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Show HN: A MOS Kim-1 Simulator for iOS and macOS

4 pointsby jfoucheralmost 4 years ago

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jfoucheralmost 4 years ago
Hi, I just wanted to show my latest project to you fine folks. It&#x27;s an emulator &#x2F; simulator (I&#x27;m never quite sure which one is correct) for the MOS KIM-1 microcomputer [1]<p>It runs on iOS devices (from version 9.0 up) and on macOS (from version 10.15 only unfortunately)<p>You can have the basic interface of a hexadecimal keypad and 6 led digits, but I have also added a serial terminal to it.<p>From the serial interface, you can load paper tapes (one of the media the KIM-1 used to save data). It&#x27;s a fairly easy format to work with and is detailed in the original KIM-1 manual. Basically you just type L when in serial mode, and choose a file to import with the button just below the &quot;screen&quot;<p>I have also added some help which hopefully will get you going if you don&#x27;t have experience with the KIM-1. I basically reproduced the start of the original manual, modified in a similar style where necessary.<p>The mac version works, but it&#x27;s only an automatic &quot;translation&#x27; of the iOS versions, and as such it has a few quirks.<p>The mac version is available as a release in the github repo, but since I don&#x27;t have an Apple developper account at the moment, you will have to build the iOS app yourselves with Xcode :( Also, I&#x27;m not sure if Apple would approve that sort of application.<p>Anyway, I hope someone likes it and I&#x27;m all ears for your feedback.<p>Thanks.<p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;KIM-1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;KIM-1</a>