{"id":131,"date":"2014-10-17T07:07:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T11:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?p=131"},"modified":"2014-10-17T07:33:52","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T11:33:52","slug":"podcast-episode-4-single-board-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast-episode-4-single-board-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 4: Single Board Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman discuss several of the early single board computers, including the Nascom 1, OSI Superboard, MOS Technology KIM-1, and the COSMAC ELF.<\/p>\n<p>All of the above single board computers don&#8217;t easily fit into the History of Personal Computing&#8217;s &#8220;Tier&#8221; philosophy, so this special podcast episode was produced.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->You can find out more about these machines on the History of Personal Computing online museum. Click on the appropriate link:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nascom 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/nascom-1\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/nascom-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>OSI Superboard: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/osi-superboard-i-and-ii\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/osi-superboard-i-and-ii\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/osi-superboard-i-and-ii<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MOS Technology KIM-1: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/mos-technology-kim-1\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/mos-technology-kim-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>COSMAC ELF: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/cosmac-elf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/cosmac-elf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Links mentioned in the show include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover picture of the May 1978 issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidviner.com\/data\/gallery\/19\/1978-05%20pcw.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Personal Computer World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nascom.wordpress.com\/nascom\/software\/nasbug-1-t2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nasbug v1.T2 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/EMNE15gsdbA\" target=\"_blank\">Nascom 2 video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/FBshkT__5bA\" target=\"_blank\">OSI Superboard II video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ohio Scientific\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/Micro_NO._25_1980-06_Micro_Ink_US#page\/n43\/mode\/2up\/search\/scientific\" target=\"_blank\">Small Systems Journal<\/a> within the pages of Micro 6502 Journal magazine issue 25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/osi.marks-lab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WinOSI emulator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KIM-1\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KIM-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oldcomputers.net\/kim1.html\">http:\/\/oldcomputers.net\/kim1.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2012\/05\/16\/commodore-kim-1-hits-ebay-auction\/\">Rare Commodore KIM-1 hits eBay, shows you the PET&#8217;s barebones roots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floodgap.com\/retrobits\/kim-1\/emu.html\">http:\/\/www.floodgap.com\/retrobits\/kim-1\/emu.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brielcomputers.com\/wordpress\/?cat=24\">Briel Computers micro-KIM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retrotechnology.com\/memship\/memship.html\">Lee Hart&#8217;s 1802 &#8220;Membership Card&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.incolor.com\/bill_r\/elf\/html\/elf-1-33.htm\"><i>Popular Electronics<\/i>, August 1976, \u201cBuild The COSMAC &#8220;ELF&#8221; A Low-Cost Experimenter&#8217;s Microcomputer\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmacelf.com\/\">http:\/\/www.cosmacelf.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elf-emulation.com\/emulator.html\">http:\/\/www.elf-emulation.com\/emulator.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theyorkshow.com\" target=\"_blank\">White Rose Gameroom Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classiccomputing.com\/CC\/HB_Book.html\">The PDF eBook version of David&#8217;s book is now free!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classiccomputing.com\/CCPodcasts\/Stan_Veit\/Stan_Veit.html\">Stan Veit\u2019s History of the Personal Computer Audiobook Podcast 5 is out! Chapter 5: The Early Days of Apple Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>eBay links (you may need to scroll down the linked pages to see the full auction)<\/p>\n<p>Jeff&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/OFFER-WIN-NASCOM-2-Z80-CPU-BOARD-\/321551617741?pt=BI_Control_Systems_PLCs&amp;hash=item4addf84ecd\">NASCOM-2 Z80-CPU BOARD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/vintage-Nascom-2-computer-approx-1980-\/331325122370?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&amp;hash=item4d24842742&amp;nma=true&amp;si=9YCBK4gdMj6N4YFdNP65fYZvIHg%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\">Another Nascom-2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/One-of-the-worlds-first-personal-computers-\/261611452061?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&amp;hash=item3ce941f69d&amp;nma=true&amp;si=31YeROo1PDifg1w2SKUNbbbaywc%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\">One of the world\u2019s first personal computers &#8211; OSI 600<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/Vintage-Computers-Mainframes-\/162075\/i.html?clk_rvr_id=714282859328&amp;mfe=search&amp;_nkw=kim-1&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;LH_Sold=1&amp;rt=nc\">List of KIM-1 completed auctions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_odkw=elf&amp;mfe=search&amp;_sac=1&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;LH_Sold=1&amp;clk_rvr_id=714285146197&amp;_osacat=162075&amp;_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xcosmac.TRS0&amp;_nkw=cosmac&amp;_sacat=162075\">List of COSMAC ELF completed auctions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> &#8211; We really want to hear from you by email or send an audio comment! Also, as we cover these computers, we would love to receive your high-quality pictures of the machines we\u2019ve covered, so please start sending them in.<\/p>\n<p>Also, please write a review on iTunes!<\/p>\n<p>You can download the episode directly by using this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/podcast\/HofPC4.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/podcast\/HofPC4.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or, you can subscribe to our podcast feed at: <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/rss.xml\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/podcast.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/rss.xml<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman discuss several of the early single board computers, including the Nascom 1, OSI Superboard, MOS Technology KIM-1, and the COSMAC ELF. 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