U fiirso qoraalka hoose ka dibna ka jawaab su'aasha kadib isla luqadda qoraalka:  Marinka: Bishii Janaayo 1981, MOS Technology, Inc., oo ah shirkad hoosaadka naqshadeynta wareegga isku dhafan ee Commodore, ayaa bilaabay mashruuc loogu talagalay naqshadeynta jajabka garaafka iyo maqalka ee jiilka soo socda ee ciyaarta fiidiyowga. Shaqada naqshadeynta ee jajabka, oo loogu magac daray MOS Technology VIC-II (Video Integrated Circuit for graphics) iyo MOS Technology SID (Sound Interface Device for audio), ayaa la dhammaystiray Nofeembar 1981. Commodore ayaa markaa bilaabay mashruuc konsol ciyaaro ah oo adeegsan doona jajabka cusub ee loo yaqaan Ultimax ama Mashiinka Commodore MAX, oo uu naqshadeeyay Yash Terakura oo ka socda Commodore Japan. Mashruucan ayaa ugu dambeyntii la joojiyay ka dib markii kaliya dhowr mashiinnood loo soo saaray suuqa Japan. Isla mar ahaantaana, Robert "Bob" Russell (barnaamijka nidaamka iyo naqshadeeyaha VIC-20) iyo Robert "Bob" Yannes (injineerka SID) ayaa dhaleeceeyay soo saarista wax soo saarka hadda ee Commodore, taas oo ahayd sii wadida khadka Commodore PET ee loogu talagalay dadka isticmaala ganacsiga. Iyaga oo taageero ka helaya Al Charpentier (injineerka VIC-II) iyo Charles Winterble (maamulaha tikniyoolajiyadda MOS), waxay u soo jeediyeen agaasimaha guud ee shirkadda Commodore Jack Tramiel inay si dhab ah u sii wadaan VIC-20. Tramiel waxa uu sheegay in mashiinka uu lahaado 64 KB oo ah xasuusta (RAM). In kasta oo 64-Kbit dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips ay ku kacday in ka badan US $ 100 (oo u dhiganta $ 232.95 sanadkii 2018) waqtigaas, wuxuu ogaa in qiimaha DRAM uu hoos u dhacay, oo uu hoos ugu dhici doono heer la aqbali karo ka hor inta aan la gaarin wax soo saar buuxa. Kooxdu waxay awood u yeelatay inay si dhakhso leh u naqshadeeyaan kombuyuutarka maxaa yeelay, si ka duwan inta badan shirkadaha kale ee kombuyuutarrada guryaha, Commodore waxay lahayd warshad u gaar ah oo semiconductor ah si ay u soo saarto jajabyo tijaabo ah; maxaa yeelay warshaddu ma aysan ku shaqeyn awooddeeda buuxda, kharashyada horumarinta waxay qayb ka ahaayeen kharashka guud ee shirkadda ee jira. Chips-ka ayaa la dhammaystiray bishii Nofeembar, waqtigaas oo ay Charpentier, Winterble, iyo Tramiel go'aansadeen inay sii wadaan kumbuyuutarka cusub; kii dambe wuxuu dhigay waqti kama dambaysta ah usbuuca ugu horreeya ee Janaayo, si uu ula jaan qaado Bandhigga Elektaroonigga ee Macaamiisha (CES) ee 1982. Waxaa...  Su'aal: Waa maxay RAM?
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