AIM65 (fwd)

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Sat Jun 21 01:08:01 1997

More information on the AIMs. I am currently working on a bulk deal with
Mike for $20 a piece. While these are truly AIMs, they are not "stock"
AIMs. They have been altered (really improved). While I think the
improvements are very nice, I would've preferred a stock AIM. However,
these definitely sound like nice units. Anyway, here's the scoop.

Sam
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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:45:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mikeooo1_at_aol.com
To: dastar_at_crl.com
Subject: Re: AIM65

Gentlemen,
     In response to all the interest so many of you have shown in my Aim 65
collection let me say that they are all in new working condition.The beauty
about the Aim 65 is that it was a single board computer which was self
contained in that it had its display,printer,and memory all mounted on its
board so that peripheral attachments weren't necessary.Yes,it comes with a
keyboard and power supply also.I developed a plastic enclosure and metal base
and ROM board for the system so the keyboard and power supply could be housed
with the Aim in a compact unit and programs could be burned onto eproms which
would seat in the ROM board rather than rely on tape storage which involves a
recorder hookup and would be quite slow. I didn't like the enclosure or the
unwieldy power supply that Rockwell created for the Aim so I had my own
plastic enclosure injection molded by a plastics manufacturer. I had a metal
base manufactured for the unit so it could be professionally represented as
an industrial computer rather than just the "hobbyist's computer" Rockwell
originally designed it for.I also have production equipment I developed for
creating programs downloading them directly from the Aim into the RAM buffer
of eprom burning devices and ultimately housing the programmed eproms in the
ROM board I developed which sat on the bottom of the case housing.I have
built a successful company around the Aim which is truly an amazing computer
and has withstood the test of time as many people are still using it today.As
for its value,the unit sold for approx.$450 (computerboard and keyboard) and
its part are still in demand today.The display chips alone cost $30 apiece
and there are 5 on each display while the print head alone sells for $105,the
entire printer about $180.
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