Commodore pet 2001 computer steves computer collection. Commodore pet software at the centre for computing history. Commodore pet 2001 repair keyboard only some keys responding a common problem with the commodore pet and indeed many computers of its generation. You can also use the romram board as the easiest way to. This is the first commodore pet model ever produced. It, too, was not only a hit for its maker, software arts, but also helped propel apple to the big time. It is unique with its chicklet keyboard and built in tape drive. Back at the end of the 1970s and at the start of the 1980s, i was a pupil at keswick school. This operating system from commodore is actually an improved basic, that allows to utilize the additional memory found in the 8x96 models. Tynemouth software llp old computers, new computers, bespoke web design and software development, computer repairs, it and media services uk. Commodore pet tap wav files would you like to record wav files to tape for your own pet computer or do you like to use an audio device like the ucassette on your pet. Commodore pet romram upgrade or replace your rom andor ram in your pet if your pet has a rom or ram fault. The system combined a mos 6502 microprocessor, commodore basic in read only memory rom, a keyboard, a computer monitor and in early models a cassette deck for data and program storage in a single allinone case.
The emulator simulates pressing the pet s left shiftkey at the same time as the clicked key. What follows stems mostly from my experience putting back together the pieces of an incomplete commodore pet 20018 that i tore apart as a small child augmented with what i have learned from helping customers troubleshoot their commodore pet computers and from designing my various commodore pet replacement parts. In the early 1980s my primary school was the proud owner of a commodore pet 2001. Disk system user reference guide commodore electronics limited, 1982 part number 32097201 106 pages, 2. Introduced in january 1985 at the ces in las vegas, it appeared three years after its predecessor, the bestselling commodore 64. I also describe this machine in a youtube video now in hd. I recently started coding a game for my commodore pet. Mps 6550 commodore pet 2001 ram adapter dasaro designs. Troubleshooting common problems with the commodore pet 2001. The commodore pet was commodores first fully featured computer for the home computer market.
Full text of programming the pet cbm 197xwest, raeto. View and download commodore pet 20018 user manual online. View and download commodore plus4 user manual online. Even shows the chicklet squares keyboard below the screen with the graphics characters no touchtyping for this pc. Poke 6502,10 would print the word microsoft 10 times. This is a list of games for the commodore pet personal computer system, sorted. Like all early pet s, it features a small 9 integrated monitor. Having now repaired a broken commodore pet, the final stage was to get some software for it source. Save commodore pet to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed.
These products have been specifically designed to help grooming, boarding, daycare and. Assembler manual the commodore pet assembler development. Introduced to the world in 1977 the commodore pet soon became a best seller in the north american educational markets and spawned a whole host of products based on its 8bit microprocessor. The keyboard graphic responds to mouse clicks, touch events, and key presses. Mar, 2015 an overview of the history, hardware, and software of the cbm 8032 from the perspective of a vintage computer collector. The commodore pet personal electronic transactor is a line of homepersonal computers produced starting in 1977 by commodore. With these you will be able to dial into old school c64128 bbs that have been converted to telnet from dialup.
Some, however, have gotten a modern twist like bitfixers recent commodore pet project upgrades. Software arts later released versions for the atari 8bit computer, the commodore pet, the trs80 and the ibm pc. Yes, if retrostyle has a winner, it would have to be the 3032 variant of the commodore pet. The basic command that bill gates modified in pet basic was the poke command.
These products have been specifically designed to help grooming, boarding, daycare and training businesses run more efficiently. Commodore pet basic quick reference card adapted from commodore 64 programmers reference guide from project 64 link. Commodore history part 1 in this episode i take a look at the origins of commodore computers starting with the kim1, the acquisition of mos technology, and the pet computer. Commodore pet tape wav files retro computer verzamelaar. Htm in the html folder for instructions and manuals. We have been using this software longer than their reps have worked there and know more about it than they do, so theyre of no help.
This page contains a few programs for petcbm computers that i have picked up from various places on the web to use with the model 8096 that i have, this machine has an 80 column screen and 32kb of ram on board, with an additional 64kb on an internal expansion board. It is not an exhaustive list of and other software may have been published. Aug 21, 2014 tynemouth software llp old computers, new computers, bespoke web design and software development, computer repairs, it and media services. Getting programs for a commodore pet classic computers.
All of these parts except for the transformer and capacitor are on the pet motherboard. From places near and far, the computers and accessories of commodore business machines have made their way into my humble home. Nov 29, 2018 commodore pet 2001 factory this is the commodore pet factory, likely in palo alto california in 1978. Commodore pet beta the keyboard graphic responds to mouse clicks, touch events, and key presses. Most of the games were designed for the 40column version of the pet and there seems to be a lot of incompatibilities between pets with different keyboard types as well. Yes, all of the computers on a multicomputer or multilocation network need to be updated to the same build of 123pet software. Commodore 64 games and software and commodore 128 and 64. Sign up original source code of various commodore computers and peripherals. The commodore pet personal electronic transactor was a homepersonal computer produced in 1977 by commodore international. Lots of pet info, including hardware hacks and software.
Blog index and site links getting programs for a commodore pet. In this episode i take a look at this late 1970s era commodore pet and repair the keyboard, brighten up the crt, and generally clean it up. This file is intended to be an index about the pet line of commodore computers. Commodore pc tools tools specific to transferring software between a pc and a commodore 12 5. First commodore pet 2001 1977 commodore 64 screen display codes poke p. The main commodore system software was developed by fred bowen and. This is the first commodore computer, the pet, or the personal electronic transactor. Commodore pet 4032 computer steves computer collection. Commodore business machines its not how little it costs.
These digital wonders are my favorite toys, being both my chief hobby and greatest passion. It provides you with a very powerful assembler, editor and loader. This is one of the most iconiclooking computer of the 70s, it reminds us of an era of frenetic innovation, harsh competition and bold design choices that shaped the computer industry as we know it today. The pet 3032 has no disk drives so i needed cassette software. Once again i post a message for help in this great knowledgeable forum. Im fairly new to it and was wondering if anyone could provide some info regarding its limitations. A topseller in the canadian and united states educational markets, it was the first personal computer sold to the public and formed the basis for their entire 8bit product line, including the commodore 64. Commodore pet 2001 factory this is the commodore pet factory, likely in palo alto california in 1978.
The commodore pet personal electronic transactor is a line of homepersonal computers produced starting in 1977 by commodore international. Despite the limited graphics and sound capabilities, there are no shortage of games for the pet. An online emulator of the commodore pet 2001 computer. January commodore first shows a prototype pet computer at the winter consumer electronics show. The screencap graphic i made is 34,386 bytes just by itself. View and download commodore pet 2001n instruction book online. Tynemouth software llp old computers, new computers, bespoke web design and software development, computer repairs, it and media services uk sunday, 24 september 2017 commodore pet digital tape counter repair. Commodore pet software the following is a list of commodore pet software in the centre for computing history collection. It is compiled out of several resources found on the internet.
The wait command was not added until visual basic many years later. Original javascript emulation code by thomas skibo 2014, revised for interface enhancements by norbert landsteiner 2017. A topseller in the canadian and united states educational markets, it was commodore s first fullfeatured computer, and formed the basis for their entire 8bit product line. The commodore pet assembler development system commodore business machines professional computer division, 1979 downloaded from.
As you can see, the d64 format is well supported, the older cbm pet image file types seem to be less so. Cbm 8000, cbm 2001b, cbm 8016, pet 20018k, cbm 8032. A good rule of thumb is to update the server computer with the pet software download first then update the remaining client computers. However, dircbm is not a standalone program, it is an addin for total commander a complete file manager replacement for microsoft windows, it is released as shareware. This page contains a few programs for pet cbm computers that i have picked up from various places on the web to use with the model 8096 that i have, this machine has an 80 column screen and 32kb of ram on board, with an additional 64kb on an internal expansion board. I have been selling adapters to replace the mps6540 roms in the commodore pet 2001 since 2009, but until now, there has not been a solution for the equally scarce mps6550 ram chips. The emulator simulates pressing the pets left shiftkey at the same time as the clicked key. Then i completely restore it into likenew condition. A popular 8 bit processor that soon would be used in machines like the apple ii, the atari 800, the commodore pet and 64. January commodores chuck peddle shows the first pet to radio shack, hoping to have radio shack sell it. January commodore s chuck peddle shows the first pet to radio shack, hoping to have radio shack sell it. Software hardware and electronics commodore pet easter eggs.
Start your 14 day free trial today and see for yourself. The commodore pet is a line of homepersonal computers produced starting in 1977 by commodore international. There are some classic computers that just look like a computer should. Commodore 128 complete restoration and board repair. This full working, free trial copy allows you to try 123pet software before you purchase. Here at the vintage computer festival, weve found oodles of odds and ends from the past. Troubleshooting common problems with the commodore pet.
Hold your shift key while clicking the pet keyboard to get the graphics characters. Commodore pet system 1200x798 commodore pet system 1200x798 data. Like all early pets, it features a small 9 integrated monitor. Commodore pet b700 factory this commodore pet b700 high boy factory was likely in pennsylvania in 1984. Feb 01, 2017 in this episode i take a look at a commodore 128 that i bought on craigslist in terrible shape.
During this time, the school bought two commodore pet computers personal electronic transactors. Versatile commodore emulator for windows, mac, dos, beos, solaris, os2, amiga, dingoo, skyos, dos and linux from the good folks at viceemu. John feagans at commodore considered this a bug and removed it from the first version of pet basic. Over time, by incorporating suggestions from pet service professionals like yourself, 123pet software has built a robust business management. Commodore international founder jack tramiel was considered one of the pioneers in the history of computer science and contributed to the spread of the first domestic computers, such as the commodore pet and the commodore 64. Many programs were originally designed for the old rom pets but. The stress of switching over to a new software program is worth not having to deal with the every day stress of 123 pet.
As there are a number of sites about the commodore pet computers, this site concentrates on the technical aspects of those machines. Changing the size of memory or changing the rom version forces a reset of the pet. Gecko serial pet driver the csa gecko board has a driver that patches up a pet fat40 rom such that it uses an uart rs232 interface as editor rom and not the usual screen area anymore. This was the first commercial all in one personal computer which you could simply plugin and begin using. One utility with good support for the older disk image types is dircbm, an open source project hosted on sourceforge. 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. Preface the commodore pet assembler development system software package allows you to program in the native 6500 series assembly language code, directly on the commodore pet computer.
If you have any software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page. Commodore pet mini build your own commodore pet quite possibly the prettiest retro computer ever. Idoc international commodore documentation mostly c64128 also has a nice page on the pet2001 including an untested they claim composite video circuit for it, and for the 4032. Commodore education brochure pet, superpet, 2041 disk, vic20, printers commodore pet plus 2041 floppy disk drive. The oldest machines in the commodore petcbm range are now getting on for 40 years old, as might be expected for computers of this vintage, many of the original components are obsolete and difficult to source, this includes the roms.
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