[Gllug] BBC and acorn bits

[Holger Duerer]

>>>>> "Nix" == Nix  <nix at esperi.org.uk> writes:

    Nix> On 17 Nov 2006, Pete Ryland said:
    >> BTW, the nomenclature (at least in .au) was Commodore Vic 20 and
    >> Commodore C64/128.

    Nix> This nomenclature was universal (ignoring weirdnesses like
    Nix> the C64+ and the never-released C65.)

Not quite universal.  In Germany the Vic20 was called VC20.  IIRC they
feared people would pronounce the 'V' as an 'F' which would sound
rather rude.  Instead they adopted the 'VC' to mean 'Volkscomputer'
(people's computer) in line with e.g. Volkswagen.

      Holger
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