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Commodore PET 2001 - 1977
The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) is a line of home/personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International. A top-seller in the Canadian and United States educational markets, it …
Read More →Commodore PET 4000 Series - 1980
In 1980, the 4000-series PETs were launched. These used a larger 12″ monitor with a redesigned CRT controller and also included the enhanced BASIC 4.0, which added commands for disk …
Read More →Commodore PET 8000 Series - 1980
The PET 8000 series, also badged as CBM for Commodore Business Machines, included a new display chip which drove an 80×25 character screen. However, this resulted in a number of software incompatibilities …
Read More →Commodore VIC-20 - 1981
The VIC-20 was the first inexpensive color computer available, costing less than $300. was intended to be more economical than the PET computer. It was equipped with 5 KB of …
Read More →Commodore SuperPET 9000 - 1981
The SuperPET SP9000, also known as Micro-Mainframe or MMF9000, was developed in conjunction with the Department of Computer Science of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It was primarily …
Read More →Commodore SuperPET SP9000 - 1981
The last in the Commodore PET series was the SP9000, known as the SuperPET or MicroMainframe. This machine was designed at the University of Waterloo for teaching programming. In addition …
Read More →Commodore 64 - 1982
The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, C-64, C=64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International. It is listed in the Guinness World Records …
Read More →Commodore Educator 64 - 1983
1983 saw Commodore attempt to compete with the Apple II’s hold on the US education market with the Educator 64, essentially a C64 and “greenscale” monochrome monitor in a PET …
Read More →Commodore SX-64 - 1984
The Commodore SX-64, also known as the Executive 64, or VIP-64 in Europe, is a portable, briefcase/suitcase-size “luggable” version of the popular Commodore 64 home computer and holds the distinction …
Read More →Commodore Amiga 1000 - 1985
The Commodore Amiga 1000, also known as the A1000 and originally simply as the Amiga, is the first personal computer released by Commodore International in the Amiga line. It combines …
Read More →Commodore Amiga 500 - 1987
The Amiga 500 is the first low-end Commodore Amiga 16/32-bit multimedia home/personal computer. It was announced at the winter Consumer Electronics Show in January 1987 – at the same time …
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