In this video I show off a vintage Commodore 8-bit computer that not too many people have heard of. So what's it called? It's the Commodore PET 64 computer also known as the Commodore Business Machines (CBM) PET 4064. It's a lot like an Educator 64, but was released a few months before with some hardware technology differences.

I've been restoring this retro Commodore PET 64 it since early December 2023 but when I got sick for most of the month, I didn't record hardly any video, however I did take a lot of pictures of my progress, so with those pictures and some updated footage from 2024, I'm ready to share this classic computer.

Note: I forgot to mention that Commodore also installed a custom Kernal ROM in the Commodore PET 64 computer. Notice the boot screen saying Commodore PET 4064. They also updated the BASIC boot screen border and background colors to be black.

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0:00 - Intro: Picking up a unknown C64 Commodore 8-bit computer in December 2023
0:59 - Say hello to the Commodore PET 64 computer in 2024
1:30 - Discussing my restoration process to date and picture slideshow
1:49 - A little history with the Commodore PET 4064 and Educator 64 computer
2:20 - Talking about the state of this retro computer when I picked it up
2:46 - I completely cleaned and rebuilt the CBM 4064 computer keyboard
3:07 - Why did Commodore Business Machines make the PET 64 computer?
3:53 - Apple Inc gave IIe computers to schools, Jack Tramiel made them pay for C64's
4:03 - Commodore converted PET 4000 computer cases to work with the C64 computer (PET 64)
4:30 - CBM later made more changes and created the Educator 64 with SID sound and graphics
4:47 - Taking a look under the hood of the Commodore PET 64 computer
7:02 - I want to fix up the power supply and do more cleaning inside
7:30 - What's left for me to do on this Commodore PET 4064 computer restoration?
8:04 - The computer will end up being in a vintage computer museum
8:33 - It's time for the Commodore PET 64 repair and restoration photo slideshow
9:56 - Asking for information about the Commodore Educator 64 and PET 64
10:49 - Outro

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