How do you change handles down here

[DanaC]

Actually it didn't. As I recall it had much lower RAM than that. Sure it was something like 3.5k..

Gonna google.


Ok...according to Google: the Vic20 had 5kb of RAM, of which 1.5kb was used up for system stuff. Leaving a whopping

3583 bytes of BASIC program memory for code and variables was available to the user of an unexpanded machine.

Thought as much, because I had a memory expansion cartridge (I even remember the brand, it was a 'vixen') that took it all the way up to *drum roll* 16kb!!! and I'm not 100% sure, but I think it cost something like £35-£40 for that expansion. It came with switches, so you could choose how much to boost the memory: you could take it up to 5k, 8k, 12k or 16k, I think. If you switched it to a higher level than was needed it wouldnt always work.