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  • Re: Mini PET

    From acn@21:3/127.1 to JF on Sun Jan 10 03:21:00 2021
    Am 09.01.21 schrieb JF@21:2/110 in FSX_GEN:

    Hallo Jf,

    The original Commodore PET from 1977 was the first "complete-in-one-
    package" personal computer that could be bought.
    It included the CPU, a monitor and a tape drive all in one package.

    Thanks so much for the brief lesson in history. :) It's fascinating!

    It's been a pleasure :)

    My dad had a TRS-80, so I can say I know what _that_ is, but
    unfortunely we've never owned a Commodore, so not too familiar with
    those.

    And I'm not familiar with TRS-80s, as I never owned one.
    The TRS-80 was the third computer from 1977, next to the PET and the Apple
    II :)

    Regards,
    Anna

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  • From Barmed@21:4/127 to acn on Sat Jan 9 23:01:46 2021
    On 09 Jan 2021, acn said the following...
    The original Commodore PET from 1977 was the first "complete-in-one- ac>> package" personal computer that could be bought.
    It included the CPU, a monitor and a tape drive all in one package.

    Thanks so much for the brief lesson in history. :) It's fascinating!

    It's been a pleasure :)

    My dad had a TRS-80, so I can say I know what _that_ is, but unfortunely we've never owned a Commodore, so not too familiar with those.

    And I'm not familiar with TRS-80s, as I never owned one.
    The TRS-80 was the third computer from 1977, next to the PET and the
    Apple II :)


    We had a TRS-80 Color Computer 2 for our first computer. Ironically, it was hooked up to a 13" black and white TV.

    Our Next one was a C=64. My dad got a 286 while I was in the Army. I stuck with the 64 until the mid 90's.

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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to acn on Tue Jan 5 08:40:00 2021
    Hello acn!

    ** On Tuesday 05.01.21 - 09:29, acn wrote to Ogg:

    I've completed the Mini PET yesterday..

    Please share some pics of your project if you can.

    I'll look if I can create a blog post or something like that.

    Even just the pics at first would be good enough.

    I use http://susepaste.org/ to post temporary images (you can
    even specify when they get deleted!)

    That one along with http://pics.rsh.ru/ are true minimalist pic
    hosting services (no scripts or ads or registration that gets in
    the way).



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  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to Ogg on Wed Jan 6 14:38:00 2021
    Am 05.01.21 schrieb Ogg@21:4/106.21 in FSX_GEN:

    Hallo Ogg,

    I've completed the Mini PET yesterday..
    Please share some pics of your project if you can.
    I'll look if I can create a blog post or something like that.
    Even just the pics at first would be good enough.

    Okay, here are two pics:

    https://twitter.com/acn128/status/1345756187254468613

    I've completed the keyboard now and am just printing another part of the display case.

    Regards,
    Anna

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  • From JF@21:2/110 to acn on Thu Jan 7 14:40:30 2021
    On 06 Jan 2021, acn inked down this thought...
    Okay, here are two pics:

    I'm not sure what a PET is, but it looks pretty cool!

    JF

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  • From Barmed@21:4/127 to JF on Thu Jan 7 17:23:50 2021
    On 07 Jan 2021, JF said the following...

    On 06 Jan 2021, acn inked down this thought...
    Okay, here are two pics:

    I'm not sure what a PET is, but it looks pretty cool!

    A PET is a tyoe of Commodore computer.

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  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to JF on Fri Jan 8 13:08:00 2021
    Am 07.01.21 schrieb JF@21:2/110 in FSX_GEN:

    Hallo Jf,

    Okay, here are two pics:
    I'm not sure what a PET is, but it looks pretty cool!

    The original Commodore PET from 1977 was the first "complete-in-one-
    package" personal computer that could be bought.
    It included the CPU, a monitor and a tape drive all in one package.

    Sadly, it isn't that present in the history of computers as the Apple II,
    but it would more than deserve to be mentioned.

    Its architecture built the basics for most of the coming Commodore
    computers, like the 4000/8000 series, VIC-20 and even the C-64.

    Regards,
    Anna

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  • From JF@21:2/110 to Barmed on Sat Jan 9 09:36:44 2021
    On 07 Jan 2021, Barmed inked down this thought...

    A PET is a tyoe of Commodore computer.

    Ah yes. Not familiar with Commodore.

    Thanks,
    JF

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  • From JF@21:2/110 to acn on Sat Jan 9 09:39:28 2021
    Hi Anna

    On 08 Jan 2021, acn inked down this thought...

    The original Commodore PET from 1977 was the first "complete-in-one- package" personal computer that could be bought.
    It included the CPU, a monitor and a tape drive all in one package.

    Thanks so much for the brief lesson in history. :) It's fascinating! My dad
    had a TRS-80, so I can say I know what _that_ is, but unfortunely we've never owned a Commodore, so not too familiar with those.

    Cheers!
    JF

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  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to JF on Sat Jan 9 19:21:00 2021
    Am 09.01.21 schrieb JF@21:2/110 in FSX_GEN:

    Hallo Jf,

    The original Commodore PET from 1977 was the first "complete-in-one-
    package" personal computer that could be bought.
    It included the CPU, a monitor and a tape drive all in one package.

    Thanks so much for the brief lesson in history. :) It's fascinating!

    It's been a pleasure :)

    My dad had a TRS-80, so I can say I know what _that_ is, but
    unfortunely we've never owned a Commodore, so not too familiar with
    those.

    And I'm not familiar with TRS-80s, as I never owned one.
    The TRS-80 was the third computer from 1977, next to the PET and the Apple
    II :)

    Regards,
    Anna

    --- OpenXP 5.0.48
    * Origin: Imzadi Box Point (21:3/127.1)
  • From Barmed@21:4/127 to acn on Sat Jan 9 15:01:46 2021
    On 09 Jan 2021, acn said the following...
    The original Commodore PET from 1977 was the first "complete-in-one- ac>> package" personal computer that could be bought.
    It included the CPU, a monitor and a tape drive all in one package.

    Thanks so much for the brief lesson in history. :) It's fascinating!

    It's been a pleasure :)

    My dad had a TRS-80, so I can say I know what _that_ is, but unfortunely we've never owned a Commodore, so not too familiar with those.

    And I'm not familiar with TRS-80s, as I never owned one.
    The TRS-80 was the third computer from 1977, next to the PET and the
    Apple II :)


    We had a TRS-80 Color Computer 2 for our first computer. Ironically, it was hooked up to a 13" black and white TV.

    Our Next one was a C=64. My dad got a 286 while I was in the Army. I stuck with the 64 until the mid 90's.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
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