Rockwell AIM 65

Donor: (Trying to find it.)
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia

Remember how early computers didn't come with a printer. How a about a single board computer with an on-board printer? Sounds outrageous, doesn't it! Well, the Rockwell AIM 65 is just such a beast. There's even a hunk of wire sticking out specifically to hold the roll of paper. The AIM 65 also comes with a single line LED display. You could hook the keyboard directly to the system board, or hook up a TTY terminal. And the full schematic came with as an added bonus. Also of note is the custom packaging for it.

• Here's the system board. The piece of wire hanging over the board is the paper roll support for the built-in printer.
• Front view of the board.
• Side view of the board.
• Important buttons right there on the board. (Reset, Step/Run, and Keyboard/TTY).
• Close-up of the display.
• Here's a shot of the thermal printer, right there on the board.
• Wicked cool schematic!
• So round, so firm, so fully packed, this is one well designed box:
  • Side of the box, IDing the unit.
  • Opening the top shows the large schematic diagram.
  • Keyboard and manuals.
  • The actual board lies under this thin sheet of foam, upside down.
  • And here's the board
  • After removing the board, you can see the custom foam underneath, form-fitted to the components on the board.

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