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CBM 8032 "factory upgrade" to SuperPET

Waterloo BASIC will run on a PET 4032 and CBM 8032, with a chip installed in the vacant RAM slot.

All of the PET 4032 and CBM 8032 in my high school computer lab could run Waterloo (Structured) BASIC.

I am trying to track down the correct chip/programing.

I also have a SuperPET which runs all of the WATCOM programs. I don't know whether any other WATCOM programs can run on the PET or CBM.
 
lucyferpl said:
Thank you for your reply. I still don't understand much of it. I am wondering how many pins per cable should switches have, are there switches that have 6 pins 3x2?
Yesterday I watched a presentation by a professor from Waterloo, he used the sys40960 command to run "waterloo structured basic" in 6502 mode
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On my computer the effect was like this
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Here I found the missing rom
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A friend in the UK downloaded it and burned it to a memory stick rom, installed it in his computer and he says it still doesn't work - we have identical machines - what could be the cause? what are we doing wrong?
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Waterloo BASIC runs on the PET 4032 and CBM 8032, however it requires a chip that goes into the empty memory slot.

I am trying to find out what chip/program, and how to initiate it. I expect it's as you posted the Professor doing.

From high school days, I'm pretty certain we did not have to load Waterloo BASIC. I think it was on the chip.
 
daver2 said:
From Bo's site: https://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/firmware/computers/pet/other/

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Dave
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Are these to be burned to a chip? Is this the cracked version (1.1), or is it the original version 1?

From my understanding, Waterloo BASIC is on a chip (in UD12) which is normally an empty memory slot (PET 4016/4032/ CBM 8032), at memory address $9000.
I haven't specifically checked my SuperPET, but online it appears to be a plug-in board (with the MOS 6702) on the 6809 board.

Have you or has anyone seen the chip on a PET 4016/4032 or CBM 8032 (UD12)?

In high school, all of the PET 4016s and CBM 8032s could run Waterloo BASIC. I believe we types a SYS code to start it, as noted in the files above.
 
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I think you are talking about two different Waterloo products...

The SuperPET is a separate board with a 6809 processor. The software for this is loaded from disk. Not only was there BASIC, but FORTRAN, COBOL, APL, etc. This software runs on thec6809 CPU.

They also did an add-on chip for a 'standard' 6502 CPU with no second processor board.

Dave
 
The 6502 only (not superpet) - PET 4016/4032 and CBM 8032, have a chip that fits into the empty memory socket. This enables Waterloo BASIC to run.

I was guessing the socket is UD12, but I don't know - I could check mine to see which is empty.

What I meant to ask you, is the file you linked is for the PET 4016/4032 and CBM 8032 (6502 board)?
 
It doesn't say. However, I suspect it doesn't actually matter either. The revision of Commodore BASIC is for all 6502 PETs. The EDIT ROM is the difference only.

The difference between the two Wayerloo image versions is the revision of the 6502 BASIC that is installed in the existing PET ROMs.

It specifically states UD12.

Dave
 
This is what I have in UD12 of my 4x CBM 8032s. From different purchases, but 3 were in schools. I would guess the white sticker could be a serial number issued by Watcom.

Sadly, there is nothing in UD12 of my PET 4032s.
 

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UD11 is another option ROM, it is at a different address to UD12.

Yes, you can just move an existing pre-programmed EPROM from one machine to another - with the proviso that it is running the same version of Commodore BASIC (as indicated by the message on startup).

Dave
 
Yes. This is what enabled PET 4016/4032 and CBM 8032 to run Waterloo BASIC. I have a few more chips to check out. Hopefully I will have 3 or 4 of these that work.
 
Turns out I only have 2 that work. Pins are damaged on my 3rd chip.

It's very old stuff so I doubt anyone can burn the v4 bin file anymore. Maybe some are on eBay. I will need 3 more.
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>>> It's very old stuff so I doubt anyone can burn the v4 bin file anymore. Maybe some are on eBay. I will need 3 more.

As I said before, these devices are 2716 EPROMs (still available) and all you need is an EPROM programmer - or someone who can burn them near you for cost and a beer.

Dave
 
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