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Commodore CBM 700 Series	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1983	MOS 6509	name image company company_name specs tabs photos adverts hardware screenshots emulators links docs comments related oc_id source CBM 700 Series /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_system_2.jpg /companies/commodore Commodore label value NAME CBM 700 Series label value MANUFACTURER Commodore label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1983 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Extended version of Microsoft BASIC 4.0 label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 94 key with numeric keypad and function/programmable keys label value CPU MOS 6509 (Zilog Z80 & Intel 8088 optional) label value SPEED 2 MHz label value RAM 128 KB (up to 896 KB) label value ROM 28 KB label value TEXT MODES 80 chars. x 25 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES None label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND 3 voices, 9 octaves (same SID 6581 as C-64) label value SIZE / WEIGHT 46 (W) x 59.5 (D) x 46 (H) cm label value I/O PORTS IEEE-488, Serial RS-232, Cartridge, audio, cassette label value BUILT IN MEDIA optional built-in dual floppy disc drives label value OS ROM Based (CP/M or MS DOS optional) label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in switching power supply unit label value PERIPHERALS 2 x 170 KB or 500 KB or 1 MB 5'' floppy disc unit, 8088 or Z80 card label value PRICE $2995 photos adverts hardware software emulators links docs title subtitle text image MODEL 701 /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_system_1.jpg title subtitle text image DUAL FDD VERSION /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_dualfddversion.jpg title subtitle text image TOP VIEW /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_topview_1.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_rightside_1.jpg title subtitle text image KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_keyboard_1.jpg title subtitle text image WITH 8250LP The 8250LP is a dual 5.25" 1 MB floppy disk drive. LP seems to be for Low Profile (Half the height of a normal 8250) /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_withfddunit.jpg title subtitle text image REAR SIDE The monitor only allows brightness adjustment. /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_back_1.jpg title subtitle text image REAR CONNECTORS **(1)** Reset button\ **(2)** ROM cartridge connector\ **(3)** Sound output jack\ **(4)** Tape recorder connector\ **(5)** IEEE-488 connector\ **(6)** Power plug and switch\ **(7)** Serial RS-232 DB25 connector /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_connectors_1.jpg title subtitle text image MAIN BOARD **(1)** Characters generator ROM chips\ **(2)** MOS 6525 (Tri-Port Controller)and 6526 (User-Port Controller)\ **(3)** Real-time clock magnetic shield\ **(4)** 3 BASIC EPROM's\ **(5)** RAM expansion controller and ROM\ **(6)** 128 KB RAM memory chips (here 16xFairchild 8264)\ **(7)** Second 128 KB bank, used in 702-703 versions\ **(8)** Keyboard connector\ **(9)** 6509 processor. Quite the same as a 6502 but can manage more than 64 KB of RAM\ **(10)** 6850 video processor\ **(11)** 6551 RS-232-C (V.24) controller /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_mainboard_1.jpg title subtitle text image BASIC ROM'S CLOSE-UP Notice that 2764 28-pin EPROMS are socketted onto 24-pin sockets through an adaptor.\ Also notice that the second EPROM plastic protection is broken, but the chip is still running ;-) /media/museum/photos/commodore_700_basicroms_1.jpg title subtitle text image UK BROCHURE #1 /media/museum/pubs/commodore_700_4pageleaflet1.jpg title subtitle text image UK BROCHURE #2 /media/museum/pubs/commodore_700_4pageleaflet2.jpg title subtitle text image UK BROCHURE #3 /media/museum/pubs/commodore_700_4pageleaflet3.jpg title subtitle text image UK BROCHURE #4 /media/museum/pubs/commodore_700_4pageleaflet4.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 subtitle text image CALCRESULT A Spreadsheet cartridge for the Commodore 700 series /media/museum/software/commodore_700_calcresultcart_1.jpg title subtitle text image WORDCRAFT A word processor cartridge for the Commodore 700 series /media/museum/software/commodore_700_wordcraftcart_1.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) author date text Remi Jakobsen (Norge) Sunday 18th March 2018 Computers in the CBM-II series was never sold with integrated floppy drives. But probably it was planned for before at a early stage. The CBM/PET 8296D that was using similar "housing" however, was sold with integrated 8250 duel floppy drive . author date text Gagarin (USA) Monday 27th March 2017 Looking to buy one. Contact gagarinnet @ hotmail.com /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series /museum/commodore-cbm-80xx /museum/commodore-pet-200 /museum/commodore-pet-2001 /museum/commodore-pet-30xx /museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx /museum/commodore-superpet 952 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230604013708/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=952 2023-06-04

The Commodore 700 series featured the same hardware basis as the 600 series but had a built-in tilt-and-swivel monochrome 12" monitor, a detachable keyboard and housing for two 5.25" floppy drives.

It was said that the 5/6/700 cases were designed by Porsche, not the more familiar Porsche auto factory, but the separate Porsche Design firm.

Three version were also available:
• 710 (CBM 128/80 in USA): 128 KB RAM
• 720 (CBM 256/80): 256 KB RAM
• 730 (CBMX 256/80): 256 KB RAM and coprocessor

Both versions could be purchased with a built-in dual floppy disk drive which was compatible with the external 8250 dual drive unit.