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Commodore PET

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Manufacturer
Commodore International
Type
Personal computer ( all-in-one )
Released
January 1977 ; 49 years ago ( 1977-01 )
Introductory price
US$795 (equivalent to $4,200 in 2025)
Discontinued
1982 ; 44 years ago ( 1982 )
Units sold
219,000
Operating system
Commodore BASIC 1.0–4.0
Cpu
6502 @ 1 MHz
Memory
4–96 KB
Storage
Cassette tape , 5.25-inch floppy , 8-inch floppy , hard disk
Display
40×25 or 80×25 text
Graphics
Monochrome PETSCII semigraphic characters
Sound
None or beeper
Successor
CBM-II

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Commodore PET Cursor notes #05

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Commodore 2001 Series-IMG 0448b.jpg
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publication date
1977-10-00
inception
1977-10-00
Commons category
Commodore PET
discontinuation date
1982-00-00
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The Commodore PET is a line of personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International. A single all-in-one case combines a MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, Commodore BASIC in read-only memory, keyboard, monochrome monitor, and, in early models, a cassette deck.

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