SuperPET

[Iggy]

Hi folks. A SuperPET has come up  in my local area for anout $300. It's far more than I would usually pay for even a vintage computer but I'm wondering if it's a good deal I might regret not picking up in future.  Just soliciting opinions on whether it's a good deal or not.

I should mention that although I love the PET and have used one before I actually don't have a lot of space.

Where is it?
I would be interested.
That is a neat system.
If you don't buy it, I want it.

[Iggy]

Yeah, it is a really powerful computer.

Unfortunately, I have been doing some research and found that this 80-column PET won't run a lot of the older 40-column PET games.  Space Invaders, for instance, won't run, which is one of the best PET games.  I think almost all PET games were intended for the 40 column models.

So, unless I want to use this SuperPET mostly for programming, BBS'ing, or word processing, it won't be that much of a "fun" machine (no old games).

It's possible to use a software 40 column driver, but it's not a real 40 columns. A hardware modification might also be possible, but not easy to do (nor not sure if I'd want to do that to a SuperPET).

:-(

Please don't modify a SuperPet just to give it compatibilty with older models.
Its a rare system that is significantly more capable than a standard Pet.

[Iggy]

I never said I would. In fact I think I said exactly the opposite.

Cool. I have always wanted one of those. The inclusion of the MC6809 and the multiple programming languages make it unique amongst Commodore systems.