{"id":242,"date":"2015-01-09T13:07:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T18:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=242"},"modified":"2015-01-09T20:25:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T01:25:05","slug":"podcast-episode-9-commodore-pet","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/podcast-episode-9-commodore-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 9: Commodore PET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s 2015, and here is the first installment of the History of Personal Computing podcast for the year! This is show nine, and we complete the coverage of the &#8220;Personal Computer Trifecta&#8221;, or &#8220;Holy Trinity&#8221;, depending on which host you ask. Or you can just fast forward to the end and hear some news about bacon!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Links mentioned in this podcast include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Retrochallenge!: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.retrochallenge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.retrochallenge.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>An Altair 8800b (still) for sale in Massechusetts: <a href=\"http:\/\/swap.qth.com\/view_ad.php?counter=1167317\">http:\/\/swap.qth.com\/view_ad.php?counter=1167317<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wade Ripkowski, and his InverseAtascii Atari Productivity podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/inverseatascii.info\/\">http:\/\/inverseatascii.info\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brochure excerpt showing the many Commodore branded disk drives: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commodore.ca\/gallery\/brochures\/1983completeline\/pg7.jpg\">http:\/\/www.commodore.ca\/gallery\/brochures\/1983completeline\/pg7.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aftermath of Commodore after bankruptcy: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commodore_International#Post-Commodore_International.2C_Ltd.\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commodore_International#Post-Commodore_International.2C_Ltd.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jeff&#8217;s eBay Picks<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Rare-Original-Commodore-PET-2001-Series-Vintage-Computer-Blue-Frame-amp-Sticker-\/271657083480?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&amp;hash=item3f40062258&amp;nma=true&amp;si=AP3C0ZVH%252BDAhZUwqDGT5PASRVF0%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">Rare Original Commodore PET 2001 Series Vintage Computer, Blue Frame &amp; Sticker!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-computer-Commodore-Pet-8032-\/381040300104?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&amp;hash=item58b7c59048&amp;nma=true&amp;si=DuVsIfvnb9uZAX1BPF3L41ZWWZs%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage computer Commodore Pet 8032<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David&#8217;s eBay Picks<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Commodore-PET-4032-\/321590240245?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&amp;hash=item4ae045a3f5&amp;nma=true&amp;si=qAR12cBoTSBhHx1%252FU0nLui%252F4OzI%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">Commodore PET 4032<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Commodore-PET-Disk-Drive-4040-\/191399294541?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&amp;hash=item2c9049764d\" target=\"_blank\">Commodore PET Disk Drive 4040<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> &#8211; We really want to hear from you by email or send an audio comment! 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