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KIM-1 Keypad

About

Welcome to the KIM-1 Keypad repository.

I designed this board for my KIM-1 PCB replica, but it will also work with real KIM-1s from Revision D and onwards.

~~WARNING: I have not yet sent the board to fabrication, so it is untested!~~

components

Licensing

This is a personal project that I am sharing in case it is of interest to any retrocomputing enthusiast and all the information in this repository is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. I am not liable for any damages that may occur, whether it be to individuals, objects, KIM-1 computers, kittens or any other pets. It should also be noted that this design has not been tested and may contain errors, therefore anyone who chooses to use it does so at their own risk.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

EXCEPTION: The electrical schematic and all the associated symbols are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

See the LICENSE.md file for details.

Changelog

05/06/2023

Fix silkscreen and remove pads from bottom side

Acknowledgements

Hans Otten and his Retro Computing blog. Tons of information and high resolution pictures of various KIM-1.
Ralf (User ralf02 from forum64.de) for info on actual dimensions of the keypad and some high res photos.