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Commodore PET
This is the first Commodore computer, the PET, or the Personal Electronic Transactor. It appears that they just made up that description, though, as the name "PET" was likely chosen to capitalize on the pet rock fad.
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Ah, my first computer play was on a PDP-8L, although it was hardly a tiny machine, and had a TTY as a keyboard/monitor. And paper tape to load the higher level languages. I'll never forget what trou... (Read the rest)
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I started out using the TRS-80 and Apple II (nt) Badgered   | 10/12/07
The Stone Age nwoodson@...   | 10/12/07
Something's missing vlpatterson59@...   | 10/12/07
these are computers from the 70's... SmartCookie   | 10/12/07
yep Dave P.   | 10/16/07
LOLOLOLLLLL scoobbs@...   | 10/22/07
Commodore PET = 1977 lonniemcclure   | 10/17/07
I had one of those! boringlarry@...   | 10/15/07
vintage toys in the attic z89101@...   | 10/17/07
Also missing... scoobbs@...   | 10/22/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) doverend@...   | 10/12/07
64mb of RAM??? doug_hutter@...   | 10/12/07
Way-back machine Part II tech_ed@...   | 10/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) kkallstrom@...   | 10/12/07
Apple IIe TwoHerbs   | 10/12/07
Thank Goodness None Run Microsoft itanalyst   | 10/12/07
Not Quite agbags   | 10/12/07
Bzzzt. Wrong again. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 10/12/07
I should have meant Microsoft OS itanalyst   | 10/15/07
Home Brew Computer Club Old Timer 8080   | 10/19/07
Guess again electro@...   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) Calgon   | 10/12/07
Hmmm Azathoth   | 10/12/07
Hmmm Azathoth   | 10/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) rogerlodbert@...   | 10/12/07
No rogerlodbert@...   | 10/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) phatkat   | 10/12/07
IBM in the 80's ron_whittaker@...   | 10/12/07
Sorry but no. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 10/12/07
PC not till later boguscomputer   | 01/05/08
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) docqualizer   | 10/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) ralphwombat@...   | 10/12/07
Northstar: a multiuser computer dzumalt@...   | 10/12/07
Dinosaur Sightings - 1970s computers) ron_whittaker@...   | 10/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) stephen.woods@...   | 10/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) donaldf@...   | 10/12/07
zx81 VK3TLY   | 10/16/07
Imagination machine CDRSAVAGE@...   | 10/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) wayne@...   | 10/12/07
How many ran Microsoft Basic? You WILL be suprised. No_Ax_to_Grind   | 10/12/07
I had a Challenger 2P jiminnc@...   | 10/12/07
ICL Multiuser jataylor@...   | 10/13/07
I Had a Commodore PET don@...   | 10/13/07
Heavy Petting jgbsound   | 10/15/07
Memories fishh52@...   | 10/13/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) peb@...   | 10/13/07
Why no Osborne? - wrong decade lonniemcclure   | 10/17/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) ronrumpf@...   | 10/14/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) Tare69   | 10/14/07
Agreed ferguwr@...   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) will.melmoth@...   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) Steve.Skolnick@...   | 10/15/07
Kaypro, Osborne ? will.melmoth@...   | 10/15/07
Osborne and Kaypro dennis@...   | 10/15/07
Dinosaur Sightings dennis@...   | 10/15/07
IBM's first "PC" Resuna   | 10/15/07
Missing the H-11 (1977) Resuna   | 10/15/07
PDP boguscomputer   | 01/05/08
Imsai 8080 Jimbaber   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) oldleftwinger   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) brenger@...   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) jmdoyle@...   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) FSLLJCL@...   | 10/17/07
TRS-80 Color Computer pyropakjim@...   | 10/15/07
Hot CoCo roberto_maietta@...   | 11/07/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) msd1107   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) a-bowmam@...   | 10/15/07
More Microsoft in Apple coboldinosaur   | 10/15/07
Apple 11e I had one of thoes vic.fh@...   | 10/15/07
HeathKit H8 - still boots drmda   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) Headspin   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) mpr9798@...   | 10/15/07
Memory drmda   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) jjokerst   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) markyannone   | 10/15/07
other MIA's from the 70's amankini   | 10/15/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) v10charlie@...   | 10/16/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) wm7e@...   | 10/16/07
994/A n 80's thing, not 70's psychographer   | 10/17/07
TI-99/4, not 99/4A lonniemcclure   | 10/17/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) itsupport@...   | 10/18/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) DrWhoToo   | 10/18/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) dminott@...   | 10/18/07
TRS-80: the first one designed for compatibility PhilippeV   | 10/18/07
PC Archeology Bob Webb   | 10/19/07
Timex sinclair RobertMoore12@...   | 10/19/07
SOL20 and Personal Computing ron_whittaker@...   | 11/12/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) service@...   | 12/27/07
RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers) CrowdedCranium   | 12/28/07

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