<s>
Vizastar	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
integrated	B-Application
software	I-Application
package	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
introduction	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
package	O
for	O
the	O
C64	O
with	O
features	O
comparable	O
to	O
Lotus	B-Application
1-2-3	I-Application
,	O
including	O
spreadsheet	O
,	O
database	O
and	O
graphics	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
alleviate	O
the	O
C64	O
's	O
somewhat	O
limited	O
memory	O
capacity	O
when	O
running	O
complex	O
software	O
,	O
Vizastar	B-Device
included	O
a	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
that	O
provided	O
an	O
additional	O
4K	O
RAM	O
and	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
remain	O
compatible	O
with	O
third-party	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
for	O
the	O
C64	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Indus	B-Device
GT	I-Device
and	O
MSD	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
,	O
unlike	O
many	O
copy	B-Application
protected	I-Application
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
Microcomputers	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Vizastar	B-Device
packs	O
so	O
much	O
muscle	O
into	O
the	O
64	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
hard	O
to	O
believe	O
you	O
're	O
running	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
64K	O
machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
64	O
application	O
program	O
beyond	O
reproach	O
...	O
Vizastar	B-Device
is	O
an	O
all-star	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Gazette	O
said	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
nothing	O
quite	O
like	O
Vizastar	B-Device
128	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
...	O
Each	O
application	O
,	O
if	O
available	O
separately	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
solid	O
program	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
gem	O
of	O
a	O
program	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
it	O
comes	O
"	O
to	O
Lotus	B-Application
1-2-3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
128	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
said	O
of	O
Vizastar	B-Device
128	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
minor	O
quirks	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
powerhouse	O
program	O
with	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
compromises	O
normally	O
associated	O
with	O
integrated	O
programs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
added	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
company	O
could	O
combine	O
it	O
with	O
Vizawrite	O
Classic	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
Appleworks	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
