8 Dec
2006
8 Dec
'06
10:57 a.m.
Dave Dunfield wrote:
Hi guys,
I've been having an esclating correspondance with a chap named
"Murray Balascak" (anyone know him?) - who contacted me regarding
his displeasure with my mention of the Apple-1 on the Apple-II page of
my site - here is what I have posted as part of my introdiuction to the
Apple-II:
Dave:
Your page seems to accurately describe the Apple I, and contains nothing
that is historically inaccurate. The guy's complaints don't seem very
relevant. The KIM-1 is of interest only in the general scheme of
6502-based computers, and perhaps as an interesting historical side-note
in the history of Commodore Business Machines (as they bought MOS
Technologies sometime soon after the KIM-1).
FWIW, I was around in those early days (like a lot around here). My
first exposure to a "personal computer" was through the Explorer post in
Orange County, who had a small collection of Apple I computers in
various configurations. I also saw a lot of Imsai and Altair machines
as well in that age.
I didn't see a KIM-1 until I was in college, and then it was considered
an "artifact."