Raspberry Pi's 1970s Predecessor: Building a KIM-1 Replica

Build a Piece of History: The KIM-1 Replica Build!

Join me on a nostalgic journey as I build a replica of the iconic KIM-1, a single-board computer that paved the way for the Commodore line. Discover the history of the KIM-1 and the 6502 CPU while following me through the entire soldering process.

This amazing replica will be auctioned off on October 19th to raise money for the Befriending Scheme. The auction will also include a ton of other Commodore computers, peripherals, and more. There will even be a 12-hour live stream with special guests!

With huge special thanks to ‪@RetroBytesUK‬ John for his amazing contribution. You are a legend sir.

Also even bigger and huger thanks to Devilish Designs Dave Williams for his incredible generosity and brilliant help along the way. Simply amazing.

Donate here!
https://www.justgiving.com/page/mfmi2024

Devilish Design eBay
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The Board Folk:
https://github.com/Board-Folk

With thanks to:
Colcuz
Iain Rockliffe
KrisG
FuzzyLee
RepairyMark
Julian
Gatt
Devilish Design
LifeSizeTeddyBear
KrisG
Justin
LifeSizeTeddyBear
TonyK
8bitRoss
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Josip
David Black
MarkVDub
FuzzyLee
GreyWizard255
Henry
Iain Rockliffe
Justin
Julian
Fergus Logan
KrisG
Lee Furssedonn
@hackbuildrestore
Chris Jamieson
RandallCrook
LifeSizeTeddyBear
8bit Ross
Julian
James
Chris Jamieson
Anon
Henry
Dan Retro Reso
Iain Rockliffe
Anon
Fergus Logan
Henry



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00:00 1970's Raspberry Pi!
00:57 ‪@RetroBytesUK‬ home invasion
02:18 Dave Williams
03:06 What is a KIM-1
04:50 Silkscreens are the best!
05:09 Soldering Montage 1
05:26 Vintage LED
09:10 The Main Event
10:30 Soldering Resistors, Diodes and Transistors
15:10 Capacitors!
15:45 Bench Lee interlude 1
17:21 Caps Part 2
18:00 A Mistake!
19:13 Caps Part 3
21:31 Socket to Me
24:24 Seven Segment Display
24:48 Bench Lee interlude 2
26:28 Onboarding the Keyboard
27:12 Testing Power
27:29 Daddy or Chips?
27:59 Finishing Touches
28:08 Powering On
28:40 Loading a Game
29:28 Playing KIM-1 Asteroids
30:13 What Next?
30:44 Charity Auctions Preview