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Commodore SuperPet	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1981	MOS 6502	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos hardware emulators links docs related oc_id source SuperPet /media/museum/photos/commodore_superpet_system_2.jpg /companies/commodore Commodore label value NAME SuperPet label value MANUFACTURER Commodore label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1981 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE CBM BASIC 4.0 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke 73 keys with numeric keypad label value CPU MOS 6502 and Motorola 6809 label value SPEED 1 Mhz. label value RAM 96 KB label value ROM 48 KB (Kernal + CBM BASIC) label value TEXT MODES 80 columns x 25 rows - 3 character sets (255 each) label value GRAPHIC MODES None label value COLORS Monochrome. Green display label value SOUND 1 voice - Three octaves label value I/O PORTS IEEE-488, 2 x 'Datasette', Parallel User port, RS-232, Expansion port label value OS Commodore Kernal and BASIC language label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit label value PRICE $2,000 photos hardware emulators links docs 659 title subtitle text image SYSTEM OPENED Note the expansion board mounted above the original CBM-8032 board and featuring Motorola 6809 processor and 64 KB of additional RAM /media/museum/photos/commodore_superpet_inside_1.jpg title subtitle text image OPENED #2 /media/museum/photos/commodore_superpet_inside_2.jpg title subtitle text image CLOCK/CALENDAR MODULE Could be connected to any PET/CBM user port. Clock and calendar were battery backed up. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_clockmodule_1.jpg title subtitle text image EPROM PROGRAMMER Could burn 2716 and 2732 Eprom chips. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_epromprog_1.jpg title subtitle text image TNW-2000 IEEE-488 to Serial converter Thanks to **Pascal Rollin** /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_tnw2000_1.jpg title subtitle text image DUAL DISK-DRIVES Model 2040 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. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm2040-dualdisks_1.jpg title subtitle text image 8050 DUAL DISK-DRIVE 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. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_8050_diskdrives.jpg title subtitle text image 8250-LP DUAL DRIVE UNIT 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! /media/museum/hardware/commodore_700_8250fddunit_1.jpg title subtitle text image 9090 HARD-DISK 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. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_9090_harddisk.jpg title subtitle text image 8023P COMMODORE TRACTOR PRINTER /media/museum/hardware/commodore_printer_8032p.jpg title url platform text Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator (VICE) http://www.6502.org/users/andre/index.html Windows title url text Larry's PET/CBM Pages http://www.portcommodore.com/petindex.php?path=main-cbmidx Excellent source of information for PET/CBM computers title url text PET index http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html Some useful info here about PET computers title url text The Commodore CBM-II page http://ca.geocities.com/SJGRAY@ROGERS.COM/CBM/ All things CBM-II title url text THE Independent Commodore Library http://freespace.virgin.net/ken.ross1/ All sorts of programs here, text files covering a wide range of subjects title url text TPUG - Toronto PET Users Group Inc. http://www.tpug.ca/ The Commodore PET Users Group, founded in 1979 ! (seems offline, mail us their new address if you find it) title url text www.commodore.ca http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm Excellent site with a lot of info about Commodore computers including dedicated PET pages title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com Discussion about Commodore micros title url cover text COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/commodore_basic_4_users_reference%20manual.jpg [**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 url cover text COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/pet_machine_language_monitor.jpg [**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) /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series /museum/commodore-cbm-80xx /museum/commodore-pet-200 /museum/commodore-pet-2001 /museum/commodore-pet-30xx /museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx 675 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230201095833/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=675 2023-02-01

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 designed with universities and scientists in mind.

Based on the CBM 8000 series design, The SuperPet has two processors, a standard MOS 6502 like all Pet systems, and a Motorola 6809. It could run all the original C-8000 software as well as modern 6809 based compilers and development tools: C, PASCAL, BASIC, APL, FORTRAN, COBOL, Assembler, etc.

The SuperPet was actually built as a programmer's machine allowing developers to work at home and transfer/exchange their files with a mainframe through a true built-in RS-232 interface. A power-on menu gave access to various language packages and several utilities: RS-232 setup, machine language monitor, text editor and terminal program.

Technically speaking, the 6502 and 6809 processors shared the same address and control lines so both CPUs worked on the same memory area except the Kernel ROM that remains independent of each processor.

Commodore 8000 series owners could upgrade their system and make them SuperPets thanks to an optional upgrade package.