Myself, I have passion for the KIM-1. Perhaps, as you suggest, because I saw it in a TAB book in the early 70's when I was a teenager, unable at that time to sw

Myself, I have passion for the KIM-1. Perhaps, as you suggest, because I saw it in a TAB book in the early 70's when I was a teenager, unable at that time to swing the $400 or so to get it. But I think my current passion has more to do with the simplicity of it, and being forced (well, more or less) to learn 6502 assembly. (Oh, and Christ an original KIM-1 is a good deal more than $400 now, ha ha. But there are nice reproductions you can build yourself.) What a breath of fresh air the thing is — having so little between its hex keypad and its six character display.