--- title: Commodore PET 200 categories: - Computers types: - Professional Computer origins: - U.S.A. years: - '1979' cpus: - MOS 6502 params: name: PET 200 company: /companies/commodore company_name: Commodore specs: - label: NAME value: PET 200 - label: MANUFACTURER value: Commodore - label: TYPE value: Professional Computer - label: ORIGIN value: U.S.A. - label: YEAR value: '1979' - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: Commodore BASIC 4.0 - label: KEYBOARD value: Full stroke detachable 73 keys with numeric jeypad - label: CPU value: MOS 6502 - label: SPEED value: 1 Mhz. - label: RAM value: 32 KB - label: ROM value: 18 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 80 characters x 25 lines - 12'' built-in green monitor - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: None (128 graphical characters) - label: COLORS value: Monochrome - label: I/O PORTS value: IEEE-488, Parallel, 2 x tape recorder, expansion connector - label: BUILT IN MEDIA value: None - label: OS value: ROM based - label: POWER SUPPLY value: Built-in power supply - label: PRICE value: Unknown tabs: - photos - hardware - emulators - links - docs photos: - title: COMMODORE LABEL subtitle: '' text: Note that the model name is labelled "9000" and this model is the 16th of the Pet 200 series! image: /media/museum/photos/commodore%20pet200_label_1.jpg hardware: - title: CLOCK/CALENDAR MODULE subtitle: '' text: Could be connected to any PET/CBM user port. Clock and calendar were battery backed up. image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_clockmodule_1.jpg - title: EPROM PROGRAMMER subtitle: '' text: Could burn 2716 and 2732 Eprom chips. image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_epromprog_1.jpg - title: TNW-2000 subtitle: IEEE-488 to Serial converter text: Thanks to **Pascal Rollin** image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_tnw2000_1.jpg - title: DUAL DISK-DRIVES subtitle: Model 2040 text: This dual 5.25" floppy disk is single sided, double density and has a storage capacity of 170 Kb per disk, or 360k total. It's connected to the computer through an IEEE-488 interface and uses CBM DOS 1.0. image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm2040-dualdisks_1.jpg - title: 8050 DUAL DISK-DRIVE subtitle: '' text: |- CBM PET Model 8050 Dual disk drive. It uses a 100 TPI single headed drive with a storage capacity of 533,248 bytes per drive. Each 8050 disk has 77 tracks, and is read/write compatible with the model 8250 disk. This compatibility is limited to one side of the diskette. It can be used with Commodore Series 2001, Series 3000, Series 4000 and Series 8000. It uses an IEEE-488 interface. image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_8050_diskdrives.jpg - title: 8250-LP DUAL DRIVE UNIT subtitle: '' text: The 8250-LP (for Low Profile) uses dual half-size double-side, double-density 1 MB capacity floppy drives. The main logic board is entirely different from the full-size 8250. It uses two 6502 processors! image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_700_8250fddunit_1.jpg - title: 9090 HARD-DISK subtitle: '' text: This is a single drive non-removeable Winchester technology storage device. It features 3 platters with recording surfaces on both sides and provides 7.5 million characters of storage. A single random access file may occupy the entire capacity. It has an IEEE interface connector and a "slow blow" fuse on the back. image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_9090_harddisk.jpg - title: 8023P COMMODORE TRACTOR PRINTER subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_printer_8032p.jpg emulators: - title: Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator (VICE) url: http://www.6502.org/users/andre/index.html platform: Windows text: '' links: - title: Larry's PET/CBM Pages url: http://www.portcommodore.com/petindex.php?path=main-cbmidx text: Excellent source of information for PET/CBM computers - title: PET index url: http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html text: Some useful info here about PET computers - title: The Commodore CBM-II page url: http://ca.geocities.com/SJGRAY@ROGERS.COM/CBM/ text: All things CBM-II - title: THE Independent Commodore Library url: http://freespace.virgin.net/ken.ross1/ text: All sorts of programs here, text files covering a wide range of subjects - title: TPUG - Toronto PET Users Group Inc. url: http://www.tpug.ca/ text: The Commodore PET Users Group, founded in 1979 ! (seems offline, mail us their new address if you find it) - title: www.commodore.ca url: http://www.commodore.ca/gallery/default.htm text: Some pictures & info about about PET 200 and other Commodore stuff - title: www.commodore.ca url: http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm text: Excellent site with a lot of info about Commodore computers including dedicated PET pages - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Commodore micros docs: - title: COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL url: http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/commodore_basic_4_users_reference%20manual.jpg text: |- [**COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - title: COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR url: http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/pet_machine_language_monitor.jpg text: |- [**COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) comments: - author: Martin ''Funny'' Heise (Germany) date: Saturday 22nd October 2016 text: according to Brian Bagnall''s "Commodore - a company on the edge", p. 376, the Porsche Design Center in Stuttgart, Germany, was involved in the design process, but it''s design was not used. Commodore simply tried to use Porsche''s name in the marketing process afterwards, for the design of Ira Velinsky''s. - author: Remi Jakobsen (Norge) date: Monday 2nd May 2016 text: |- Ira Velinsky,back then an Commodore employee, was the designer for the rounded case. Porsche was never involved. I''ve got this directly form an back then Commodore employee. Ira Velinsky is commonly recognized as the designer among PET/CBM collectors and in user groups. That Porsche was involved is simply a myth that goes around on the Internet in sale adverts and so on and is not true. - author: Magnus date: Tuesday 22nd May 2012 text: I also have one of the swedish models. I got it in 1990 so I guess it is at least 8 of them :) . - author: John (Nevada) date: Thursday 3rd July 2003 text: |- Hey there! I've been looking to buy on old PET system, doesn't really matter if it's working or not ( you can gut the system for all I care), nor does the model really matter, though I'd prefer a Commodore 200. Really all I want is the case and monitor. If you have any info, please let me know! Thanks! astronauticeng@aol.com related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-80xx - /museum/commodore-pet-2001 - /museum/commodore-pet-30xx - /museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx - /museum/commodore-superpet oc_id: 746 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608074111/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=746 date: '2023-06-08' --- The PET 200 is a rebadged version of the Commodore 8032-SK which is itself the same model as the [8032](/museum/commodore-cbm-80xx/) with a rounded shape design and a separate keyboard. This design was used later on the CBM-II series computers. It is said that Ferdinand Porsche was involved in this design. It's not true since he died just a few years after the end of World War II. In fact, Commodore enlisted the services of Porsche Design, a separate firm from the famous car maker that specializes in the less glamorous world of industrial design. PD was founded as a side project of Ferry Porsche, Ferdinand's son. The PET 200 was sold only in Europe. A special Swedish version, named model S, enabled special characters like Ö, Å, Ä. Thanks to **Jonas** for info and pictures.