#petscii

[pixel8or]

[cosmicnyan]

mechanical urge to preserve the self

torn away from a creature of steel

the only way for it to know hell

the only way it could ever feel

[adafruit]

🎄💾🗓️ Day 8: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar - Commodore PET 🎄💾🗓️

The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) came out in 1977 and was among the earliest personal computers - featuring an all-in-one design with a keyboard, monochrome monitor, and cassette deck - all within a single chassis. Powered by an MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor running at 1 MHz, it had 4 KB of RAM and was expandable up to 96 KB in later models. The PET had Commodore BASIC stored in ROM, allowing users to write and execute programs directly. Its display supported text resolutions of 40×25 or 80×25 characters, using the PETSCII character set for semigraphic capabilities. While early models did not have sound, later versions included a basic beeper. PET's all-in-one design and user-friendly interface contributed to its popularity in education and business, and it sold approximately 219,000 units before its discontinuation in 1982.

Check out the wikipedia page for some extended history and great photos -

Have first computer memories? Post’em up in the comments, or post yours on socialz’ and tag them #firstcomputer #retrocomputing – See you back here tomorrow!

[blnxpc]

Buildings

[waywardwarren]

FOREWARNED APOCALYPSE

Clean Alt (No Dither) :

hehe :]

[b1ttersweet-dreams]

and you dont seem to understand.. tried PETSCII, like it a lot so far ! redrew one of sel's official illustrations bc lain is the perfect candidate for this art technique

[krjpalmer]

Recreational Computing November-December 1979

The top runners-up as well as the winner on the cover of this issue were all created using PETSCII graphics. While the Atari home computers, TI 99/4, and Apple II all showed up in the table of contents as well, a full four TRS-80 programs were also listed there.

[divine--intervention]

[themachine]

Girlbriel walking again but this time in petscii

[vurrsys]

yayyyy petscii ^_^

[website used]

[cosmicnyan]

imagine being a fictional character. couldn't be me

[mingos-commodoreblog]

Petmate V0.9.6b (AKA Petmate 9 - C64 PETSCII editor) - by wbochar

[blnxpc]

Co(s)mic

[text-mode]

By Tameem Sankari. More here.

[cuda-cuda]

DOSCIITECHTURE

[mistfunk]

Mistigram: you can practically feel the texture of old dry bone beneath your fingertips looking at this custom #PETSCII illustration of a #skull by @littlebitspace. What's with the glyph drawn on its forehead? And why is it described as a "mask"? Some questions are better left unanswered. This piece was included in the spooky new MIST1024 artpack collection.