systemColorPalette3>FFCD1C</systemColorPalette3> <systemColorPalette4>DC2770</systemColorPalette4> <systemCartSize>99-168</systemCartSize> </variables> </theme>