Jul 17, 2016 carsten is a commodore enthusiast with the goal of preserving as much commodore information as possible, whether it being hardcopy or digital. There is news about the first generation cbmpet the vic20, c64 and c128. Commodore pet repair part 4 video circuits tynemouth software. A monthly datassette magazine was published by petsoft from september 1979 until about june 1980. The pet video uses separate screen ram, on the 4032, this is 2 x 2114 sram, giving 1k bytes. The commodore pet is a line of homepersonal computers produced starting in 1977. Commodore 64 d64 disk files, commodore internet gaming. Commodore pet 2001 factory this is the commodore pet factory, likely in palo alto california in 1978. The 4032 was a major success in schools, where its tough all metal. This is the dynamic system board, used in systems with 9 display schematic. The commodore pet personal electronic transactor was a homepersonal computer produced in 1977 by commodore international. The 4000 series pets came with an improved rom giving them the capability to access the new disk drives released with them.
If you commodore pet has a memory fault or a rom fault, often resulting in a screen of random characters on early pets, or a black screen on later models, you can use this to bypass the faulty rom or ram chips and get the pet running again. How to fix a commodore cbm 3032 with a garbage screen problem. How to fix a commodore cbm 3032 with a garbage screen. Pet 2001, 4032 and cbm 8032 commodore 16 commodore plus4. A topseller in the canadian and united states educational markets, it was commodore s first fullfeatured computer, and formed the basis for their entire 8bit product line. I havent used a commodore system since i was a child, so i am a bit rusty with the systems, however i do want to get back into using them. On this web page you can find the latest news about the computer brand commodore. This page is intended to help a newbie to fix a commodore cbm 3032 pet 2001n32 with a garbage or blank screen problem without using an oscilloscope or sophisticated equipment. Basic basic, merge, band pass, graphics, pet basic tutor, pascal, fortran, algol, commodore basic compiler. The first half of the kernal contained screen editor functions the screen editor.
The cbm 4032 had a serious keyboard and larger screen for one thing but lacked the built in storage medium if you could call a cassette tape drive a serious storage medium. It is a 8032090 type of board, you can find the schematics and further documentation here. Here youll find new and used hardware, software and accessories, games, educational programs, joysticks, power supplies, cables, books, graphics, public domain and shareware programs and and all sorts of other items which you probably thought werent available anymore. The commodore pet 2001 was the first full computer that commodore produced. Commodore education brochure pet, superpet, 2041 disk, vic20, printers commodore pet plus 2041 floppy disk drive. General description the all purpose commodore 64 us the complete computer for education, home or small business applications. Here are schematic diagrams of different commodore computers.
The system combined a mos 6502 microprocessor, commodore basic in read only memory rom, a keyboard, a computer monitor and in early models a cassette deck for data and program storage in a single allinone case. This collection of commodore manuals, instructions, schematics and technical information comes courtesy of the army of anonymous scanners of together, they comprise a major swath of the most prominent manuals related to commodore equipment, software, and procedures. Although it has the same cpu running at the same speed, improved circuitry allows the 4032 to run substantially faster. Commodore cbm 4032 thanks weirdstuff warehouse the commodore cbm 4032 was a more serious business machine than the pet 2001 that preceded it. Commodore cbm 3032 how i fixed a garbage screen problem. Cbm 8000, cbm 2001b, cbm 8016, pet 20018k, cbm 8032. Commodore apparently had legal issues with the pet abbreviation, and had to change it to something else. The pet 2001 came 1977 and was one of the first real personal computers. Commodore pet schematics display, rom, ram, timing, ieee. The pet 4032 was released three years after the original pet 2001.
View and download commodore pet user manual online. It had already been around for about 3 years by the time i got into computers in 1980, and technologically was way beyond anything else i had came across. The pet 4032 40 column display, 32k ram is an upgraded personalhome edition pet. Commodore pet 4032 computer steves computer collection. This is a scan of a fax, so unfortunately it isnt a good quality. There is news about the first generation cbm pet the vic20, c64 and c128. The commodore pet assembler development system commodore business machines professional computer division, 1979 downloaded from. The pet chassis flipped up like a cars hood to expose the circuitry and power supply beneath the keyboard and monitor. No other computer can offer such variety of uses and applications at such an affordable price. Dec 04, 20 nice working commodore pet 2001 showing space invaders as game im a lousy player by the way. Commodore pet 4032 photos, specs, and price engadget. Enjoy these images of my commodore petcbm 403232n mainboard. View and download commodore pet 2001n instruction book online.
The commodore pet is a line of homepersonal computers produced starting in 1977 by commodore international. Commodore pet cbm 8032 when i grew up, the commodore pet was one of my favourite aspirational computers. It retains the graphic keyboard layout of the original pet, however it has the larger display of the 8032 although it only shows 40 columns. The commodore computer museum features various hardware accessories disk drives, datasettes, controllers, monitors, printers, plotters, software floppy disks, tapes, cartridges and of course a full library of books, manuals and. The information is made available solely on as is basis, and the entire risk as to quality and accuracy is within the user. Commodoreserver is a community of commodore users and programmers who use and develop internet software for commodore computers. Commodore pet 803232b the commodore pet personal electronic transactor was a homepersonal computer produced from 1977 by commodore international.
This page contains links to pet software projects and archives. Romram replacement board for commodore pet from tynemouth. More about magazines, competitions, music, emulators and events. Gecko serial pet driver the csa gecko board has a driver that patches up a pet fat40 rom such that it uses an uart rs232 interface as editor rom and not the usual screen area anymore. Disk system user reference guide commodore electronics limited, 1982 part number 32097201 106 pages, 2. I have been taking a look through your website, in search of some help with commodore 64 commodore pet commodore 128. Commodore 64 games and software and commodore 128 and 64. Sep 30, 2016 commodore pet rom ram boards this is a new version of my 6502 rom ram boards, this one specifically for upgrading or replacing rom andor ram inside a commodore pet. The pet 4016 was the second in the series of what will become a long running series of pet computers designed by chuck peddle, who also designed the 6502 microprocessor and marketed by commodore. Weve added this product to our database but we havent actually tested it yet. Tynemouth software llp old computers, new computers, bespoke web design and software development, computer repairs, it and media services uk saturday, 16 may 2015 commodore pet 4032 repair only 16k reported. And also news about the c16, c116, plus4, c64 dtv, cone and the amiga. Commodore computer museum c64, c128, cbm pet, vic20. Troubleshooting common problems with the commodore pet 2001.
The cpu must program the crtc to actually generate a valid video signal. Schematic 320349 for dynamic pet, scanned by retro commodore. Commodore pet 4032 vintage computer powers on working by commodore. Commodore also released the cbm 8032 at about the same time as the pet 4032. Try this circuit from the commodore pet users club of england. It was based on the same architecture as the moscommodore kim1 but provided a keyboard chicklet style, tape drive and monitor all housed in a spaceage case. Schematic 320349 for dynamic pet, scanned by petkeyboardmatrix. Besides scanning for this site, he also dumps tapes and disks for preservation and contributes to the tosec database. All of these parts except for the transformer and capacitor are on the pet motherboard. It had an 80 column display and a full 32k of ram to run programs on its rom based basic. Commodore vic20 cassette software list sleep well, your air force is protecting you. Commodore releases transformer software for the amiga, which, along. To use, remove the 6502 cpu from its socket and plug in the pet rom ram board.
Commodore published software on datassette tape for the pet cbm under the petsoft label. The all purpose commodore 64 is the complete computer for education, home or small business applications. May 16, 2015 tynemouth software llp old computers, new computers, bespoke web design and software development, computer repairs, it and media services uk saturday, 16 may 2015 commodore pet 4032 repair only 16k reported. Carsten is a commodore enthusiast with the goal of preserving as much commodore information as possible, whether it being hardcopy or digital. A topseller in the canadian and united states educational markets, it was commodores first fullfeatured computer, and formed the basis for their entire 8bit product line. The pet 2001 came 1977 and was one of the first real personal computers along with apple ii and. Commodore computer museum c64, c128, cbm pet, vic20, amiga. Commodore pet rom ram boards this is a new version of my 6502 rom ram boards, this one specifically for upgrading or replacing rom andor ram inside a commodore pet. Commodore pet b700 factory this commodore pet b700 high boy factory was likely in pennsylvania in 1984. If your pet has 8k or 16k, you can use this board to upgrade to the full 32k of ram. Commodore pet tape wav files retro computer verzamelaar. This page contains a few programs for petcbm computers that i have picked up from various places on the web to use with the model 8096 that i have, this machine has an 80 column screen and 32kb of ram on board, with an additional 64kb on an internal expansion board. Pet gallery pet versions boards and schematics connectors keyboards. The commodore pet 8032 in my collection is one of the later variants of the pet line.
Is anyone aware of information which would allow me to convert my pet 2001n16 to a pet 2001n32. Supported by quality peripherals and a full range of software, the commodore 64 is perfect for the family. Layout and schematic diagrams for all projects eagle format jedec and source files for the gal personality chips. A commodore makes no expressed or implied warranties with regard to the information contained herein. Nov 29, 2018 commodore pet 2001 factory this is the commodore pet factory, likely in palo alto california in 1978. The flash software for disk drives is very different, i put its description to a separate page. This operating system from commodore is actually an improved basic, that allows to utilize the additional memory found in the 8x96 models. Other improvements include more memory and a better keyboard.
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