Commodore CBM 3000, 4000 and 8000

Summary

Several model series followed the Commodore PET 2001 through the mid-1980s, retaining the same basic design: screen, keyboard and computer in one case, a 1 MHz 6502 processor, and an IEEE-488 interface for daisy-chaining disk drives and printers. In Europe, the computers were called CBM rather than PET because Philips held rights to the PET name.

• CBM 3000: European versions of the revised PET 2001-N, such as the CBM 3032 with 32 KB RAM.
• CBM 4000 (from 1980): with BASIC 4.0, which includes disk commands. The 4016 and 4032 were particularly common in schools.
• CBM 8000: display 80 rather than 40 characters per line and have a business keyboard, targeting word processing and office work. The 8296 has 128 KB RAM; the 8296-D adds two built-in floppy drives.

In 1984, Commodore revived the 8000 series in a new plastic case, including the 8032-SK. Around 219,000 PET-family machines were sold in total.