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PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« on: September 17, 2011, 05:05:20 AM »
Wow, a micro-SD card drive for Commodore PET computers!  PETdisk is now on the market in kit form for $25 US (not including shipping).  PETdisk is made of two components, the primary board attaching to the IEEE-488 port on the PET and the secondary board attaching to the cassette port of the PET.

To read up on the PETdisk description, see videos on PETdisk, brush up on the user instructions, and peruse the assembly instructions, go to

          http://www.bitfixer.com/bf/PETdisk

To read a brief discussion about the PETdisk, go to

          http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2997

          Received mine today,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2011, 05:30:18 AM »
damn... Commodore PET 4032 series... the first computer I ever used.  It made me ask my parents for a VIC-20.
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2011, 02:03:29 PM »
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damn... Commodore PET 4032 series... the first computer I ever used.  It made me ask my parents for a VIC-20.


Hi,

Mine was a Radio Shack Tandy 1000 (first one on market) but unlike you, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I had to save up and buy my VIC-20. The only reason I got to use the Tandy was my dad who bought it, also bought magazines at that time and guess who got to type in all the programs. My parents always said you have to work for your leisure time.

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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2011, 03:45:23 PM »
Shame that nobody has a link to decent archive of PET games TAPS/D64s then.
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2011, 05:00:00 PM »
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Shame that nobody has a link to decent archive of PET games TAPS/D64s then.


We just need the listings and Smerf will type them in for us.  :D
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2011, 05:04:50 PM »
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We just need the listings and Smerf will type them in for us.  :D


hahahaha
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2011, 06:46:20 PM »
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Shame that nobody has a link to decent archive of PET games TAPS/D64s then.

Some are at

http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/pet/index.html

Truly,
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2011, 08:39:37 PM »
Long before Apple, HP and the rest, Commodore had the AIO All-in-One computer!   Great to see.
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2011, 08:48:04 PM »
Awesome! Now all I need is a PET to go alongside my TRS-80 Model III   :)
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2011, 11:27:34 PM »
yikes, I have 4 complete Pets but not sure I'd ever go down this road... good to know however
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2011, 05:58:48 AM »
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...not sure I'd ever go down this road...

Sure!  Take the road less traveled.  :)

And miles to go before I sleep,
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2011, 07:33:38 AM »
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Awesome! Now all I need is a PET to go alongside my TRS-80 Model III   :)

Seriously a TRS-80, aka the "Trash-80"?

Excellent. I'll watch your intervention on the show Hoarding Buried Alive.
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2011, 08:00:00 PM »
The PETdisk developer says "other users [report] that the PETdisk works on C64 and 128 with an IEEE-488 cartridge interface".

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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2011, 08:01:47 PM »
The PETdisk developer says "other users [report] that the PETdisk works on C64 and 128 with an IEEE-488 cartridge interface".

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
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Re: PETdisk - new SD card drive for Commodore PETs
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2011, 10:18:38 PM »
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Shame that nobody has a link to decent archive of PET games TAPS/D64s then.

Here's another link with lots of games -

http://www.6502.org/users/sjgray/disks/petgames.zip

Truly,
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