17 Mar
2003
17 Mar
'03
1:32 a.m.
Glen S wrote:
That brings back some memories. The first computer I
had back when I
was in the 7th grade was a KIM-1 that a friend of my father gave me.
Wow. You had a
KIM-1? Lucky you... I've spent two years (give or take)
looking for one and I've never found one for sale yet.
I've spent roughly the same amount of time looking for a Synertek SYM-1.
Still no luck... I've got a ton of "common" computers (about the rarest is
my Psion Organiser II) but nothing older/rarer than the Psion.
Eventually I bought an 8KB RAM expansion board and a
SWTP terminal
kit so I could run BASIC on the KIM-1. The SWTP terminal kit I had
looked about the same as your pictures, except it included a full
beige plastic case.
Beige? Ugh. Pass the spraypaint...
The kit must not have been too difficult to put
together since I don't remember having any problems getting it built
and working. I later managed to blow something up on it once though
when I somehow plugged one of the Molex connectors in backwards, but
a local computer club member was able to repair the damage for me at
the time.
If only those kind of clubs still existed... Now, I've got some
spare
cash... I think it's high time to fix the Jupiter Ace. Properly.
Does anyone have a schematic for a 2114 RAM tester? I think I may have blew
one of the replacement RAMs... Anyone putting an order in with BG Micro
anytime soon???
After a couple of years I traded the KIM-1 and the
SWTP
terminal in towards a brand new Apple II+. That's one trade I wish I
never made.
:-(
Later.
--
Phil.
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