Tales of Weird Stuff | Which box has the MOS Commodore KIM-1? @TalesofWeirdStuff | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
In 1976, MOS Technology unleashed a box on the world, and, much to their surprise many tried to open it. While the KIM-1 doesn't have the fame of the Altair or the Apple I, it had quite a following in the mid 1970s. It's the first computer to use the 6502, and it's the first computer that Commodore shipped. It's a pretty important piece of computing history.
This should just be the first in a small series of videos about the KIM-1. At the very least, I plan to collaborate with another local KIM-1 owner to create a video that compares Rev. D and Rev. F boards.
Here are links to a few of the things mentioned in the video:
The 8-Bit Guy video "Rare Commodore Systems Found at Electronics Recycler." It looks like this system is a Rev. A board. The chips on his board appear to have early 1977 date codes. I saw at least a few week 7 chips. Most of the chips on my board are also 1977, but they are mostly around week 40.
youtu.be/0fk-JpPpL7A
This is a like to the same video, but it starts where he begins to dig into the KIM-1. My power supply is quite a bit lest sketch than his!
youtu.be/0fk-JpPpL7A?t=950
Collection of "KIM-1/6502 User Notes" from 1976 through 1980:
http://retro.hansotten.nl/6502-sbc/kim-1-manuals-and-software/kim-1-user-notes/
Source code for KIM-1 Lunar Lander from The First Book of KIM:
github.com/jefftranter/6502/tree/master/asm/KIM-1/TheFirstBookOfKIM/Games/Lunar%20Lander
Finally, if anyone has one of those SKE1-1 enclosures, I would love to see more detailed pictures of it. From some searching on the Internet, the only evidence this thing ever existed is images of a couple advertisements for the device. This definitely represents a gap the historical record.
In 1976, MOS Technology unleashed a box on the world, and, much to their surprise many tried to open it. While the KIM-1 doesn't have the fame of the Altair or the Apple I, it had quite a following in the mid 1970s. It's the first computer to use the 6502, and it's the first computer that Commodore shipped. It's a pretty important piece of computing history.
This should just be the first in a small series of videos about the KIM-1. At the very least, I plan to collaborate with another local KIM-1 owner to create a video that compares Rev. D and Rev. F boards.
Here are links to a few of the things mentioned in the video:
The 8-Bit Guy video "Rare Commodore Systems Found at Electronics Recycler." It looks like this system is a Rev. A board. The chips on his board appear to have early 1977 date codes. I saw at least a few week 7 chips. Most of the chips on my board are also 1977, but they are mostly around week 40.
youtu.be/0fk-JpPpL7A
This is a like to the same video, but it starts where he begins to dig into the KIM-1. My power supply is quite a bit lest sketch than his!
youtu.be/0fk-JpPpL7A?t=950
Collection of "KIM-1/6502 User Notes" from 1976 through 1980:
http://retro.hansotten.nl/6502-sbc/kim-1-manuals-and-software/kim-1-user-notes/
Source code for KIM-1 Lunar Lander from The First Book of KIM:
github.com/jefftranter/6502/tree/master/asm/KIM-1/TheFirstBookOfKIM/Games/Lunar%20Lander
Finally, if anyone has one of those SKE1-1 enclosures, I would love to see more detailed pictures of it. From some searching on the Internet, the only evidence this thing ever existed is images of a couple advertisements for the device. This definitely represents a gap the historical record.
