Mini PET V1.49 A FULL KIT (no keyboard)

This is the full kit to build a Mini PET computer. This is Commodore PET compatible, with the full compliment of 32K RAM and a 40x25 monochrome display via composite video. No keyboard is included. See other listings for a version which includes a keyboard.

The board uss four of the modern WDC W65x series chips, two W65C21Ns PIAs, one W65C22N VIA and a W65C02S CPU.

The Mini PET has the full IO ports of a normal PET, IEEE-488, Userport and one datasette port.

Power is via 9V DC (selectable polarity). Video output is PAL or NTSC composite video, or the board can drive a PET 9" or 12" monitor.

This is the "A" version in white, designed to be used stand alone with a keyboard. See my other listing for the green "B" version which is designed to be fitted inside a PET case.

Three pre-programmed parts are included. A microcontroller which acts as a CRTC replacement, a character ROM and the Mini PET OS ROM, including Mini PET BASIC 4.0. 

This auction is for the full kit to built a Mini PET A main board only.  No keyboard is included, you need to use an original PET keyboard, or one of my PET replacement keyboard listed here (or there are full size cherry switch replacement versions available elsewhere). No SD2PET or other accessories shown in the pictures are included.

These are the V1.49 board, the latest revision of the Mini PET A (some pictures show the earlier versions)

More information on my blog:

http://blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2023/09/minstrel-and-mini-pet-kit-updates.html

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