The SYM-1 SBC, designed by Ray Holt and Manny Lomas, after Microcomputer Associates when they became Synertek Systems.
Originally called VIM-1, this was a 6502 SBC meant to be a better KIM-1. The design shared the same application connector, so it was possible to produce expansions (the ASK family as Robert Tripp of The Computerist called it).
More I/O (6522’s and the 6532 for the same 6 7 segment LEDs and larger keypad), more RAM (4K), more empty ROM slots, a better monitor (vectored, so easy to interface to new hardware), optional Basic or Resident Assembler Editor.
On these pages a collection of available SYM-1 hardware and software.
- SYM-1 Manuals and Ref cards
- SYM-1 Monitor
- SYM-1 Pascal and Forth
- 2532 to 2732 EPROM adapter
- SYM-Physis The SYM-1 Users’ Group newsletter
- SYM-1 Basic
- Symtool
- SYM-1 MOD-68 MOD-69
- SYM-1 1541 DOS
- SYM-1 6502 mini and Maxi SBC
- SYMulator a SYM-1 emulator
- C, Basic, RAE on the SYM-1
- SYM-1 RAE Resident Asssembler Text Editor
- Books on 6502 including SYM-1
- Hardware Expansions
- 6502 magazines



See also:
History of the TIM in the Jolt
Jolt software
On this page software for the TIM is described.
- DEMON
- Tiny Basic ad Resident Assembler Program
- Focal-65 V3D
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Images of the Jolt
Above photos by The National Museum of American History.
Photos from https://vinta...
Jolt with a 74154 decoder
The early Jolts were equipped with a 74154 decoder for the glue logic instead of the 74LS00/04/27 of the later and more ...
