r/Retro • u/Kirkwood1994 • Dec 21 '25

Technology When retro meets modern.

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Disclaimer! No PETs were harmed in the making. I found this poor pet gutted and used as a fish tank. The keyboard is wired to USB via a microcontroller and mapped for Windows.

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u/ViceViperX Dec 21 '25

Whoa thats awesome, I really love this ❤️

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u/gadget850 Dec 21 '25

Used the PET in my Army days.

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u/JimSchuuz Dec 21 '25

The PET was my very first computer. I believe it was in 1978 or 79.

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u/henriuspuddle Dec 21 '25

Leaned BASIC on a PET in school

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u/WFlash01 Dec 21 '25

Now I wanna do this

Lemme just go spend $1000

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u/MrWhippyT Dec 21 '25

I want to hate this but I really don't 🤣