Commodore PET

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The Commodore PET is an early all-in-one personal computer from the late 1970s that helped popularize home and educational computing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf personal computer
announcedAt 1977 Consumer Electronics Show NERFINISHED
basicInterpreter Microsoft BASIC NERFINISHED
bus IEEE-488 (GPIB) port on later models
caseMaterial metal
codeName PET 2001 NERFINISHED
color off-white
contemporaryWith Apple II NERFINISHED
TRS-80 Model I NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cpu MOS Technology 6502 NERFINISHED
cpuClockSpeed 1 MHz
designer Chuck Peddle NERFINISHED
displaySize 9-inch CRT
displayType built-in monochrome CRT
formFactor all-in-one desktop unit
fullName Commodore PET 2001 NERFINISHED
graphicsCapability character-based graphics
influenced Commodore 64 design
Commodore VIC-20 design
inputDevice cassette tape drive
keyboard
introduced 1977
keyboardType integrated keyboard
manufacturer Commodore International NERFINISHED
memory 16 KB RAM
4 KB RAM
8 KB RAM
memoryType static RAM
nameMeaning Personal Electronic Transactor NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the first mass-produced personal computers
integrated monitor keyboard and cassette in one case
widespread use in schools
operatingSystem Commodore BASIC NERFINISHED
powerSupply internal power supply
predecessor KIM-1 NERFINISHED
primaryMarket education
hobbyist computing
small business
romSize 14 KB
series PET series
sound simple beeper
storage built-in cassette tape drive
storageMedium compact cassette
successor Commodore 4000/8000 series NERFINISHED
Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
Commodore CBM-II series NERFINISHED
Commodore VIC-20 NERFINISHED
textResolution 40×25 characters

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VisiCalc operatingSystem Commodore PET
VisiCalc platform Commodore PET
Commodore notableProduct Commodore PET
subject surface form: Commodore International
Microsoft BASIC usedOn Commodore PET
MOS Technology 6502 usedIn Commodore PET