The VS was more of a successor to the 2200 than a competitor. The 2200 was mostly a single-user system with a ROM-based (later, firmware-based) OS that simply r

The VS was more of a successor to the 2200 than a competitor. The 2200 was mostly a single-user system with a ROM-based (later, firmware-based) OS that simply ran a BASIC interpreter. Later versions (e.g., 2200 MVP) supported limited multi-terminal, multi-user capability, but it was essentially multiple independent BASIC interpreters, one per user. The VS came out a few years later and was an IBM 370-like machine in a minicomputer form factor. It supported 370-like assembly language and several compiled languages including COBOL, RPG-II, and BASIC. The BASIC was quite a bit different and considerably evolved compared to 2200 BASIC.