Three Modern Commodore PET 2001 Upgrades You Need!

I've upgraded my recent VCFMW 2022 retro computing purchase, a 1977 Commodore PET 2001-8 with modern accessories from ‪@thefuturewas8bitchannel841‬ and Bit Zeal. In this video I share a history of my Commodore PET 2001, the upgrades I made, discuss the benefits of each, and then share my overall thoughts on whether anyone with a stock Commodore PET 2001 should make these purchases. Some of these upgrades come with unexpected surprises, as does this original Commodore PET 2001.

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Links Mentioned:
1. Commodore PET RAM/ROM - https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop...
2. SD2PET Future - https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop...
3. PET Dual Joystick Adapter - https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop...
4. Stupid PET Tricks - https://www.bit-zeal.com/product/stup...
5. Bonus Life Computers - https://bonuslifecomputers.com/
6. Hyperkin Ranger Controller - https://amzn.to/3orPuEv
7. Hyperkin Trooper Controller - https://amzn.to/3l1CHXj
8. Campus Curiosity Article - https://rcc-redmarley.tumblr.com/post....
9. The Oldest Commodore PET Brochure - https://www.commodore.ca/commodore-hi....
10. Zimmers.net SuperPET Page - http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/csp900...

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Start
00:23 - Video Bumper
00:34 - Channel housekeeping
00:50 - What I know about my PET's history
02:39 - Do you know anything about my PET?
02:50 - Brief Commodore PET History
03:26 - What's in a name?
03:46 - Marketing and name inspirations
04:54 - My PET's specifications
05:50 - The display
06:19 - Datasette(s)
07:15 - Keyboard
09:12 - Opening the hood
09:44 - PET Cleaning
10:36 - Time for the upgrades
10:45 - Four upgrades I choose
11:45 - TFW8B SD2PET Future
12:28 - PET RAM/ROM
13:01 - IEEE 488 Use
13:40 - DOS Wedge
14:33 - Dual Joystick Adapter
15:08 - Stupid Pet Tricks
15:55 - What's the ROI?
18:35 - Final Recommendation
19:57 - Were the upgrades worth the cost?
21:07 - Watch more retroCombs

From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodo...

The Commodore PET was officially announced in 1976 and Jack Tramiel gave Chuck Peddle six months to have the computer ready for the January 1977 Consumer Electronics Show, with his team including John Feagans, Bill Seiler, two Japanese engineers named Fujiyama and Aoji, and Jack's son Leonard Tramiel,[7] who helped design the PETSCII graphic characters and acted as quality control.

The result was Commodore's first mass-market personal computer, the PET, the first model of which was the PET 2001. Its 6502 processor controlled the screen, keyboard, cassette tape recorders and any peripherals connected to one of the computer's several expansion ports.[8] The PET 2001 included either 4 KB (2001-4) or 8 KB (2001-8) of 8-bit RAM, and was essentially a single-board computer with discrete logic driving a small built-in monochrome monitor with 40×25 character graphics, enclosed in a sheet metal case that reflected Commodore's background as a manufacturer of office equipment.[9] The machine also included a built-in Datasette for data storage located on the front of the case, which left little room for the keyboard.