AIM65 (fwd)

More information on the AIMs. I am currently working on a bulk deal with Mike for $20 a piece. While these are truly AIMs, they are not "stock" AIMs. They have been altered (really improved). While I think the improvements are very nice, I would've preferred a stock AIM. However, these definitely sound like nice units. Anyway, here's the scoop. Sam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:45:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Mikeooo1(a)aol.com To: dastar(a)crl.com Subject: Re: AIM65 Gentlemen, In response to all the interest so many of you have shown in my Aim 65 collection let me say that they are all in new working condition.The beauty about the Aim 65 is that it was a single board computer which was self contained in that it had its display,printer,and memory all mounted on its board so that peripheral attachments weren't necessary.Yes,it comes with a keyboard and power supply also.I developed a plastic enclosure and metal base and ROM board for the system so the keyboard and power supply could be housed with the Aim in a compact unit and programs could be burned onto eproms which would seat in the ROM board rather than rely on tape storage which involves a recorder hookup and would be quite slow. I didn't like the enclosure or the unwieldy power supply that Rockwell created for the Aim so I had my own plastic enclosure injection molded by a plastics manufacturer. I had a metal base manufactured for the unit so it could be professionally represented as an industrial computer rather than just the "hobbyist's computer" Rockwell originally designed it for.I also have production equipment I developed for creating programs downloading them directly from the Aim into the RAM buffer of eprom burning devices and ultimately housing the programmed eproms in the ROM board I developed which sat on the bottom of the case housing.I have built a successful company around the Aim which is truly an amazing computer and has withstood the test of time as many people are still using it today.As for its value,the unit sold for approx.$450 (computerboard and keyboard) and its part are still in demand today.The display chips alone cost $30 apiece and there are 5 on each display while the print head alone sells for $105,the entire printer about $180.