Microcomputer Associates
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Microcomputer Associates, Inc., was an American computer company founded by Manny Lemas and Ray Holt. It produced the low-cost Jolt Microcomputer, designed by Holt and released in 1975 for Template:US$.[1][2] A Jolt microcomputer was notably used in the Atari VCS prototype by Cyan Engineering.[3]
MAI was later acquired by semiconductor manufacturer Synertek, a second source manufacturer of the 6502, and renamed Synertek Systems.[4] It then created the SYM-1, a 6502-based single board microcomputer and spiritual successor to the KIM-1. In 1978 the company offered a number of processor and peripheral modules.[5]
References
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". Microcomputer Associates introduces the 6502 based Jolt computer kit for $249.
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- ↑ J. C. Boonham Small systems computer sourcebook Taylor & Francis, 1978 Template:ISBN pages 11-13
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