- Name
- Commodore PET/CBM
- Abbreviation
- CBM
- Release Date
- January 1977
- Manufacturer
- Commodore (Company)
- Launch price
- $794.99
- Install base
- 219,000
- Online service
- No
- Aliases
- Commodore CBM
Commodore PET/CBM
The PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was a home-/personal computer produced by Commodore starting in 1977.
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Overview
PET 2001 series / 2001-N & -B series, CBM 3000 series
- CPU: 6502, 1 MHz
- RAM: 4 or 8 KB / 8, 16, or 32 KB
- ROM: 18 KB, including BASIC 1.0 / 20 kB, including BASIC 2.0
- Video: discrete TTL video circuit, 9" monochrome monitor, 40×25 character display
- Sound: none / single piezo "beeper" (optional external speaker driven by MOS 6522 CB2 pin)
- Ports: 2 MOS 6520 PIA, MOS 6522 VIA, 2 Datassette (1 used / 1 on the back), 1 IEEE-488
- Notes: 69 key chiclet keyboard and built-in Datassette / full-sized, full-travel keyboard, no built-in Datassette
PET 4000 series / CBM 8000 series
- CPU: MOS 6502, 1 MHz
- RAM: 8, 16, or 32 kB / 32 or 96 kB
- ROM: 20K, including BASIC 4.0
- Video: MOS 6545, 9" or 12" / 12" monochrome monitor, 40×25 / 80×25 character display
- Sound: single piezo "beeper" (optional external speaker driven by MOS 6522 CB2 pin)
- Ports: 2 MOS 6520 PIA, MOS 6522 VIA, 2 Datassette ports (1 on the back), 1 IEEE-488
- Notes: basically an upgraded 2001 / basically a 4000 with 80 columns and slightly different keyboard with smaller (11 key) numeric pad
SuperPET 9000 series
- CPU: MOS 6502 and Motorola 6809, 1 MHz
- RAM: 96 KB
- ROM: 48 KB, including BASIC 4.0 and other programming languages (Waterloo MicroAPL, MicroFORTRAN, MicroBASIC, MicroPASCAL, MicroCOBOL)
- Video: MOS 6545, 12" monochrome monitor, 80×25 character display
- Sound: single piezo "beeper" (optional external speaker driven by MOS 6522 CB2 pin)
- Ports: MOS 6520 PIA, MOS 6522 VIA, MOS 6551 ACIA, 1 RS-232, 2 Datassette ports (1 on the back), 1 IEEE-488
- Notes: basically an 8000 with ROMs for programming languages, it also had three character sets, and an RS-232 for use as a terminal
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- Andromeda Conquest (Game)
- B-1 Nuclear Bomber (Game)
- Bets (Game)
- Blitz (Game)
- Bulls and Bears (Game)
- Candy Conquer (Game)
- Chennault's Flying Tigers (Game)
- Computer Spacegames (Game)
- Conflict 2500 (Game)
- Dnieper River Line (Game)
- Dog Star Adventure (Game)
- Dragon's Eye (Game)
- Draw Poker (Game)
- Dungeon (Game)
- Dungeon of Death (Game)
- Dunjonquest: Hellfire Warrior (Game)
- Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower (Game)
- Dunjonquest: Temple of Apshai (Game)
- Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn (Game)
- Eliza (Game)
- Galaxy (Game)
- Godzilla! (Game)
- Guns of Fort Defiance (Game)
- Hamurabi (Game)
- Manbiki Shoujo (Game)
- Manbiki Shounen (Game)
- Maxit (Game)
- Microchess (Game)
- Midway Campaign (Game)
- North Atlantic Convoy Raider (Game)
- Nukewar (Game)
- Ouranos! (Game)
- Pirate Adventure (Game)
- Planet Miners (Game)
- StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel (Game)
- Stocks And Bonds (Game)
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- Telengard (Game)
- The Wizard's Castle (Game)
- Voodoo Castle (Game)
- Voyager (Game)