AIM 65
The Rockwell AIM-65 computer was a trainer and development computer based on the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor and
introduced in 1976. The AIM-65 was the big brother to the KIM-1 computer. Available software included a monitor with line at a time assembler/disassembler, BASIC interpreter, assembler, Pascal, PL/65, and FORTH development system. Available hardware included a Floppy Disk Controller and a backplane for expansion.
MTU made a visible memory card in 1978 that worked with
the KIM-1 and AIM-65 computers; it was the first graphics
display for any microcomputer. MTU also made the first real time music synthesizer for a microcomputer; it feature
a hardware D/A and 4 voices of wavetable synthesis in
software and worked with the KIM-1 and AIM-65.
In 2003, some of these 27 year old computers were still in use
controlling various displays and creatures at a high tech Halloween show near Alexandria, Virginia.
Technical Specifications
- Built in full sized QWERTY keyboard
- 20 character alphanumeric LED display (16 segments)
- Integrated 20 character thermal printer
- RS-232 serial interface
- Expansion connector
- Application connector with 6522 PIA chip
- 4K RAM
- 5 sockets for 4K ROM/EPROM chips
