Commodore PET
64 model 4064, 2-PET model 4032-12, 2-CBM 2001
Is this the Educator 64, aka a C64 in a PET case? I've never seen one of
those apart from press photos from when they were released.
No. There are two collections classed as "PET 64s" -- the true PET or
Educator 64, which is just a regular 64 in a PET case with a monochrome
monitor; and the 4064, which also appears in PET cases, with a modified
Kernal that turns the background to black, text colour to white and all
sprite colours to black during interrupts.
So you're saying the 4064 is more interesting than the PET/Educator 64?
I have one, FWIW.
Well, they're both interesting. The PET 64 has a built-in amp for the
speaker and a reset switch, and some people have reportedly converted it
into a colour system, making a rather interesting all-in-one. Since the
Kernal is standard, it's just a regular Commodore 64 in a big case.
The 4064 is more interesting for its ROM changes, but it's rather more
annoying to use than the PET 64 because of them (there's a POKE to make the
Kernal stop doing that, but as soon as you reset it or hit RUN-STOP/RESTORE,
it goes back to its old tricks -- for the curious, it's
POKE 646,PEEK(646)OR128 ). Nevertheless, it's much more unique.
And if you get bored with the 4064, let me know. :)
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