Editing Commodore PET (section)

==Reception==
''[[Electronics Today International|ETI Canada]]'' wrote that the Commodore PET was revolutionary in helping to bring personal computers to widespread use, noting the company's marketing and its targeting of inexperienced computer users with the computer's simple design.<ref name=ET-Feb1978>{{cite magazine|title=Inside The Commodore PET|last1=Wideman|first1=Graham|last2=Czerwinski|first2=Mark|magazine=[[Electronics Today International]]|location=Canada|date=February 1978|volume=2|issue=2|pages=10–16}}</ref> [[Dan Fylstra]] of ''[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]]'' magazine received one of the initial PETs in October 1977, S/N 16, and reported on the computer in the March 1978 issue. Fylstra praised its full-featured [[BASIC]], lowercase letters, and reliable cassette system, while disapproving of the keyboard. His machine had three faulty RAM chips and after some difficulty contacting Commodore, was mailed a set of replacement chips and installation instructions by John Feagans. Fylstra described the PET 2001 as a versatile "appliance" computer most suitable for casual users and computer hobbyists, calling it a "strong contender" in the personal computer market.<ref name=fylstra197803>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1978-03|title=User's Report: The PET 2001|last=Fylstra|first=Dan|magazine=[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]]|date=March 1978|access-date=October 17, 2021|volume=3|issue=3|pages=114–127}}</ref> ''[[Creative Computing (magazine)|Creative Computing]]'' praised its portability, reliability, and ease of use. While it criticized the efficiency of its cassette recorder and the initial lack of adequate documentation, it considered the PET to be the best computer for a classroom.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1978-07|title=Commodore PET review|last=Braun|first=Ludwig|magazine=[[Creative Computing (magazine)|Creative Computing]]|date=July–August 1978|access-date=October 17, 2021|volume=4|issue=4|pages=24–26}}</ref>