KIM-1

KIM-1
MOS KIM-1 computer. On display at the Musée Bolo, EPFL, Lausanne.
DeveloperChuck Peddle
ManufacturerMOS Technology, Inc.
Typesingle-board computer
Release date1976; 48 years ago (1976)
CPU6502
KIM-1 computer in operation

The KIM-1, short for Keyboard Input Monitor, is a small 6502-based single-board computer developed and produced by MOS Technology, Inc. and launched in 1976. It was very successful in that period, due to its low price (thanks to the inexpensive 6502 microprocessor) and easy-access expandability.