PET 2001

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Company Commodore Business Machines Ltd.
Product PET 2001 (Personal Electronic Translator)
Cost $800 with 8K RAM
Graphics Resolution 40h × 25v
Indirect Dot Resolution 320h × 200v (64,000 dots)
Number of Colors Black and white
Number of Graphics Characters 64 fixed
Graphics Statements None
Comments The famous PET set of graphics characters. Integral crt, cassette recorder, and calculatorlike keypad. A nice “one-package” computer and very popular among schools. However, the techniques for using the graphics may be confusing, especially for beginners. There is no direct way to access individual dots on the screen.
Code All-in-one

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