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title: Commodore SuperPet
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1981'
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cpus:
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- MOS 6502
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params:
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name: SuperPet
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image: /media/museum/photos/commodore_superpet_system_2.jpg
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company: /companies/commodore
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company_name: Commodore
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: SuperPet
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Commodore
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1981'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: CBM BASIC 4.0
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-stroke 73 keys with numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: MOS 6502 and Motorola 6809
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- label: SPEED
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value: 1 Mhz.
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- label: RAM
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value: 96 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 48 KB (Kernal + CBM BASIC)
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80 columns x 25 rows - 3 character sets (255 each)
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: None
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- label: COLORS
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value: Monochrome. Green display
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- label: SOUND
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value: 1 voice - Three octaves
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: IEEE-488, 2 x 'Datasette', Parallel User port, RS-232, Expansion port
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- label: OS
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value: Commodore Kernal and BASIC language
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply unit
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- label: PRICE
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value: $2,000
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tabs:
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- photos
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- hardware
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- emulators
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- links
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- docs
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forum_thread: 659
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photos:
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- title: SYSTEM OPENED
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subtitle: ''
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text: Note the expansion board mounted above the original CBM-8032 board and featuring Motorola 6809 processor and 64 KB of additional RAM
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image: /media/museum/photos/commodore_superpet_inside_1.jpg
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- title: 'OPENED #2'
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/commodore_superpet_inside_2.jpg
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hardware:
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- title: CLOCK/CALENDAR MODULE
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subtitle: ''
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text: Could be connected to any PET/CBM user port. Clock and calendar were battery backed up.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_clockmodule_1.jpg
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- title: EPROM PROGRAMMER
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subtitle: ''
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text: Could burn 2716 and 2732 Eprom chips.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_epromprog_1.jpg
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- title: TNW-2000
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subtitle: IEEE-488 to Serial converter
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text: Thanks to **Pascal Rollin**
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_tnw2000_1.jpg
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- title: DUAL DISK-DRIVES
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subtitle: Model 2040
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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.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm2040-dualdisks_1.jpg
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- title: 8050 DUAL DISK-DRIVE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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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.
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It can be used with Commodore Series 2001, Series 3000, Series 4000 and Series 8000. It uses an IEEE-488 interface.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_8050_diskdrives.jpg
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- title: 8250-LP DUAL DRIVE UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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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!
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_700_8250fddunit_1.jpg
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- title: 9090 HARD-DISK
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subtitle: ''
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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.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_9090_harddisk.jpg
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- title: 8023P COMMODORE TRACTOR PRINTER
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_printer_8032p.jpg
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emulators:
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- title: Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator (VICE)
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url: http://www.6502.org/users/andre/index.html
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platform: Windows
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text: ''
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links:
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- title: Larry's PET/CBM Pages
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url: http://www.portcommodore.com/petindex.php?path=main-cbmidx
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text: Excellent source of information for PET/CBM computers
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- title: PET index
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url: http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html
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text: Some useful info here about PET computers
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- title: The Commodore CBM-II page
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url: http://ca.geocities.com/SJGRAY@ROGERS.COM/CBM/
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text: All things CBM-II
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- title: THE Independent Commodore Library
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url: http://freespace.virgin.net/ken.ross1/
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text: All sorts of programs here, text files covering a wide range of subjects
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- title: TPUG - Toronto PET Users Group Inc.
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url: http://www.tpug.ca/
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text: The Commodore PET Users Group, founded in 1979 ! (seems offline, mail us their new address if you find it)
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- title: www.commodore.ca
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url: http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm
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text: Excellent site with a lot of info about Commodore computers including dedicated PET pages
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: Discussion about Commodore micros
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docs:
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- title: COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL
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url: http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/commodore_basic_4_users_reference%20manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore
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compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca)
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- title: COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR
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url: http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/pet_machine_language_monitor.jpg
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text: |-
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[**COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore
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compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca)
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related:
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- /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series
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- /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series
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- /museum/commodore-cbm-80xx
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- /museum/commodore-pet-200
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- /museum/commodore-pet-2001
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- /museum/commodore-pet-30xx
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- /museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx
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oc_id: 675
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230201095833/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=675
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date: '2023-02-01'
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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.
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Based on the [CBM 8000](/museum/commodore-cbm-80xx/) 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.
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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.
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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.
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Commodore 8000 series owners could upgrade their system and make them SuperPets thanks to an optional upgrade package.
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