The article about the Fast Cassette Interface is part of my CW Moser Assembler/editor package. Scanned by me in 2010 to the file kimfastcassette.pdf and on my website with the CW Moser package for years now .
Glen Deas knew it was designed by Lew Edwards and entered the source in modern assembler format.
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John Bell Engineering
Glen Deas supplied negatives of 80-153 and the Z80 cards, thanks!
I also added the information I have on Apple ][ cards by John Bell, like the 6522 VIA and A/D cards.
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
My retro toolchain
Development for my old 8 bit retro SBC’s has become much easier with fast PCs and good tools. All cross development.
What took hours on my KIM-1: load editor form tape -edit source – save on tape (multiple tape files if big) – assemble form tape to tape – load binary from tape – run
can now be done very fast.
Powerful text editors, cross assembler, KIM-1 Simulator, seconds per iteration.
The only slow part remains: me!
More on my favorite toolchain here.
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
PRDIS, Printing Disassembler
In 1982 I wrote/composed a program to have disassembled code on paper, with page numbers. Read more about it here.
The core routine of the disassembler is the well-known Steve Wozniak/Allen Baum 1976 article A 6502 Disassembler from Apple
The program is a TTY program. I build it with the then current hardware and software of my KIM-1:
- 32K RAM from $2000
- Video terminal uppercase 24×32 on the KIM TTY serial in/output
- A parallel ASCII keyboard connected to the second 6532 RIOT port
- A serial connected, at 9600 baud, Heathkit H14 matrix printer
- Dual audio cassette records under motor control
- MICRO ADE assembler/Editor, extended and with video TTY as output, parallel keyboard as input and could print at the H14 printer
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
Corsham Bus Extender
Corsham Technologies produces a Bus Extender fot the KIM-1. Simple but so handy
It is placed beween the external device on Application or Extension Connector and has 44 pin header to attach wires to a breadboard for example.
Only negative I can say about it, tinned edge connectors and not gold plated.
Nice addition to my Reproduction KIM-1s!
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
MOS KIM-1 Reproduction, white version
Dave Wiliams made a revison of the MOS KIM-1 Reproduction, a white version.
The original green and the new white are for sale at ebay as of January 2023.
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
AIM 65 clone
Mr. Nagano, from Tokyo, Japan send me photos and circuit diagram of an AIM 65 clone he built. It is a beautiful and functionally and esthetic faithful clone. In fact, he built two, one with a CPLD 3V3 version and a 5 V version with a 6532 RIOT.
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
6507 breadboard computer
A 6507 CPU with a 6532 RIOT and a 27C512 EEPROM on a small breadboard.
Github with circuit diagram and sources
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
KIM-1 Rockwell sticker
My KIM-1 came as an Rockwell OEM kit. The Rev F board is made by Commodore MOS Technology, the packaging and manuals are the original MOS Technology books, but Rockwell branded.
The logo on the KIM-1 is covered with a sticker, of course to have the Rockwell logo on the board. But some one was so clever to add essential information and addresses of the KIM-1 monitor.
See also:
Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1
John Bell Engineering catalogs
New KIM-1 info and more
KIM-1 Simulator simple demo
KIM-1 Rev A Photos
Guido Lehwalder gave me photos of his KIM-1 Rev A. Thanks!
Note the different colors of components.
I added these to the KIM-1 Revisions page.