Rockwell AIM-65: As You Like It!

The AIM-65 - Advanced Interactive Monitor - was a development computer based upon MOS Technology's 6502, and as such it was a bit like an improved MOS/Commodore KIM-1. 

It was considered as very good value, as it came with an integrated printer, keyboard, cassette interfaces, 4K RAM and a display - albeit a 20-character LED display - for £315, which is around [[315|1980]] in [[now]].

[picture: rockwell_aim65_byte_dec78.jpg|An official Rockwell advert for the AIM-65, from Byte, December 1978]

There were a number of peripherals available for the AIM-65 - not least a range of different cases, including one with a built-in power supply for £110, or [[110|1980]] in [[now]]. 

There was also an acoustic-coupler modem for £200 ([[200|1980]]), a 32K memory card for £335 ([[335|1980]]) and a dual disk drive for a bargain £540, or [[540|1980]] in [[now]].