Post by @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk

2026-04-07 07:13 UTC

A bit of a longshot, but I&#39;ll throw this question out here! Anyone remember what sort of 6502 dev board was used for the Scottish Higher Technological Studies around 1991/2? I remember it had keypad for entering your code as hex, 7 segment displays and digital inputs/outputs for switches, lights, stepper motors... I remember there was a reference guide for it (folded sheet of A4) with 6502 op codes etc that could be used in the exam too. I binned school stuff many decades ago but curious to see if anyone out there still has anything from all those decades ago. #computing #electronics

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@burtyb@widget.uk 2026-04-07 07:33

@quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk we had the EMMA II at college around that time http://retro.hansotten.nl/6502-sbc/emma-by-l-j-technical-systems/emma/#EMMAII

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@snap2grid@mastodon.social 2026-04-07 08:06

@quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk Sounds like the Rockwell AIM65. We had these at Abertay Uni (back when it was Dundee Institute of Technology). ASCII keyboard, though so maybe not.

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@philpem@digipres.club 2026-04-07 08:22

@quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk The MOS KIM-1 and Synertek SYM-1 fit that description. There were a lot of single-board 6502 computers though... it was almost a rite of passage (at one point) to make one. For a UK twist, Flight Electronics (aka Flite) did a lot of educational computer boards back in the day. I know they took on the Micro-Professor from Acer/Multitech - they may have done a 6502 board.

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@hansotten@mastodon.social 2026-04-07 09:39

@quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk Emma very likely. A good choice as a package for education in those days.

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@mcnewton@mastodon.online 2026-04-14 18:32

@quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk Not one of these? Though this is dated 1984 so probably too old. I believe it was used in a school in East Anglia.

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