[Coco] M.E.S.S. other 6809-based systems?

Willard Goosey goosey at virgo.sdc.org
Thu Oct 30 02:48:03 EST 2003


>From: Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu>
>Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 17:49:06 -0500 (EST)
>On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 10/28/03 7:34:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>> larrybo at idirect.com writes:
>> 
>> > Didn't Pet also have a 6809 based machine?  I seem to remember a Pet with
>> >  monitor attached/included.
>> 
>> "Pet" was Commodore's first machine.  It used a 6502 or variation, like all 
>> their succeeding products (until the 68K Amiga).
>
>No, the Commodore Pet definitely had a 6809--I remember distinctly seeing

You're both right!  There were several different models of the PET,
all with a 6502.  The SuperPET had BOTH a 6502 and a 6809.  

The SuperPET must have been a very odd machine... And the OS-9 port
for it must have had some interesting IO modules. :-)
>
>Art
>
Willard
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