Commodore News Page - News: KIM-1, PET, CBM

Mini PET Deluxe Keyboard

There is now a deluxe keyboard available for the Mini PET. The keyboard coms as a kit with switches and keys. You can alter the picture of the keys if you want to.

2020-10-02 - 12:19:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 8479 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

10 MARC - SD2PET

A new episode of the 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast is now available. In this episode: A review of the SD2PET device for Commodore PET computers.

2020-09-25 - 12:05:00 - Week: 39 - Item number: 8445 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, YouTube

Chuck Hutchins - PET 2001-32N restoration

Chuck Hutchins made a new video about retro computers. This time he is restoring a Commodore PET 2001 computer.

2020-09-04 - 12:14:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 8394 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

8-Bit Show & Tell - Dungeon - Commodore PET

Robin Harbron made another new video. This time he going to fix a few bugs in the game Dungeon for the Commodore PET.

2020-09-04 - 12:07:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 8387 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, YouTube

Jim64's 8-Bit projects - PET 2001

There is a new video available from Jim64's 8-Bit projects. In this video: The Commodore PET2001 computer, Tapuino, CB2 Sound, Joysticks and games.

2020-08-21 - 12:00:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 8340 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, YouTube

Operation 8-Bit - Mini PET

A new YouTube video from Operation 8-Bit. In this episode you can see how to build and assemble a working mini replica of the Commodore PET computer.

2020-07-24 - 12:00:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 8260 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Mini PET (options)

The Mini PET is a fully functional 6502 based computer, compatible with a Commodore PET 2001N-32 (3032/4032) computer. There is now more information available for all the options.

2020-07-10 - 12:15:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 8235 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - Mini PET

Chuck Hutchins made a new video about retro computers. This time he is building a Mini PET from Tynemouth Software and The Future was 8 bit.

2020-07-10 - 12:11:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 8231 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

The Mini PET (Pre-Order)

The Mini PET is a fully functional 6502 based computer, compatible with a Commodore PET 2001N-32 (3032/4032), but in a much smaller form factor and with much less power consumption.

2020-05-29 - 12:18:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 8117 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

8-Bit Show & Tell - PET scroll text.

Robin Harbron made another new video. This time he talks about making a smooth scrolling text on a Commodore PET computer.

2020-05-29 - 12:06:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 8105 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, YouTube

Tech Tangents - The Killer POKE

Tech Tangents made a new video. In this episode: The Killer POKE for the Commodore PET computers.

2020-05-08 - 12:17:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 8056 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, YouTube

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 (2001N) repair

A new video from Iz8dwf. In this video: The repair of a Commodore PET 4032 (2001-32N) computer. This time the video display logic needs repair.

2020-04-24 - 12:05:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 8004 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

8-Bit Show & Tell - 10 PRINT RACER

Robin Harbron made another new video. This time he talks about making a racing game for the Commodore PET computer.

2020-04-03 - 12:03:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7942 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, YouTube

Tynemouth Software - PET 2001

Tynemouth Software has repaired a Commodore PET 2001computer. This time the problem was a 5 Volt voltage regulator.

2020-04-03 - 12:01:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7940 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Tynemouth Software - PET/CBM keyboard + USB

Tynemouth Software has written a blog about making a device to connect a Commodore PET/CBM keyboard to USB. With this device the PET/CBM keyboard can be tested or used on a modern PC.

2020-03-06 - 12:18:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 7877 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - PET sound / RS232

Chuck Hutchins developed a device a to add sound and a serial port to his Commodore PET 2001. With this device you play games with sound, listen to the Datassette loading and communicate with a modem.

2020-02-07 - 12:18:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 7802 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Geek With Social Skills - PET 2001

Geek With Social Skills is making a video series about restoring a 1978 Commodore PET model 2001-16 N computer.

2020-02-07 - 12:11:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 7795 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 repair

Iz8dwf has made a video of the repair of a Commodore PET 4032 computer. This time the video part was not working correctly.

2020-01-10 - 12:13:00 - Week: 2 - Item number: 7711 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Chuck Peddle passed away

On December 15, 2019 Chuck Peddle passed away at the age of 82. Chuck was an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, as well as the KIM-1.

2019-12-27 - 13:21:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 7672 - Category: Commodore, KIM-1, PET, CBM

Adrian Black - PET 2001 repair (4)

A new video from Adrian Black. This time he repairs and cleans a Commodore PET 2001 computer (part 4).

2019-12-13 - 13:10:00 - Week: 50 - Item number: 7621 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

ROMulator - PET

Mike is working on a new project for the Commodore PET computers. The ROMulator is a replacement board for 64 kB RAM (x16), ROM and a debug interface. The heart of the ROMulator is a Lattice ICE40 UltraPlus FPGA.

2019-12-13 - 13:03:00 - Week: 50 - Item number: 7614 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Artifact Electronics - Commodore 8050 repair

Artifact Electronics has made a new YouTube video: This time he repairs a Commodore 8050 disk drive.

2019-08-16 - 13:07:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7334 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 repair

Iz8dwf has made a video of the repair of a Commodore PET 4032 computer. This time the error was a bad DRAM chip.

2019-08-16 - 13:05:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7332 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Chuck Hutchins - PET 2001 Datassette

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about the datassette in a Commodore PET 2001. He shows that the datassette is a normal audio recorder that Commodore adapted for the PET 2001.

2019-07-05 - 13:18:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7243 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Commodore PET Mini

You can now build your own Commodore PET Mini. You can use a 3D printer to print the PET and install a Raspberry Pi and a small screen inside. The creator of this mini PET is Lorenzo Herrera.

2019-06-28 - 13:15:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 7224 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 repair

Iz8dwf has made a video of the repair of a Commodore PET 4032 computer. This time the fault was the 12 volt supply voltage.

2019-06-14 - 13:08:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 7181 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Artifact Electronics - Commodore PET repair

Artifact Electronics has made a new Youtube video: This time he repairs a Commodore PET with a problem with the screen.

2019-05-17 - 13:02:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 7118 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Chuck Hutchins - petSD+

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about assembling and testing a petSD+ version 2.4. This is a SD card reader for the Commodore PET.

2019-05-10 - 13:14:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 7114 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Adrian Black - PET 2001 repair

A new video from Adrian Black. This time he repairs and cleans a Commodore PET 2001 computer.

Part 2 of the PET 2001 repair.

2019-04-26 - 13:13:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 7077 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Tynemouth Software - SD2PET

Tynemouth Software has written a blog about the development of a SD card disk drive for the Commodore PET series of computers. The SD2PET is now available for pre-order.

2019-04-19 - 13:01:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 7047 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Rob Clarke - PET 4010 Voice Response Unit

Rob Clarke has made a video about the Commodore PET 4010 Voice Response Unit. This device was developed for the Commodore PET/CBM computer by the Votrax corporation.

2019-03-15 - 13:12:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6972 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - Commodore 2031

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about troubleshooting and repairing a Commodore 2031 disk drive.

2019-02-22 - 13:03:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6911 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

HAL PCG-6500 - PET/CBM

The guy old made a video of a rare hardware expansion for the Commodore PET/CBM computer. The HAL PCG-6500 is a graphics board with aprogrammable character set generator and a sound device.

2019-02-01 - 13:19:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 6872 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Tynemouth Software - PET 8032

Tynemouth Software has repaired a Commodore PET 8032 computer. This time the problem was the video and a ROM.

2019-01-25 - 13:06:00 - Week: 4 - Item number: 6849 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Iz8dwf - 3040 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a Commodore 3040 disk drive. This time the speed controller of the diskette motor was defective.

2018-12-21 - 13:18:00 - Week: 51 - Item number: 6768 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 2001 repair (2)

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a PET 2001. This time he cleaned the Datassette and the keyboard.

2018-11-30 - 13:13:00 - Week: 48 - Item number: 6707 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

PET 2001 clone

Glen Kleinschmidt has built a clone of a CBM PET-2001. The specifications are: 32 KiB RAM, BASIC#2, WDC65C02N (CPU), WDC65C21N (PIA) and a WDC65C22N (VIA).

2018-11-30 - 13:07:00 - Week: 48 - Item number: 6701 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Tynemouth Software - IEEE-448 port tester

Tynemouth Software has developed a IEEE-448 port tester for the Commodore CBM/PET computers.

2018-11-23 - 13:10:00 - Week: 47 - Item number: 6689 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - PET keyboard repair

Chuck Hutchins made a video about repairing a PET 8032 Business keyboard. He cleaned the contacts, checked the resistances and repaired a broken circuit trace.

2018-11-09 - 13:19:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 6655 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 2001 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a PET 2001. The PET 2001 needed new 6550 and 6540 IC's.

2018-11-09 - 13:13:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 6649 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Software Library: Commodore PET

The Software Library: Commodore PET is a collection of software for the Commodore PET. At the moment the collection contains 339 programs and games.

2018-10-26 - 13:01:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 6607 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Web page

Tynemouth Software - PET replacement keyboards

Tynemouth Software has developed a replacement keyboard for the Commodore PET computers. The replacement keyboards are available for the "graphics" keyboard and the "chicklet" keyboard. The keyboard is now also available with a black circuit board.

2018-08-10 - 13:06:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 6441 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Commodore Pet Tape Recovery

Galb2x2 made a video about recovering a cassette tape for the Commodore PET computer. He uses a C2N Datasette and an Arduino.

2018-07-27 - 13:08:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 6417 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Dave Bradley - Super PET

Dave Bradley made a video about the repair of a Commodore Super PET.

2018-06-22 - 13:13:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 6333 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Tynemouth Software - PET replacement keyboards

Tynemouth Software has developed a replacement keyboard for the Commodore PET computers. The replacement keyboards are available for the "graphics" keyboard and the "chicklet" keyboard.

2018-05-25 - 13:12:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 6273 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Iz8dwf - PET RAM/ROM board

Iz8dwf made a video of the development of his Commodore PET RAM/ROM replacement board. The specifications are: 2 x ROM (24Kbytes) and 2 x 4K ($F000 - $FFFF).

2018-05-25 - 13:09:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 6270 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Iz8dwf - PET 2001 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a PET 2001. The PET 2001 needed a new daughterboard with RAM and ROM.

2018-04-20 - 13:15:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 6189 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

PET De Lux - The Commodore PET tribute

Love Hultén made a tribute to the Commodore PET 2001. The PET De Lux is handmade from American walnut. But it has a modern computer inside, emulating video game systems such as Commodore 64, NES and many more.

A video of the PET De Lux.

2018-03-09 - 13:12:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 6081 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Iz8dwf - Commodore C64 & PET 2001 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a Commodore C64 and a Commodore PET 2001. The C64 had a faulty PLA and a bad RAM chip. The PET 2001 needed a new RAM and ROM chip.

Commodore PET 2001

2018-03-02 - 13:18:00 - Week: 9 - Item number: 6066 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Tynemouth Software - PET 3032

Tynemouth Software has repaired two Commodore PET computers. The one PET had a couple of bad IC sockets and the other PET had damaged tracks on the circuit board and a bad capacitor.

2018-01-26 - 13:09:00 - Week: 4 - Item number: 5992 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair