====== Commodore PET 2001 (1977) ======
===== Features =====
* CPU: 6502 1 MHz
* RAM: 4 KB (early version) then 8 KB
* VRAM: 1 KB
* ROM: 14 KB
* Text Modes: 40 x 25
* Graphic Modes: None
* Colors: Monochrome
* I/O Ports: IEEE 488, Parallel port, second, "user port" for 8-bit I/O, cassette port inside the case, rarely used
* Keyboard: 73 key 'chicklet' keyboard with numeric keypad
* Built In Language: Commodore Basic 1.0
* Built In Media: tape recorder
===== Usage =====
== Miscellaneous ==
To load a directory of available files you can use
LOAD"$"[,<devicenumber>]
i.e. to see what is on a disk (device number=8) type
LOAD"$",8
to see what is on a tape type (default)
LOAD"$"
To load a file into memory from an external device
LOAD"<filename>"[,<devicenumber>]
To run the file currently in memory type
RUN
== Floppies ==
Since the diskdrive is device number 8, you have to use
LOAD"<filename>",8
e.g.
LOAD"PACMAN",8
== Cassettes ==
Since the tape drive is the default device, you can simply use
LOAD"<filename>"
e.g.
LOAD"PACMAN"
===== Known Issues =====
* I can't get programs to load from disk
* Writing and executing programs in memory seems to work
* There is white text that pops up to give status information on the bottom few lines that eventually block your view of the cursor and text entry
===== History and Trivia =====
The name PET, besides being a marketing ploy to imply a user-friendly machine, is an acronym for "Personal Electronic Translator".
The Commodore PET 2001 was a great success. Three models were made : the PET 2001-8N with 8 KB RAM, PET 2001-16N with 16 KB RAM and the PET 2001-32N. They were conceived by Chuck Peddle who later founded Tandon, a drive manufacturer.
//(info from old-computers.com)//
===== Links =====
* PET Index -- http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html
* Larry's PET/CBM Pages -- http://www.portcommodore.com/petindex.php?path=main-cbmidx
* PDF's of manuals -- http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm
* PET at vintage-computer.com -- http://www.vintage-computer.com/pet2001.shtml
* PET at old-computers.com -- http://old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=191
===== Other Emulators =====
* VICE -- http://www.viceteam.org/
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