The keycaps are rounder still than the Eurostile variant. Rounder font, similar to Helvetica Narrow. The shift lock switch is still Futaba lock. The keycaps are also rounder than the Eurostile variant.įound in a 1983 Revision D VIC-20, from below this has the same general design as the later keyboard (and that of the Commodore 64), but instead of using "hybrid" switches, it has sliders over discrete rubber domes that appear to be glued to the PCB. The switches are similar to the more common Mitsumi KSR Type with cruciform mount and spring between key and keycap, but the stem is shorter. The font is known as Eurostile, which is not as wide as the previous but still squarish. The keycaps are rounder and have a contoured profile. The keyboard uses the same switches and keycap style as the earlier PET, with squarish keycaps and the Latin font being the very wide and angular Microgramma Extended. The VIC-20 was first introduced in Japan as the VIC-1001, sporting Japanese characters on the front of keycaps and in character ROM. The keycap profile is very angular with the same profile for each row and the very wide Microgramma Extended font. Black tape covers up the unused holes for switch positions not used. The shift lock switch is likely to be Futaba lock the same as in the later keyboards. This appears to be the original and most common keyboard, using the guide shaft plate, sliders and keystem adapters from a PET keyboard (like that of the Commodore 8032-SK), but a revised keyboard matrix. Keyboards PET-derived Mitsumi hybrid: Microgramma 1.1 PET-derived Mitsumi hybrid: Microgramma.
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