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Commodore PET 200	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1979	MOS 6502	name company company_name specs tabs photos hardware emulators links docs comments related oc_id source PET 200 /companies/commodore Commodore label value NAME PET 200 label value MANUFACTURER Commodore label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1979 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Commodore BASIC 4.0 label value KEYBOARD Full stroke detachable 73 keys with numeric jeypad label value CPU MOS 6502 label value SPEED 1 Mhz. label value RAM 32 KB label value ROM 18 KB label value TEXT MODES 80 characters x 25 lines - 12'' built-in green monitor label value GRAPHIC MODES None (128 graphical characters) label value COLORS Monochrome label value I/O PORTS IEEE-488, Parallel, 2 x tape recorder, expansion connector label value BUILT IN MEDIA None label value OS ROM based label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply label value PRICE Unknown photos hardware emulators links docs title subtitle text image COMMODORE LABEL Note that the model name is labelled "9000" and this model is the 16th of the Pet 200 series! null 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/gallery/default.htm Some pictures & info about about PET 200 and other Commodore stuff 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 Martin ''Funny'' Heise (Germany) Saturday 22nd October 2016 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 date text Remi Jakobsen (Norge) Monday 2nd May 2016 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 date text Magnus Tuesday 22nd May 2012 I also have one of the swedish models. I got it in 1990 so I guess it is at least 8 of them :) . author date text John (Nevada) Thursday 3rd July 2003 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 /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 746 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608074111/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=746 2023-06-08

The PET 200 is a rebadged version of the Commodore 8032-SK which is itself the same model as the 8032 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.