SYM-1

Synertek VIM-1 (1978, later SYM-1)

The SYM-1 was a single-board computer that was brought onto the market by the US company Synertek in 1978. The computer was originally called VIM-1 (Versatile Input Monitor), but the name was changed in 1978 for legal reasons.

The SYM-1 was a competitor to the popular MOS Technology KIM-1 . Both products were largely identical and compatible. Compared to the KIM-1, the SYM-1 could only be operated with a +5 volt power source, had an extensive monitor ROM, had three configurable ROM / EPROM sockets and an RS-232 serial port. Synertek sold ROMs, through which one on the computer, the BASIC - programming and assembler could install editor.

Web links

• SYM-1 page at 6502.org
• The SYM-1 at old-computers.com