A TIM (6530-004) Superjolt simulator update, also KIM-1 Simulator

A TIM (6530-004) Superjolt Demon simulator.

Version 0.4. TIM Superjolt Simulator V0.4, Tiny Basic working!

Since the TIM Simulator and the KIM-1 Simulator share a lot of code, also the KIM-1 Simulator got an update, to let Tiny Basic work better: V1.3.8 is available.

The bundled Conversion 8 bit hex formats is now at version 2.6.

I have since yesterday a Raspberry Pi 5. Great little machine. Very grown up installation. Lazarus works fine with the usual trick of first the apt install version and then fpcupdeluxe for a newer version.

The TIM and KIM-1 Simulator work fine on the Pi 5, so a Raspberry Pi 5 is now included in the distributions.

Superjolt and TIM 6530

I have acquired 3! Superjolts. With a Synertek Superjolt CP110 manual and Tiny Basic + RAP (assembler) in ROM.

A good opportunity to update the 6530 and the Jolt SuperJolt pages. Better quality and more documents, more photos, ROMs dumped.

THE-RC 41523 CPU-4

CPU-4 is a 6502 SBC based upon the TIM 6530-004. Developed for teaching on the Technical University Eindhoven.
The only surviving part of the system is a 40 page Dutch manual.
Described are the function of TIM, Tiny Basic and Resident Assembler Program, same as the Jolt and Superjolt.

Dutch manual of RC41523 CPU-4

Some excerpts from the manual:







Superjolt manuals and schematics

I have added Superjolt manuals and schematics to the Jolt pages

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Byte Magazine

Articles and advertisements from Byte Magazine related to the 6502 in general and the KIM-1.


Byte Magazine 1975 11 Son of Motorola (or, the $20 CPU Chip)

Byte Magazine 1975 11 Son of Motorola (or, the $20 CPU Chip)

Byte Magazine 1976 01 Introducing Jolt .. the world lowest cost computer system


Byte Magazine 1976 04 What’s New, KIM-o-sabee


Byte Magazine 1976 05 A Date with KIM

Byte Magazine 1976 05 A Date with KIM

Byte Magazine 1976 08 How I relate to KIM True Confesssions

Byte Magazine 1976 08 How I relate to KIM True Confesssions

Byte Magazine 1977 03 A opcode Table for 6502

A opcode Table for 6502

Byte Magazine 1977 04 A Review of Tom Pitman’s Tiny basic

Byte Magazine 1977 04 A Review of Tom Pitman’s Tiny basic

Byte Magazine 1977 04 KIM goes to the Moon

Byte Magazine 1977 04 KIM goes to the Moon, Jim Butterfield

Byte Magazine 1977 06 Interfacing the IBM Selectric Keyboard Printer

Byte Magazine 1977 06 Interfacing the IBM Selectric Keyboard Printer

Byte Magazine 1977 06 Come Fly with KIM

Byte Magazine 1977 06 Come Fly with KIM

Byte Magazine 1977 07 Giving KIM Some Fancy Jewels


Byte Magazine 1977 09 A Sampling of Techniques for Computer Performance of Music

Byte Magazine 1977 09
A Sampling of Techniques for Computer Performance of Music
Hal Chamberlin

Byte Magazine 1977 09 A new Dress for the KIM


Byte Magazine 1977 10 Use S-100 Boards with your KIM-1 advertisement

Use S-100 Boards with your KIM-1 advertisement

Byte Magazine 1977 10 Chess program for SOL and KIM-1

Chess program for SOL and KIM-1

Byte Magazine 1977 11 Advertisement KIM Meets S-100

Byte Magazine 1977 11 Advertisement KIM Meets S-100

Byte Magazine 1977 11 Sweet 16 Steve Wozniak

Byte Magazine 1977 11 Sweet 16 Steve Wozniak

Byte Magazine 1977 11 A 6502 Personal System Design: Kompuutar

Byte Magazine 1977 11 A 6502 Personal System Design: Kompuutar

Byte Magazine 1977 12 The XF and X7 Instructions of the MOS Technology 6502

Byte Magazine 1977 12 The XF and X7 Instructions
of the MOS Technology 6502

Byte Magazine 1978 02 Sweets for KIM A Low calorie Text Editor

Byte Magazine 1978 02
Sweets for KIM A Low calorie Text Editor

Byte Magazine 1978 03 Microchess 1.5 versus Dark Horse


Byte Magazine 1978 03 KIMSI

Byte Magazine 1978 03 KIMSI

Byte 1978 06 More Music for the 6502


Byte 1978 06 Audio Processing with a Microprocessor

Byte 1978 06
Audio Processing with a Microprocessor

Byte 1978 07 KIMER: A KIM-1 Timer


Byte Magazine 1978 09 Plugging the KIM-2 Gap

Byte Magazine 1978 09 Plugging the KIM-2 Gap

Byte Magazine 1978 11 KIM-1 advertisement

Byte Magazine 1978 11 KIM-1 advertisement
Commodore MOS Technology

Byte Magazine 1978 12 SUPERKIM advertisement

Byte Magazine 1978 12 SUPERKIM advertisement

Byte Magazine 1978 12 A Single Board Microcomputer System SYM-1

Byte Magazine 1978 12
A Single Board Microcomputer System SYM-1

Byte Magazine 1978 12 Zapper A Computer Driven EPROM Programmer

Byte Magazine 1978 12
Zapper A Computer Driven EPROM Programmer

Byte Magazine 1979 01 RNB Enterprises SYM-1 KIM-1 VAK-X boards advertisement

Byte Magazine 1979 01
RNB Enterprises SYM-1 KIM-1
VAK-1to VAK-8 boards advertisement

Byte Magazine 1979 01 Jade Computer Products

Byte Magazine 1979 01 Jade Computer Products
SYM-1 KIM-1 6502 6530-002 – 003 -004 -005 IC’s

Byte Magazine 1979 02 1980 02 Another Plotter to Toy with, Revisited

Byte Magazine 1979 02 1980 02
Another Plotter to Toy with
Another Plotter to Toy with, Revisited

Byte Magazine 1979 02 Cosmac 1802 Simulator for KIM-1

Byte Magazine 1979 02 Cosmac 1802 Simulator for KIM-1

Byte Magazine 1979 03 MICROCHESS advertisement

Byte Magazine 1979 03 MICROCHESS advertisement

Byte Magazine 1979 05 Aids for Hand Assembling Programs

Byte Magazine 1979 05
Aids for Hand Assembling Programs

Byte Magazine 1979 06 Software for Jolt and TIM owners

Byte Magazine 1979 06
Software for Jolt and TIM owners

Byte Magazine 1979 06 KIM-1 Control System

Byte Magazine 1979 06 KIM-1 Control System

Byte Magazine 1979 07 8080 Simulator for the 6502

Byte Magazine 1979 07 8080 Simulator for the 6502

Byte Magazine 1979 08 Turn Your KIM into a Metronome


Byte Magazine 1979 09 Interface a Chessboard to Your KIM-1

Byte Magazine 1979 09 Interface a Chessboard to Your KIM-1

Byte Magazine 1980 03 KIM-1 Multiplication and Division

Byte Magazine 1980 03 KIM-1 Multiplication and Division

Byte Magazine 1980 03 You Win! with Sybex

Byte Magazine 1980 03 You Win! with Sybex

Byte Magazine 1980 04 Advanced Real-Time Synthesis Techniques

Byte Magazine 1980 04
Advanced Real-Time Synthesis Techniques
Hal Chamberlin

Byte Magazine 1980 04 Program Those 2708s!

Byte Magazine 1980 04 Program Those 2708s!

Byte Magazine 1980 06 An Answer/Originate Modem

Byte Magazine 1980 06 An Answer/Originate Modem

Byte Magazine 1980 09 Penny Pincher’s Joystick Interface

Byte Magazine 1980 09 Penny Pincher’s Joystick Interface

Byte Magazine 1980 06 The Impossible Dream

Byte Magazine 1980 06
The Impossible Dream
Computing e to 116,000 places with a Peroanl Computer
Stephen Wozniak

Byte Magazine 1980 10 The 6502 gets Micro programmable Instructions

Byte Magazine 1980 10 The 6502 gets Micro programmable Instructions

Byte Magazine 1980 12 Monster Combat

Byte Magazine 1980 12 Monster Combat

Byte Magazine 1980 10 Floptran IV: A Tiny Compiler

Byte Magazine 1980 10 Floptran IV: A Tiny Compiler

Byte Magazine 1981 10 A Simple Implementation of Multitasking

Byte Magazine 1981 A Simple Implementation of Multitasking

Byte Magazine 1981 05 06 Build a Super Simple Floppy Disk System

Byte Magazine 1981 Build a Super Simple Floppy Disk System

Byte Magazine 1981 06 An Easy to Use AD converter

Byte Magazine 1981 06 An Easy to Use AD converter

Byte Magazine 1981 06 198106 An Impossible Dream, Steve Wozniak Computing e

Byte Magazine 1981 An Impossible Dream, Steve Wozniak

Convert hex formats new version

Bug fix release of the PC utility to convert MOS papertape, Intel hex, Motorola S record, Apple 1 hex etc. Windows and Linux. Source included.

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PC utilities updated

The PC utilities page has seen an update of th4 Conversion hex formats utility.

Programs to manipulate the binary and hex formatted files of interest for SBC owners. Intel hex, MOS papertape, Motorola S-record, binary, hex conversion fort eh 8 bit world.
Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac due to Lazarus and Freepascal. Source included.

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Jolt, Super Jolt, Microcomputer Associates

Thanks to Ray Holt (Microcomputer Associates, Synertek Systems) I have added photos to the Jolt, Super Jolt and Microcomputer Associates pages.

And separated the Jolt page into subpages J, Super Jolt and Microcomputer Associates pages.

Super Jolt

The Super Jolt is a evolution of the JOLT. Same CPU, 1 MHz clock, same TIM IC, same PIA, more RAM (1K), sockets for PROMS, RAP (Resident Assembler Program) and Tiny Basic (of Tom Pittman Itty Bitty Computers) in ROM.
Sold under the name CP110 by Synertek  in 1985. Microcomputer Associates had become the core of Synertek Systems and in the next years produced the SYM SBC’s.

Downloads

Superjolt CP110 User Manual
Also Tiny Basic, RAP userguide
Superjolt CP110 Synertek
Scan-160408-0001 Cross assembler Manual, GE timeshare,
as reference for the Resident Assembler program
DEMON software manual
(this manual has an alternative listing of the TIM 6530-004 monitor)

Jumpers

The Superjolt has a number of jumpers, explained in the manual page 3-5 and 3-6.


The schematic and photos below below shows on the right the patch to support 2716 EPROMs.

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Gallery

Photos of my Superjolts

Photos by Ray Holt of Microcomputer Associates.

Microcomputer Associates

Jolt was designed and developed by Ray Holt, Founder and Executive Vice-President of Microcomputer Associates. Holt went on to design the SYM-1 single-board computer, a KIM-1 clone. Manny Lemas was the co-founder of Microcomputer Associates, Inc. Ray Holt was the hardware side and he was the software side of the business. He wrote the DEMON (Debugger/Monitor) software for the JOLT. This software was actually developed for MOS Technology for use in the TIM chip and the KIM-1 single board computer. M.A.I. was granted rights to its own version of the software for use in the JOLT, so they used the TIM 6530-004 IC!

The Jolt microcomputer was released in 1975 by Microcomputer Associates. The company was founded by Ray Holt and Manny Lemas. The company was later acquired by Synertek, a second source manufacturer of the 6502, and renamed Synertek Systems. Synertek went on to produce the popular SYM-1 microcomputer. Ray Holt’s business partner was Hispanic and he used to call Ray “Jolt” which is the reverse-anglicized spelling of the word HOLT if written in Spanish. i.e “Jolt” in Spanish is pronounced “holt”. There were about 5000 JOLT units produced, first designed in 1974, far pre-dating the Apple I.

See the Microcomputer Associates Catalog in PDF format here

Micro Associates published the Microcomputer_Digest with general microprocessor related news:

Microcomputer Digest Index Vol01
Microcomputer Digest Index Vol02
Microcomputer Digest v01n02 Aug74
Microcomputer Digest v01n06 Dec74
Microcomputer Digest v01n07 Jan75
Microcomputer Digest v01n08 Feb75
Microcomputer Digest v01n09 Mar75
Microcomputer Digest v01n10 Apr75
Microcomputer Digest v01n11 May75
Microcomputer Digest v01n12 Jun75
Microcomputer Digest v02n01 Jul75
Microcomputer Digest v02n02 Aug75
Microcomputer Digest v02n03 Sep75
Microcomputer Digest v02n04 Oct75
Microcomputer Digest v02n06 Dec75
Microcomputer Digest v02n07 Jan76
Microcomputer Digest v02n08 Feb76
Microcomputer Digest v02n09 Mar76
Microcomputer Digest v02n10 Apr76
Microcomputer Digest v02n11 May76
Microcomputer Digest v02n12 Jun76
Microcomputer Digest v03n01 Jul76
Microcomputer Digest v03n02 Aug76
Microcomputer Digest v03n03 Sep76
Microcomputer Digest v03n04 Oct76
Microcomputer Digest v03n05 Nov76
Microcomputer Digest v03n06 Dec76
Microcomputer Digest v03n07 Jan77

Hear it from Ray Holt from an interview on YouTube:

Audio recording of VCF sessions:
Manny Lemas VCF 2 on SYM-1
Ray Holt on the F14 “Tomcat” CADC microprocessor. The World’s first microprocessor and the first time to discuss it in public

A newsletter was published, this one in PDF format is from 1977 and contains some Tiny Basic programs for JOLT and Super Jolt.

Synertek acquired Microcomputer Associates, Incorporated, consisting of engineers Manny Lemas and Ray Holt, after which it was renamed Synertek Systems, Inc. and established as a subsidiary. In 1978, Synertek Systems released a 6502-based single board computer/evaluation kit called the SYM-1, a derivative of MOS Technology/Commodore Semiconductor Group’s KIM-1. The Super Jolt was still sold by Synertek in 1985 (see the Super Jolt page).

Gallery

Images supplied by Ray Holt.