This was the first computer that I ever saw in someone’s house. My parents bought my family one to use (I played Frogger). We used them in elementary school computer labs and in the offices. This computer was the first wave of cheap home computers coming into popular use. “The VIC-20 was the first inexpensive color computer available, costing less than $300. The VIC-20 is also the first computer ever to sell over 1 million units, with sales reaching $305 million”. [Read the whole story](http://oldcomputers.net/vic20.html)