Commodore PET 4016
Posted: 03 Jun 2017, 02:54
Here's another one of my favourite computers because it was similar the first computer (and keyboard) I laid hands on, the Commodore PET 4032. The Commodore PET was released in 1980 and is known as one of the "Holy Trinity" of computers (the other two were the Apple II and TRS-80 Model 1). This model "4016" meant that it had 40 columns of text and 16k of memory. The first computer I used in school was a PET 4032 with 32k of memory and that was pretty sweet back then. I have one of those in my collection too.
This keyboard in each is the same and has Mitsumi key switches with a hand wired caps lock.
Here are some pics:
This keyboard in each is the same and has Mitsumi key switches with a hand wired caps lock.
Here are some pics:
- Commodore PET 4016 - computer with integrated Mitsumi keyboard
- Commodore PET 4016 - computer with integrated Mitsumi keyboard.JPG (331.84 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - keyboard mechanism top
- Commodore PET 4016 - keyboard mechanism top.JPG (225.93 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - keyboard mechanism bottom
- Commodore PET 4016 - keyboard mechanism bottom.JPG (205.58 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - key caps and springs removed
- Commodore PET 4016 - key caps and springs removed.JPG (220.33 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - keyboard internals
- Commodore PET 4016 - keyboard internals.JPG (447.72 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - key switches in place
- Commodore PET 4016 - key switches in place.JPG (341.96 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - key switch springs
- Commodore PET 4016 - key switch springs.JPG (325.69 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - bottom of key switches
- Commodore PET 4016 - bottom of key switches.JPG (324.69 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - Caps Lock
- Commodore PET 4016 - Caps Lock.JPG (168.3 KiB) Viewed 1710 times
- Commodore PET 4016 - key switches and key caps
- Commodore PET 4016 - key switches and key caps.JPG (165.6 KiB) Viewed 1710 times