January 1977 · Computer or hardware
Commodore PET 2001 (1977)
All-in-one 8-bit computer with built-in keyboard, monochrome monitor and cassette deck, first shown in January 1977 and shipped that autumn.
It used a MOS 6502 and Microsoft BASIC in ROM, and was popular in schools alongside the Apple II and TRS-80.
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Facts
- Date
- January 1977
- Kind
- Computer or hardware
- Maker or publisher
- Commodore
- CPU
- MOS 6502
- CPU speed
- 1 MHz
- RAM installed
- 4 KB
- Display
- 9-inch green monochrome, 40x25 text
Source: Wikipedia
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- Apple II (competitor, 1977)
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