Commodore PET

Commodore PET

(Commodore Personal Electronic Transactor) The first personal computer from Commodore Business Machines. Introduced in 1977, the PET, along with the Apple II and TRS-80, launched the personal computer industry. See Commodore and Commodore 64.

The PET
With a whopping 4K of RAM, the PET cost USD $595. It had a built-in tape cassette for storage (on the left) and a chiclet keyboard. (Image courtesy of Steven Stengel, www.oldcomputers.net)