Commodore Pet 2001

From: Larry Anderson <foxnhare_at_goldrush.com>
Date: Sun Dec 27 00:01:36 1998

> From: Phil Clayton <handyman_at_sprintmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Commodore Pet 2001
>
> Thanks Larry for all the information on the Pet,I feel like a kid on Christmas with my
> new find..
> Like I said in 1978 this is the very first computer that I got bug from.
> It was in a window of a High-tech Gadget type store with a great
> graphics demo running.

I have some of the original Commodore graphics demos (which they sold on
tape), there was the one with bar graphs and business stuff and another one
with like a mouse in a cage and star wars ships (not very exciting nowadays as
they were then), also one called mandala which is in ML and does a kalidescope effect.

> I inquired about it from the Clerk there who knew nothing
> about it. Nor did I, but it was pure Lust on my part with the thought of owning
> such an obviously powerful computer. When he told me the price of $599.00

My first view was from the cover of the October 1978 Popular Science:
http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/PSPETSM.JPG
The PET there was obviously one of the prototypes (note the rounded case, from
what I understand it was wooden, also note the cheap wood-grain contact paper
over the case. kinda looked neat though.)

> I know it would be some time before I could own it. So now only 21 years later
> I have one.

Yeah I think that sums it up for most of us classic computerists... (grin)
or better yet 'I have every computer that I wanted.'

>
> I will take look see if its the earliest version Basic or the upgraded one.
> > Now when it powers up if it reads:
> > *** COMMODORE BASIC ***
> > you have the original classic (read 'bug-ridden') ROMs.if it reads:
> > ### COMMODORE BASIC ###
> > you have the 'upgrade' (mostly bug fixed) ROMs.

> > The earlier units used butchered SANYO cassette players
> Mine has the the Sanyo Cassette with White keysAlso the border around the screen is blue
> not White or Black like some others I have seen..
>
> Does this indicate an earlier Pet ?

Yes it does; so far so good. (Never seen a white trim myself unless you are
referring of the plastic frames on the later plastic-cased PET models (there
was still a black trim around the picture tube though.)
Received on Sun Dec 27 1998 - 00:01:36 GMT

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