On this page manuals, most English, some German and other MOS Technology documents
- User manual
- Hardware manual
- Programming manual
- KIM Hints
- KIM Application Note #2 Interval timer Operation
- Circuit diagram poster
- KIM-2 – KIM-5 manuals, TIM
- MOS Technology Cross assembler
- KIMath Subroutines package
- First book of KIM (with sources and binaries)
- MCS6500 Instruction Set Summary cards
- MOS Technology Newsletters
- Quick references
- Other MOS Technology documents
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KIM-1 User Manual
Four version are known to exist, a First Edition January 1976, a Second Edition March 1976 Revision 6500-15A, a Second Edition 6500-15B August 1976, and a Rockwell version Rev 1 1977.
There may have been a 6500-15C on which the Rockwell version is based. From 15A to 15B the difference is in a changed description of the 6530 timer. In the Rockwell version the keypad change of SST switch to the left is documented.
A German version is also known.
MCS6500 Family Hardware Manual
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Hardware Manual August 1975 First Edition Publications Number 6500-10 6500-10 MCS6500 Hardware Manual August 1975 First Edition |
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Errate letter for Hardware Manual 6500–10 |
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Hardware Manual January 1976 Second Edition Publications Number 6500-10A 6500-10A MCS6500 Hardware Manual January 1976 Second edition 6500-10A MCS6500 Hardware Manual Second Edition January 1976 high quality, printed in Germany MCS6500 Hardware manual 6500-10A in HTML format MCS6500 Hardware Manual 6500-10A in ASCII format |
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MOS 6500 Hardware Handbuch German version of Hardware manual |
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Rockwell 6500 Hardware Manual |
MCS6500 Family Programming manual
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6500-50A MCS6500 Programming Manual January 1976 with reference card |
| 6500-50A MCS6500 Microcomputer Family Programming Manual High-res quality typeset manual by Pickledlight. Local copy. Check the original for updates. Hardcover of MCS6500 Microcomputer Family Programming Manual |
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Programming Manual in HTML format Programming manual appendix in HTML format |
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Rockwell 6500 Programming Manual |
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6500-50 MCS6500 Programming Manual Synertek |
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6500-50 MCS6500 Programming Manual Synertek in HTML format |
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MOS Microcomputers Programmier Handbuch German version of Programming manual |
KIM Hints
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KIM hints KIM-1 Hints PDF format KIM-1 Hints smaller PDF format KIM-1 Hints in text format KIM-1 Hints in text format with additions and corrections |
KIM Application Note #2 Interval timer Operation
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KIM Application Note #2 Interval timer Operation |
KIM-2 – KIM-5 manuals
Hardware extensions, see also the KIM System Products pages.
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Cross assembler Manual, GE timeshare
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Cross assembler Manual, GE timeshare MCS6500 Microprocessor Software Support Guide for using the MOS Technology Support Software on United Computing Systems timesharing service Describes the MCS6500 Cross Assembler, Simulator and DMP to ROM programs. |
MOS KIMath Subroutines Programming Manual
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MOS KIMath Subroutines Programming Manual |
MOS Technology Cross assembler
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Circuit diagram poster
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KIM-1 circuit diagram Rockwell branded circuit diagram KIM-1 poster in high resolution, large picture! KIM-1 poster in high resolution, cleaned up by Joshy of Forum64 and me (August 2022) KIM-1 poster in high resolution, cleaned up and with wide borders KIM-1 poster in high resolution, scan by Dave McMurtrie |
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Redrawn KIM-1 circuit diagram |
First Book of KIM
Newsletters and errata
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MOS Technology newsletters |
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MOS Technology April 1976 customer update |
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Customer Errata Letters Customer Errata Letter 1 Customer Errata Letter 2 Customer Errata Letter 3 |
Quick references
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KIM-1 Quick Reference by Jeff Trenter | |
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KIM-1 user guide and notes from the book “Microcomputer Principles featuring the 6502/KIM |
Other MOS Technology documents
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MOS Technology Floating point BCD routines MOS Technology January 1976, Rev 0. Numbers of six digits BCD Mantissa, a two digit BCD Exponent and the signs for the mantissa |
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MCS6532 Design Specification Published before the first 6532 datasheet |
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MCS6500 Microprocessor Software Support Guide for using the MOS Technology Support Software on United Computing Systems timesharing service Describes the MCS6500 Cross Assembler, Simulator and DMP to ROM programs. |
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MCS6500 datasheet May 1976 |
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MDT 650 product description |
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Simplifying Conversion from 6800 to 6502 |
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TIM Software development Aid Product description |
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KIM 2-3-4-5 product descriptions |
Warranty card that came with the KIM-1
Byte Magazine 1978 09 Plugging the KIM-2 Gap
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Byte Magazine 1978 09 Plugging the KIM-2 Gap |
See also:
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MICRO
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Published from 1977 tot 1983. The first y...
Compute! and Compute II
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Apart from the Compute II period,
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