26 Dec
1998
26 Dec
'98
4:01 p.m.
From: Phil Clayton <handyman(a)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 ? 
27 Dec
27 Dec
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28 Dec
28 Dec
11:22 p.m.
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.
One of my favorite demo programs for the Pet is a Time Clock program, it uses the graphics
of
the pet and makes giant time clock in six didgets "12:34:45" .. Very simple by
todays
computers but was considered very cool in 1978.. I have this on a Floppy disk from my
collection of software for the PET , I will have to transfer it to Tape to load on the
old
Pet. Seemed funny to use a Pet computer to tell time with, but very cool...
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.' > > 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.
Looks like mine is the older ROM as mine also says *** COMMODORE BASIC ***
Very Cool !!!! Bugs and all....
I tried out the Cassette Drive and it has a broken belt, motors turned but pulleys did
not
move, no problem tho I have several other Cassette drives, I will just plug it in the 2nd
cassette port..
Phil...
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