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| | Commodore PET - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was a home-/personal computer produced by Commodore starting in the late 1970s. | | | The result was the first all-in-one home computer, the PET. | | | Although it was no top seller outside the Canadian, US, and UK educational markets, it was Commodore's first full-featured computer and would form the basis for their future success. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_2001
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| | Commodore computer history and repair information |
| | The Commodore 64 was actually part of the evolution of computers marketed by CBM (Commodore Business Machines) which had previously proliferated the CBM and PET business computers into business and academic settings and who had then subsequently developed the VIC-20 computer which was the predecessor to the Commodore 64. | | | Commodore even developed an incredible interactive stand-alone CD unit (based on the Amiga technology) called the CDTV which (along with Philips CDI) were the predecessors to many of the CD-based interactive game systems which followed. | | | The fact that users of the Commodore computers did not need to constantly reconfigure, re-install, and uninstall software or worry about viruses and system crashes (as is common with our more modern Windows computers) allowed users to spend the majority of their time actually using the computer rather than spending so much time fighting it. |
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http://www.oldsoftware.com/history.html
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| | Commodore PET 2001 computer |
| | 1982: Commodore releases the 1540 Single-Drive Floppy for the VIC-20. | | | There was an earlier Commodore computer, the KIM-1, but Commodore didn't design it, they inherited it when they bought MOS Technologies, who designed and produced computer chips - the KIM-1 was a way to demonstrate the power of the MOS 6502 CPU to the industrial community. | | | This is the first Commodore computer, the PET, or the Personal Electronic Transactor. |
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http://oldcomputers.net/pet2001.html
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| | Commodore PET 4016 |
| | The PET 4016 was the second in the series of what will become a long running series of PET computers designed by Chuck Peddle, (who also designed the 6502 microprocessor) and marketed by Commodore. | | | The 4000 series PETs came with an improved Read Only Memory: This is the permanent memory where the computers operating instructions are stored. | | | The 4016 comes with 16K of Random Access Memory: This is the memory the computer uses to store the programs that you load from the floppy disk. |
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http://www.myoldcomputers.com/museum/comp/4016.htm
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| | Commodore PET Documentation |
| | The PET 2001 is nearly equal to the CBM 30xx computers. | | | As on later computers, devices 4 and up are considered on the IEEE bus. | | | Older PETs have the I/O area, where the interface chips are mapped, between $e800 and $f000. |
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http://www.classic-games.com/commodore64/petdoc.html
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| | At the dawn of Commodore Electronics, Intl. |
| | The design of the Commodore PET 2001 was born from the mind and 6502 processor of Mr. | | | Commodore would continue to use a highly modified and upgraded version of this interpretor in their 8-bit computers to the very end, having never paid a cent in royalties to Microsoft. | | | Tramiel agreed, and in 1977, Commodore announced that the world's first fully-assembled home computer would soon be available to consumers, though mail order was the only distribution method in the initial months following its release. |
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http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/cp2001.html
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| | COMPUTERS - 6502 Family Micros |
| | Like all Commodore peripherals, the drive was connected to the computer via the IEEE488 bus. | | | As the disk drive was controlled by its own internal microprocessor, disk to disk operations could take place within the unit, independently of the main computer. | | | The larger keyboard means that the first cassette drive now has to be an external unit. |
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http://www.arcula.demon.co.uk/65021.htm
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| | BBC NEWS Technology Commodore finds new lease of life |
| | In the chronology of home computing, Commodore was one of the pioneers. | | | Commodore 64 enthusiasts have written emulators for Windows PC, Apple Mac and even PDAs so that the original Commodore games can be still run. | | | The groundbreaking Commodore 64 computer elicits fond memories for those who owned one back in the 1980s. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4145965.stm
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| | Commodore PET |
| | The PET-2001 (for the somewhat fanciful "Personal Electronic Transactor"), powered by a 6502 microprocessor was Commodore's first computer. | | | Originally offered for sale with either 4K or 8K of memory, Commodore's early production of this computer was plagued by supply problems, especially with the "chiclet" style keyboard which was manufactured in Taiwan. | | | Click here to view comments about other Commodore computers. |
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http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/pet
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| | PET index V1.0 |
| | This file is intended to be an index about the PET line of Commodore computers. | | | As there are a number of sites about the Commodore PET computers, this site concentrates on the technical aspects of those machines. | | | The VICE emulator now emulates several PET machines from the 2001 to the 8296, including the old disk drives from 2040 to 8250. |
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http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex
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| | The pet was one of the first computers to feature a built in display. | | | Commodore would later produce two very low priced computers the VIC-20 followed by the Commodore 64. | | | The Apple II the first mass market computer |
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http://www.cyberstreet.com/hcs/museum/pet.htm
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| | Commodore Pet 2001 |
| | The Commodore PET 2001 was the first full computer that Commodore produced. | | | The PET was Commodore's (formerly MOS) first fully integrated computer. | | | The PET also came with a good collection of software on tape. |
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http://www.vintage-computer.com/pet2001.shtml
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| | BYTE.com |
| | Commodore's VIC-20, introduced in 1981, was the first color computer that cost under $300. | | | But Commodore's high point was the Amiga 1000 (1985). | | | In what may be Commodore's most lasting legacy, Tramiel drove his engineers to make computers that anyone could afford. |
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http://www.byte.com/art/9408/sec14/art1.htm
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| | The Machine Room :: Commodore :: PET 2001 :: Technical |
| | Instead, it's marked with a huge Commodore logo, the PET 2001 logo and the words 'personal computer', in case someone asks what a 'personal electronic transactor' is. | | | The PET didn't have a Caps Lock key, so the machine was always in lower-case mode. | | | In order to normally show capital letters, Commodore swapped the lower- and upper-case alpha characters in the 'ASCII' (thus rendered non-standard). |
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http://www.machine-room.org/computers/94/technical.html
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| | History of computer design: Commodore PET |
| | The keyboard of Commodore Computer's PET was particularly criticized; its keys are small, flat and cramped together like those of a calculator - Commodore branched into personal computers from its manufacture of calculators - rather than a typewriter (Comly, 120). | | | However, it is important to note that even the design of keyboards lacked a standard, and Byte magazine continued to emphasize the layout and characters of keys in each of its computer reviews until late 1985. | | | he Commodore PET was announced at the same West Coast Compute Faire where the Apple II was introduced, but was not sold for nearly a year. |
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http://www.landsnail.com/apple/local/design/pet.html
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| | Commodore Computers PET, 64, 128, History, Pictures, Manuals, Advertising, ROMS |
| | Contrary to what many Apple revisionists would have you believe, Apple did not create the PC business; without question Commodore did: from the worlds first single board computer (MOS KIM-1); to the first real computer (Commodore PET); to the best selling computer in history (Commodore 64), Commodore 'ruled the pool'. | | | The purpose of this site is to present pre-Amiga Commodore Computer History. | | | , searchable parts database, GEOS, commodore business machines, CBM, commodore, 128, c128, 64,c64,128,c128,128d,264, 364, 116, 700, 710, vic, vic 20, vic-20, computer history, commodore 128, commodore 64, |
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http://www.commodore.ca
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| | Commodore Pet 8032 |
| | Commodore Business Machines introduced its first true PC in 1977. | | | The CBM 8032 was an upgrade to the PET line of machines. | | | hi, i am desperate to buy a cbm 8050 floppy drive or full commodore computer set 8032. |
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http://www.vintage-computer.com/pet8032.shtml
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| | CBMGallery - The Commodore Computer Picture Archive |
| | This input exists out of a picture of your Commodore Computer (any model - so it does not matter if it's a C64, Amiga 600, Plus/4, PC30 or mechanical typewriter) and a little bit of info to go with it. | | | To add your computer go to the 'Add Your C=' page. | | | What we need most of all is your input ! |
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http://www.cbmgallery.com
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| | globeandmail.com : The Commodore PET lives on |
| | TORONTO, Nov. 23 — The Toronto PET Users' Group, the oldest computer user group in Canada, which supports all of the old Commodore lines of computers, including the old Personal Electronic Transactor (PET), Commodore 64 and the Amiga computers, has announced it is resurrecting the old World of Commodore shows. | | | The World of Commodore will showcase mainly the Commodore 64, and will have old systems, software and books as well as the latest innovations for the 64. | | | Today, the Commodore 64 has the capability to access CD-ROM drives just as easily as it can access the Internet. |
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041123.gtpet1123/BNStory/Technology
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| | Commodore PET 2001-8 |
| | The Computer Closet also contains a Commodore PET 2001-32N with the full-size graphics keyboard. | | | The version shown at the West Coast Computer Faire was a prototype in a rounded plastic cabinet. | | | The early systems were widely derided for their "chiclet" keyboard, so Commodore soon offered two optional full-size keyboards; the "graphics" keyboard and the "business" keyboard. |
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http://www.computercloset.org/CommodorePET2001-8.htm
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| | commodore pet software list |
| | 850 REM data files for pet revas program. | | | 146 " TURTLE 1 and 2 (S) 147 " These programs mimic Logo's Turtle Graphics using PET graphics. | | | CONCEPT.C2 (S) 112 " This progam from Canada is a tutorial on Computer Science and has good |
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http://members.tripod.com/~petlibrary/index-2.html
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| | Commodore Pet |
| | PRINT n-m (parts or all of a BASIC program) | | | The highest-end PET was the SuperPET 9001, which was designed to be used as a programmer's workstation. | | | Commodore later made other machines that were not based on the 8 bit 6502 processor. |
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http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/commodore-pet.html
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| | OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum |
| | This came up in the PCW magazine* after someone wrote "it is impossible to damage a computer with bad software". | | | Type: wait 6502, 10 and "MICROSOFT!" will be printed on the display 10 times. | | | The Commodore PET 2001 was a very successful machine. |
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| | Secret Weapons of Commodore: The PET Breeds: SuperPET/SP9000, MDS 6500, 4032P, The Commodore Cash Register, PET 200 |
| | Hardware/Graphics and Sound Specially modified PET 2001-32N; built-in software, matching 2040 disk drive. | | | A pesky annoyance on some SuperPET boards is the 6702, a mysterious chip that Commodore refused to document. | | | The board annotation "Universal Dynamic PET" is most interesting -- there is an implication that the CCR was either the prototype, or actually a member, of an "abstractable" PET that could be tailored for various dedicated functions. |
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http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/pet.html
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| | Here be Commodore Computers. Be in Awe. |
| | From places near and far, the computers and accessories of Commodore Business Machines have made their way into my humble home. | | | You may want to check out the Canonical List of Commodore Products for more information on the myriad of Commodore products before proceeding. | | | And so, without further ado, I welcome you to join with me in the wonderous exploration of these awesome machines.... |
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http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics
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| | Commodore Pet : Microsoft Joke |
| | Home > Computers > Operating Systems > Commodore Pet | | | In PET Microsoft Basic type the command WAIT 6502. | | | As far as I know, this only works in the earliest versions of Pet BASIC and it was inserted by Bill Gates himself in order to assert Microsoft's copyright on Pet BASIC after he had had an argument with Commodore founder Jack Tramiel. |
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http://www.eeggs.com/items/12571.html
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| | The Commodore 'Pet' |
| | The original 'PET' (Personal Electronic Translator) was released in 1977 and set new standards in build quality. | | | Early machines had a built in cassette drive but later ones had an internal connector to act as an interface to an external unit. | | | Interfaces: IEEE 8-bit parallel user port, Cassette port. |
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http://www.zoo.co.uk/~z0001275/pet.htm
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| | Commodore PET 2001 - POWER!!!! |
| | It is small and cramped, but many owners think of this as another great Commodore achievement rather than a hindrance; no other machine has anything near this keyboard. | | | Of note is the keyboard, which is more like that of a calculator than anything else I can think of. | | | Designed by Chuck Peddle, founder of MOS Technologies (later acquired by Commodore and renamed CSG - Commodore Semiconductor Group), this machine is a large an imposing specimen. |
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http://www.northnet.org/rayzor/cbm/pet2k.html
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