Spiffy Little Hamfest Find - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

8 Aug 1999

Forgot to mention, I have a bit of DOC, but haven't read it yet.  Perhaps I
can find where the serial port connections are located.  Since the thing
doesn't appear to have a UART, I'm curious what it uses.  Perhaps it uses a
6522 serial I/O port.  It could bit-bang, I guess.

After I've looked the docs/schematics over, I'll know more, which I'll
share, if needed.

Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Clifton - Wirehead &lt;wirehead(a)retrocomputing.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 4:09 PM
Subject: Spiffy Little Hamfest Find

...

Found an AIM-65 at a hamfest today (at the Amana Colonies near
Cedar Rapids, Iowa) for $1.00.  It's got the cheesiest brown,
plastic case I've ever seen, a cut little printer built in,
an ascii keyboard, a funky led display and not much else.

I haven't powered it up yet since it seems to want 12 and 24
volts and I don't have a 24 volt supply handy.

Does anyone have the pinouts for the expansion and application
connectors on this little guy?

Also, there's a switch that lets you switch between keyboard and
tty but I see no place to connect a tty, not even a little dual
inline connector or anything appropriate.  Clues?

Thanks...

Anthony Clifton - Wirehead