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Kim-1

Although I know what you mean by putting the Kim-1 in the list, back in the old days, it WAS considered a computer system by lots of hobbyists Lack of a video display controller or a sound-chip was NORMAL back in the 1970s when I started working on computers. Dzubint 21:57, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I know it was popular for hobbyists, I learned programming on a KIM-1 myself. It was my first working computer after I had tried to throw one together myself from parts. And yes,I did that as a hobbyist! It was the only system at the time I could afford as a schoolboy. That the KIM-1 was so popular for hobbyists does not distract from the fact that it was primarily developed for engineers. I also used the (much more expensive) SDK-85 at school, and at the time there really was not that much difference between a KIM-1 and a SDK-85 in my mind. It was just that the KIM-1 was so much cheaper and had a bigger following, so software was easier to come by, especially tiny Basic. So I disagree, the KIM-1 definitly belongs on this list! Mahjongg 11:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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