knauer@cs.uiuc.edu (Rob Knauerhase) (02/28/91)
Hello all.
I will soon be the prowd owner of a (used) Commodore Pet computer. The
last time I played with one was in the late 70's, so I'm a little out of the
picture.
Are there any FTP sites that have Pet software? [Don't laugh, there's
a Color Computer archive at Princeton.] If there is, is there any way to get
software from another machine to it? I forget if it had a serial port or
if perhaps a C64 can read/write Pet disks?
Failing that, are there user groups or third-party companies that might
have anything left over?
Any and all pointers are apprecited. Please reply in E-mail, but if you think
there's interest, post as well and I'll follow this group for a few weeks.
Thanks 10^6,
Rob Knauerhase knauer@cs.uiuc.edu,rck@ces.cwru.edu,knauer@scivax.lerc.nasa.gov
U of IL at Urbana-Champaign, Dept. of Computer Science, Gigabit Study Grouperd@giza.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ethan R Dicks) (02/28/91)
I, too, would be interested in knowing about any PET software archive. I have several PETs, several disk drives and several printers (OSU unloaded a pallet full for ~$7-$10 per box). To answer the original poster, yes and no. Some PET disk drives (2031 and 4040) can read (and sort of write) C64 disks, and others (8050, 8050) cannot read or write C64 disks. There is much debate about whether or not writing on C64 disks with a C= DOS other than v2.6 causes bit rot. The 2031 uses (supposedly) the same software to read and write disks as the 1541, and the 4040 definitely uses similar but not identical software. Good luck to all and happy PETting. -ethan -- Ethan R. Dicks | ###### This signifies that the poster is a member in Software Results Corp| ## good sitting of Inertia House: Bodies at rest. 940 Freeway Drive N. | ## Columbus OH 43229 | ###### "You get it, you're closer."
<SYST8134@Ryerson.CA> (02/28/91)
I can get a hold of around 200 or 300 disks for the PET. If you are interested in specifics let me know and remember I will need to know what kind of format you will need and the rest of the logistics can be worked out. Richard Bradley