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| cpu = [[MOS 6502]]
 
| cpu = [[MOS 6502]]
 
| ram = 1 KB
 
| ram = 1 KB
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| word size = 8bit
 
| form factor = Single Board Computer
 
| form factor = Single Board Computer
 
| image = Kim-1-computer.jpg
 
| image = Kim-1-computer.jpg
 
| caption = The KIM-1  
 
| caption = The KIM-1  
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| year introduced = May 1976
 
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The KIM-1 was developed by MOS Technologies to prototype and show off the abilities of their CPU, the [[MOS 6502]].
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The KIM-1 was developed by MOS Technologies to prototype and show off the abilities of their CPU, the [[MOS 6502]].  It was sold as a fully assembled SBC, announced at $245 in the May 1976 issue of Byte magazine. The SBC included two [[6530 RRIOT]] chips, which due to their masked ROM made it slightly complicated for e.g. hobbyists to make a clone of a KIM-1.
  
 
* [http://users.telenet.be/kim1-6502/ Extremely extensive manuals here!]
 
* [http://users.telenet.be/kim1-6502/ Extremely extensive manuals here!]

Revision as of 17:19, 9 March 2013


KIM-1
Kim-1-computer.jpg
The KIM-1
Manufacturer: MOS Technology, Commodore Business Machines
Year Introduced: May 1976
Form Factor: Single Board Computer
Word Size: 8bit
Memory Size: 1 KB
CPU: MOS 6502


The KIM-1 was developed by MOS Technologies to prototype and show off the abilities of their CPU, the MOS 6502. It was sold as a fully assembled SBC, announced at $245 in the May 1976 issue of Byte magazine. The SBC included two 6530 RRIOT chips, which due to their masked ROM made it slightly complicated for e.g. hobbyists to make a clone of a KIM-1.