kernal is the original name as i spec'd it i'll let someone else edit how bob metcalf ethernet parc and com founder was a consultant at the moorpark r d facility for commodore in the summer of the n was for networking i provided hooks in the pet rom so that the teacher's pet be attached to a master slave network in the commodore there was a cartridge with the networking software and an interface card to the serial port we had two test installations in new brighton middle school in capitola ca and the watsonville middle school in watsonville ca both had a pet with c 's i developed all the hardware and did the fabrication myself later a school in wayne pa was set up with a similar installation another misconception is the origin of the vic the real creator of the concept was jim kennedy who was the commodore engineering manager after chuck peddle left in august to work at apple jack tramiel asked him to visit mos and he talked to bob yannes where he got the specs for the vic chip he and i discussed a prototype vic but unfortunately kennedy was canned in february when chuck was re hired by commodore john feagans ele'ele hi