The PET 200 is a rebadged version of the Commodore 8032-SK which is itself the same model as the 8032 with a rounded shape design and a separate keyboard. This design was used later on the CBM-II series computers.
It is said that Ferdinand Porsche was involved in this design. It's not true since he died just a few years after the end of World War II. In fact, Commodore enlisted the services of Porsche Design, a separate firm from the famous car maker that specializes in the less glamorous world of industrial design. PD was founded as a side project of Ferry Porsche, Ferdinand's son.
The PET 200 was sold only in Europe. A special Swedish version, named model S, enabled special characters like Ö, Ĺ, Ä.
Thanks to Jonas for info and pictures.
Anders Grönberg adds:
The "S" model is a really rare piece of computing. According to researches it was only sold by two stores in whole Sweden, and it wasn't really a big seller either. Collectors country-wide seem to only have achieved 7 systems of this kind.
Another fun fact is that the rebadged models seem randomized, though they have different sets of I/O ports. My system for example has got 2 x Tape Recorder, IEEE-488 and User Port. No Parallel- or Expansion-port.
NAME
PET 200
MANUFACTURER
Commodore
TYPE
Professional Computer
ORIGIN
U.S.A.
YEAR
1979
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
Commodore BASIC 4.0
KEYBOARD
Full stroke detachable 73 keys with numeric jeypad
CPU
MOS 6502
SPEED
1 Mhz.
RAM
32 KB
ROM
18 KB
TEXT MODES
80 characters x 25 lines - 12'' built-in green monitor
GRAPHIC MODES
None (128 graphical characters)
COLORS
Monochrome
I/O PORTS
IEEE-488, Parallel, 2 x tape recorder, expansion connector
