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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

External links

• http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/aim65/
• http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=58
• http://www.mtu.com/support/mtuaudioproducts.htm

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