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|apfaction= [[Wanderer Class]], formerly of the Commodore Family | |apfaction= [[Wanderer Class]], formerly of the Commodore Family | ||
|lineage= 8-bit Commodore | |lineage= 8-bit Commodore | ||
|rival= | |rival= The Sinclair-tans (particularly ZX81) | ||
|osper= Commodore VIC-20 (hardware), Commodore BASIC 2.0 (OS) | |osper= Commodore VIC-20 (hardware), Commodore BASIC 2.0 (OS) | ||
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==Character details== | ==Character details== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
VIC20-tan is represented as pre-teen girl with wavy burgundy hair and fairly intimidating orange eyes. Her eyes are like PET-tan's, but while PET-tan doesn't want to intimidate, VIC-20-tan does. | VIC20-tan is represented as pre-teen girl with wavy burgundy hair and fairly intimidating orange eyes, and wears part of her old uniform combined with some modern pieces. Her eyes are like PET-tan's, but while PET-tan doesn't want to intimidate, VIC-20-tan does. | ||
She wears her military tunic with her insignia and Brodie helmet from her old Commodore days | She still wears her military tunic with her insignia and Brodie helmet from her old Commodore days; her full uniform is modeled after the WWI-era Doughboys, and thus she was involved in more land-based and close-quarter fighting than her sisters, who were all primarily naval captains. She also chose not to have as fancy of a uniform as the rest of her family, and lives a self-imposed minimalist lifestyle, referring to the VIC-20 having very little usable RAM even for its time. | ||
Her | Her tunic is light grey with black trim, colored after the original VIC-20 unit. On the trim of her tunic are rainbow stripes modeled after the rainbow-striped nameplate of the later (1982-85) VIC-20 model. On the upper sleeves of her tunic are a gold VIC-20 insignia, modeled after the gold-colored nameplate of the early VIC-20 model. She added many pockets onto the sleeves to store more ammo. | ||
Her main weapon is an M1903 Springfield rifle, which she also used in service of the Commodore fleet. She also carries a bayonet, which she prefers to use as a melee weapon. | |||
She has cheered up somewhat in the past few years since the first Commodore family reunion. | In full dress, she wore dark pants and boots with her uniform, but now instead wears a skirt, long socks and high-heeled shoes; these recent additions are feminine and dainty, contrasting with her old-fashioned military attire. To her, it's a symbolic way of showing that deep down, she wants to be more feminine and be a part of modern life, but her memories won't let her do that outright. | ||
In service, she was prim and proper with a concealed aggressive streak, which she unleashed in battle and was used to fuel her patriotism. Since Commodore's downfall, she turned cynical, and and travels the world to try and forget about her hardships, but still laments the loss of her company and heritage. Her attitude is harsh towards others, but hides a yearning to be a part of the modern world, and the feeling that she can't. She has cheered up somewhat in the past few years since the first Commodore family reunion. | |||
===Family and relationships=== | ===Family and relationships=== | ||
====PET==== | ====PET==== | ||
VIC-20-tan never had much of a rivalry with [[Commodore PET|PET-tan]], since they focused on different niches. PET-tan was more into education, and VIC-20-tan was more into gaming. VIC-20-tan | VIC-20-tan never had much of a rivalry with [[Commodore PET|PET-tan]], since they focused on different niches. PET-tan was more into education, and VIC-20-tan was more into gaming. VIC-20-tan took after her, wanting to be as prim, proper and intimidating as her. | ||
====C64==== | ====C64==== | ||
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====Linux==== | ====Linux==== | ||
Referencing that the VIC-20 was the first computer that Linus Torvalds programmed on, Linux-tan and her oldest daughters admire her. She isn't aware of the idol status she has among the early Linuces, but if she did, she may have the self-confidence she needs to feel like she can finally be a part of the modern world. | Referencing that the VIC-20 was the first computer that Linus Torvalds programmed on, Linux-tan and her oldest daughters admire her. She isn't aware of the idol status she has among the early Linuces, but if she did, she may have the self-confidence she needs to feel like she can finally be a part of the modern world. | ||
====ZX81==== | |||
VIC-20-tan was a rival to the Sinclair-tans, who occupied the low-end niche among the home computer-tans. Her rivalry was stronger with [[ZX81|ZX81-tan]], and they engaged in price wars, which were a tie, but VIC-20 retaliated with shady tactics that siphoned many of ZX81-tan's followers away. | |||
==History and background== | ==History and background== | ||
Her older sister, PET-tan, was successful in securing territory in the education market, but not the home user and gaming markets where she lost many battles against the Atari-tans. VIC-20-tan was created with the technical abilities needed to compete against them, and avenge PET-tan's losses, so she and PET-tan didn't have much of a rivalry. While having the requisite ability needed to compete (color support), she still turned out to be an underpowered computer-tan, but PET-tan and Minuteman-tan were able to train her to maximize her capabilities... | |||
==See also:== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20 Wikipedia article] | |||
*[http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=252 VIC-20 on Old Computers] | |||
[[Category:Commodore]] [[Category:Vintage]] | [[Category:Commodore]] [[Category:Vintage]] | ||