PETSCII

English

Etymology

Blend of PET +‎ ASCII.

Proper noun

PETSCII

  1. (computing, historical) The character set used by the Commodore PET and related computers.
    • 2014, Nick Montfort et al., 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 225:
      Why is the order of graphical characters in the PETSCII table so seemingly haphazard? The answer is that arrangement was dictated by the PET keyboard design, a hardware-driven decision.

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