Commodore PET
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| Manufacturer | Commodore International |
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| Type | Personal computer |
| Release date | January 1977[1] |
| Introductory price | US$ 795 (1977)[2] |
| Discontinued | 1982[3] |
| Units sold | About 219,000[4] |
| Media | Compact Cassette 5¼-inch floppy disk 8-inch floppy disk |
| Operating system | Commodore BASIC V1.0 – V4.0 |
| CPU | MOS Technology 6502 @ 1 MHz |
| Memory | 4–96 kB RAM |
| Display | 40×25 or 80×25 text |
| Graphics | Monochrome PETSCII graphics |
| Sound | None or beeper |
| Successor | Commodore CBM-II |
Commodore PET was a set of personal computers made by Commodore International. The first model was released in 1977.[1] The name PET stood for Personal Electronic Transactor.
The PET was one of the first personal computers sold fully assembled and ready to use. It combined a keyboard, a monochrome monitor, a MOS Technology 6502 processor, and Commodore BASIC in a single case.[3]
The first model, the PET 2001, included either 4 kB or 8 kB of RAM and a built-in cassette recorder for storing programs and data. Later models offered more memory, larger screens, and improved keyboards.
History
[change | change source]The PET was one of the three computers later called the "1977 Trinity", together with the Apple II and the TRS-80.[5]
The series was discontinued in 1982.[3]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 Tomczyk, Tom (1984). Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel. Compute! Publications. p. 12.
- ↑ "Commodore PET 2001 computer". Oldcomputers.net. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 Matthews, Ian (22 February 2003). "The Amazing Commodore PET". Commodore.ca. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2006.
- ↑ Reimer, Jeremy. "Total Share: Personal Computer Market Share 1975–2010". Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Most Important Companies". Byte. September 1995. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008.
Other websites
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Media related to Commodore PET at Wikimedia Commons- Commodore PET 2001 at Old-Computers.com
- Commodore PET series at zimmers.net
