19 May
2012
19 May
'12
2:43 p.m.
...But the
KIM-1 is much more capable than it appears (this is not saying
much, mind you, but there were numerous reasonably practical applications
for it in the era). If you hooked it up to a terminal, it became much more
useful.
Even more so in the case of the AIM 65: with an 80x24 terminal connected to
its RS-232 (or current loop) interface and the optional 40kB RAM and BASIC,
Forth, PL/65 and Pascal in ROM, it was more powerful (and also better
supported) than a lot of its better-known contemporaries, not to mention its
on-board printer, 20 (or 40) column display and full keyboard for standalone
use.
I liked the AIM-65, personally, but I don't
have one.
Time you got one then ;-)