8 Dec
2006
8 Dec
'06
11:25 a.m.
On 8 Dec 2006 at 11:57, C. Sullivan wrote:
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).
Ditto here--and I remember the Homebrew offer for the Apple that was
pitched--it was some discount off of the $666.66 asking retail price,
but I can't recall the exact number. I passed it up--I already had
my S-100 box, as did quite a few people. A single-board computer
just didn't interest me.
I did have a couple of friends who owned KIM-1 boards, but I think
they soon became frustrated at the lack of expandability (versus an S-
100 box). There were vendors who offered external card cages and even
a floppy controller for KIM-1 expansion, but it was a scattered
effort.
(BTW, I still have a 2708 EPROM burner for a KIM-1 if anyone wants
it.)
I'm trying to remember if it was Solid State Music who offered the S-
100 6502 board. Does anyone recall?
Cheers,
Chuck