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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.
		Commodore responded by looking for a chip set of their own they could purchase outright, and quickly found MOS Technology, Inc. who were bringing their 6502 microprocessor design to market.
		However there was already a machine called PET for sale in Europe from the huge Dutch Philips company, and the name had to be changed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commodore_PET (1308 words)

	Commodore PET - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		However, in 1975 TI increased the price to the point where the chip set alone cost more than what TI sold their entire calculators for, and the industry they had built up was frozen out of the market.
		By this point Commodore had noticed that many customers were buying the "low memory" versions of the machines and installing their own RAM chips, so the 4008 and 4016 had the sockets punched out of the motherboard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PET_2001 (1308 words)

	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 compatible floppy drives made by other manufacturers also emerged, but they were independently developed (for the most part) due to the fact that the Commodore 64 and 128 drives were "intelligent peripherals" possessing chips that Commodore had decided not to license or supply to its competitors.
		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.
	www.oldsoftware.com /history.html (6072 words)

	History of computer design: Commodore PET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		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).
		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.
	www.landsnail.com /apple/local/design/pet.html (323 words)

	Commodore PET 4032 computer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The PET 4032 was released three years after the original PET 2001.
		It is to be an enhanced Commodore 64 with 128KB RAM expandable to 896KB.
		1982: Commodore releases the 1540 Single-Drive Floppy for the VIC-20.
	oldcomputers.net /pet4032.html (1370 words)

	Commodore Pet
		The highest-end PET was the SuperPET 9001, which was designed to be used as a programmer's workstation.
		And a Comodore VIC 20 and a Commodore 64
		Commodore later made other machines that were not based on the 8 bit 6502 processor.
	ed-thelen.org /comp-hist/commodore-pet.html (279 words)

	COMPUTERS - 6502 Family Micros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This CBM 3032 is a successor to the Commodore PET, it has a bigger keyboard and 32KB dynamic RAM memory.
		Commodore tried very hard to rid themselves of the PET image, with all products being referred to as CBMs rather than PETs.
		The other difference to later versions is that the head is driven backwards and forwards by an endless scroll incised on a rotating cylinder, instead of the toothed belt drive used later.
	www.arcula.demon.co.uk /65021.htm (913 words)

	Commodore PET 2001 computer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It appears that they just made up that description, though, as the name "PET" was apparently chosen to capitalize on the pet rock fad going on at the time.
		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.
		The PET was quite popular in schools due to its simple use and all-in-one design - Commodore released numerous PET systems, each slightly different than the other, but the original 2001 series is the only one with the internal cassette drive and the tiny keyboard.
	oldcomputers.net /pet2001.html (1982 words)

	Commodore PET Documentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Older PETs have the I/O area, where the interface chips are mapped, between $e800 and $f000.
		The PET was not initially designed for joysticks but a determined user had devised a dual-joystick interface employing the parallel port.
		PET B keyboard No 8032 were made with N keyboards (officially, at least).
	www.classic-games.com /commodore64/petdoc.html (10233 words)

	System Source - Computer Museum
		Introduced in 1976, the Pet 2001 featured the then new 6502 microprocessor, running at 1MHz.
		Commodore International would later buy the company that produced the 6502, MOS Technology.
		The pet was one of the first computers to feature a built in display.
	www.syssrc.com /html/museum/html/pet.html (93 words)

	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 power supply is built into the case and consists of primarily a very large transformer in the left rear of the computer apparently supplying power for the computer and the monitor.
	www.myoldcomputers.com /museum/comp/4016.htm (473 words)

	Commodore PET FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The PET line was Commodore's first computer line after purchasing MOS Technologies, the primary design of the computer (as well as its microprocessor, the 6502) was by Chuck Peddle.
		When Commodore designed the Plus/4 and Commodore 16 they broke alot of standards they had previously established for their 8-bits (and fortunately went back to in the C128); besides the plug designs, they changed the sound-frequency of the signals used to record on tape.
		PETS are pretty hardy beasties and usually don't die outright, there are times when all you need is just a little user intervention to get them running again.
	www.6502.org /users/andre/petindex/local/petfaq.html (6827 words)

	PET 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Contact Me The Commodore PET 2001 was a very successful machine.
		Three models were made: the PET 2001-8N with 8 KB RAM, PET 2001-16N with 16 KB RAM and the PET 2001-32N with 32K RAM.
		Re-seat the chips and put a nylon wire tie under the socket and over the chip to hold it snuggly in place.
	home1.gte.net /vze1re4o/pet_2001.html (143 words)

	Commodore PET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		CompuDudes in Elkins Park, PA sent me a picture of their Pair 'o' Pets.
		Click here to view all comments for the Commodore Pet and to leave your own.
	www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org /pet (252 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Commodore finds new lease of life
		Commodore International filed for bankruptcy in 1994 and was sold to Dutch firm Tulip Computers.
		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 sale of Commodore is expected to be complete in three weeks in a deal worth over £17m.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/technology/4145965.stm (279 words)

	Commodore Pet 2001
		The original PET keyboard was effectively a "chicklet" style keyboard with small plastic keycaps arranged in neat rows and columns rather then the larger offset keys of a regular keyboard.
		The Commodore PET 2001 was the first full computer that Commodore produced.
		The majority of the PET line had a tilt-up body with the monitor and keyboard mounted in the top half and the computer in the bottom.
	www.vintage-computer.com /pet2001.shtml (858 words)

	PET 4032 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Commodore PET 4000 series features Basic 4.0 as a standard feature, along with more memory and a lower price that made them attractive to schools.
		Like the other models of PET, the 4000 series includes dual datasette ports, though only one is exposed to the outside of the casing.
		A standard IEEE-488 interface in the back allows the PET to connect to the numerous (and heavy) disk drives and printers being produced by Commodore and other manufacturers.
	home1.gte.net /vze1re4o/id30.html (377 words)

	The Machine Room :: Commodore :: PET 2001 :: Technical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The original PET comes with the original (or version 2.0) PET ROM, which appears to be particularly bug infested.
		The PET's original ROM contained ASCII and graphic characters in two different character sets, only one of which could be active at any one time.
		Unfortunately, the connector on the PET was a simple edge connector, not the IEEE-488 socket, so people would need to get an adaptor cable to achieve compliance with the standard.
	www.machine-room.org /computers/94/technical.html (691 words)

	Commodore PET at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although it was no top seller outside the US and UK educational market, it was Commodore's first computer and would form the basis for their future success.
		Commodore responded by looking for a chip set of their own they could purchase outright, and quickly found MOS Technologies who were bringing their 6502 design to market.
		It was essentially the KIM-1 with a new display chip (the MOS 6545) driving a small built-in fl-and-white monitor with 40x25 character graphics.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Commodore_PET.html (1336 words)

	At the dawn of Commodore Electronics, Intl.
		The design of the Commodore PET 2001 was born from the mind and 6502 processor of Mr.
		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.
		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.
	www.zimmers.net /cbmpics/cp2001.html (418 words)

	BYTE.com
		Commodore's passing also recalls an era when conformity to standards wasn't the yardsti ck by which all innovation was measured.
		Commodore was at the forefront of this revolution.
		The soul of Commodore was J ack Tramiel, an Auschwitz survivor who founded the company as a typewriter-repair service in 1954.
	www.byte.com /art/9408/sec14/art1.htm (936 words)

	PET index V1.0
		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.
		Coverage is the whole line of Commodore PET computers, ranging from the PET 2001 to the CBM 8296, as well as the SuperPET (aka MicroMainFrame 9000 in Europe).
	www.6502.org /users/andre/petindex (323 words)

	Commodore Pet 8032
		The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) 2001 was announced at the West Coast Computer Faire and was very warmly received by the press and public alike.
		Commodore went on to improve the PET line over the course of several years.
		The Commodore PET 8032 in my collection is one of the later variants of the PET line.
	www.vintage-computer.com /pet8032.shtml (1219 words)

	Commodore PET 2001-8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		The Computer Closet also contains a Commodore PET 2001-32N with the full-size graphics keyboard.
		The PET never met the level of success of the Apple II, but its basic architecture continued in the Commodore VIC-20 and eventually the Commodore 64.
	www.computercloset.org /CommodorePET2001-8.htm (192 words)

	Secret Weapons of Commodore: The PET Breeds: SuperPET/SP9000, MDS 6500, 4032P, The Commodore Cash Register, PET 200
		Early SuperPET units required the 6702 on a separate PCB to be connected to the 6809 daughterboard.
		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.
		The CCR was eventually deployed to four retail stores which were using it as their only PoS terminals (apparently the devices performed very well in this capacity), but the project was killed off by Tramiel in 1982 and rumour has it that the rights were eventually sold to a Japanese PoS concern.
	www.floodgap.com /retrobits/ckb/secret/pet.html (907 words)

	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.
		This show is loosely based on the Commodore shows in the United States and their vintage-computer counterparts.
		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.
	www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/story/RTGAM.20041123.gtpet1123/BNStory/Technology (228 words)

	Commodore PET 2001 - POWER!!!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		perhaps the most unique machine ever produced, this is the Commodore PET 2001.
		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.
		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.
	www.northnet.org /rayzor/cbm/pet2k.html (113 words)

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		Those machines were sold as the "PET 2001" with built-in tape recorder.
		It featured "snow" on the screen when the CPU wrote to the video memory that was driven at the same clock as the CPU.
		Some newer PETs, starting with some 8032 models, have the I/O area between $e800 and $e900 only.
	www.viceteam.org /plain/PETdoc.txt (9258 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Introduced in 1976 the Pet 2001 featured the then new 6502 microprocessor.
		In it's base configuration it featured 4K of RAM (expandable to 32K) and a 8K BASIC in ROM.
		Commodore would later produce two very low priced computers the VIC-20 followed by the Commodore 64.
	www.cyberstreet.com /hcs/museum/pet.htm (93 words)

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