Ah yes, the Commodore PET/CBM. I spent many great hours on it. I still have
mine in storage. A great machine of the Apple / TRS-80 personal computer
era.
The Commodore was a 1 mHz 6502 CPU with 32K RAM and the OS in the 32K ROM, a
640 x 400 12" green CRT with an IEEE port. All of this for only $1295!
Of course, you had to add the dual 1 meg Floppy Drive for only $1295 and the
dot matrix printer for an additonal $995. Word processing software was only
$495.
Not bad, a complete home computer / test based word processing system for
only $4K, and those were the 1980's dollars.
The Commodore has been seen in a number of TV shows and movies. In fact a
chrome platred model was on Capt Kirk's desk in one of the early Star Trek
movies.
Myc
On 7/25/06, JanRwl@... <JanRwl@...> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/25/2006 3:19:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>
> lcdpublishing@... <lcdpublishing%40yahoo.com> writes:
>
> Well, correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that the same computer Jan is
> using with his PCB mill?<<
>
> Chris and others: That is a Commodore "PET" the first
> commercially-available "home computer" with the keyboard, motherboard
> (ONLY board!), and monitor
> all built into ONE unit. The EARLIER model had a "chicklet" keyboard,
> making
> room for the cassette drive next to the keys, TRULY "all in one"!
>
> The first PET I had lasted until about '92. Then CBM went bust, and I had
> an opportunity to buy FIVE replacements for $100 plus shipping. Old age
> took
> those out one by one, over the years, and the last one to operate this
> drill
> finally just quit functioning. I have a nice, working, old '386
> "minitower"
> and a monocolor monitor with a Parallel Printer Port ("LPT-1") I will use
> for
> that, now, but I have to re-write the CBM BASIC to GWBASIC which the '386
> can understand. ONE old person, NOT enough time! (This machine would drill
>
> about 1 hole per second. As you can see, totally home-brew! Quill is 400
> Hz
> "aircraft instrument motor." The little blue motor on top drives the "Z"
> (0.250" down/up) ramp.) Jan Rowland
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