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The Rockwell AIM-65 computer is a development computer introduced in 1978 based on the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor. The AIM-65 is essentially an expanded KIM-1 computer. Available software included a line-oriented machine code monitor, BASIC interpreter, assembler, Pascal, PL/65, and Forth development system. Available hardware included a floppy disk controller and a backplane for expansion.

Features

Rockwell advertised the $375 AIM-65, with 1K RAM, as an "easy, inexpensive [computer] ... for learning, designing, work or just fun".

Programming

PL/65 was a programming language designed and implemented by Rockwell International for the AIM-65.

It is based on a mix of ALGOL and PL/I, simplified where possible in order to adapt to the limited processing environment afforded by the 6502 (64k memory for instance).

Some models had Forth as the built-in language.

Emulation

AIM-65 can be emulated using the MESS Emulator. But that emulation lacks printer support. Also, the Sysinfo.dat file states that "we would suffer from support for intelligent terminals as test equipment."

See also

  • Microprocessor development board
  • Elektor Junior Computer
  • SYM-1

References

  • Rockwell AIM-65 computer at oldcomputers.net
  • AIM-65 at Old Computer Museum
  • AIM-65 at Obsolete Computer Museum
  • DRAC-1 at Old Computers ES Museum