Ken Shirriff on Nostr: The Commodore PET, along with the Apple II and the Radio Shack TRS-80, formed the ...
The Commodore PET, along with the Apple II and the Radio Shack TRS-80, formed the "1977 Trinity" that made home computers popular. The PET was very quirky, combining a tiny keyboard, a cassette drive for storage, and a monitor in a trapezoidal case. I got one, but it didn't work. Let's fix it... 1/N
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