Programming the VIC picks up where other programming guides leave off. It covers virtually every aspect of the VIC-20, from simple BASIC commands to complex machine language techniques, and every explanation is written with clarity and style. The result? A comprehensive book, easy to read and understand, that thoroughly reveals the VIC and demonstrates its capabilities.

BASIC programmers, for example, will make frequent reference to the detailed, annotated listing of every VIC BASIC command. Machine language enthusiasts will be especially interested in the ROM maps and in the listings of Kernal routines. Several simple but worthwhile hardware modification techniques have also been included for those with the necessary aptitudes and skills, and every VIC userregardless of experience-will find the numerous program examples both useful and informative.

This book begins with a brief introduction to VIC-20 BASIC and BASIC programming. It moves on to discuss more advanced programming, including machine language techniques, and also considers specialized applications in the realm of sound and graphics. Chapters are also devoted to disk and tape storage, to memory expansion, and to the selection and use of various peripheral devices.

Author Raeto Collin West, one of the world's foremost authorities on Commodore computers, has distilled years of experience into the pages of Programming the VIC. Beginners will discover new information on every page, while more advanced VIC users will appreciate the sophisticated programming techniques herein. This is the first book to thoroughly cover every aspect of VIC programming, and it is certain to become the definitive work in its field.