VIC 20 Serial number 543198

This VIC is owned by banman and located in Australia.
It was added to the registry on December 12, 2020.

Made in Japan
All the VICs made in Japan had no serial number prefix. North American VICs made in Japan start from 500000.

Label
First North American label: metallic with gold background and dark brown print.

Case
Early tall case with four rows of ventilation slats on the bottom case, no bevel on the rear ports in the top case, and small hooks.

Motherboard assembly number (assy)
324003: First major revision with a complete redesign of the board. Fabrication number is 324002-01 for NTSC and 324002-02 for PAL.

Keyboard
Complete redesign of the keyboard, used on many VIC 20s. Mustard function keys.

TV system
PAL - Television standard used in European and Australian VICs (VIC IC 6561)

Date code
1982