Will | June 12, 2022

Fantastic Kit and great Maker

For PAL-1 - A MOS 6502 powered Computer Kit

Bought my PAL-1, and when it arrived, I soldered it up and when I ran into issues, I got quick help. The Kit was flawless and once I straightened out my mistakes, worked beautifully. If you are looking for a great 6502 trainer that is reminiscent of the KIM-1, this is the ticket.

I got the PAL-1, the motherboard expansion, and the 2nd RIOT at the same time. The PAL-1 was the most labor intensive to put together, but the motherboard had its share of soldering - lots and lots of pins :). The 2nd RIOT took about 5 minutes. All of the kits had all of their parts and went together smoothly. They all pretty much "just worked".

Response from KJXZZ | June 13, 2022

So glad you liked the kit~ Thanks for your review!

Thomas | May 7, 2022

Everything is fine.

For PAL-1 ROM Expansion Kit V1.2

3 Weeks ago i ordered the Kit. Today it arrived. Soldered the kit and another socket on the motherboard an it worked immediately. Thank for your work.

Response from KJXZZ | May 8, 2022

Thank you for your review! The ROM expansion will give you a convenient way to the 6502 world.

Dominic | Jan. 29, 2022

I like it so much I made an unboxing and assembly video

For *LR* PAL-1 | A KIM-1 clone Computer Kit

So far I have assembled three of these, one I gifted to a fellow 6502 enthusiast one I used my own keys and keycaps and the other is a straight out of the box install.

shipping on the first one was a month, shipping the other two was less than 10 days because I opted for the "express" post for only a couple extra dollars.

Video here: https://youtu.be/Juf5nu1Eh88

Response from KJXZZ | Jan. 30, 2022

Thank you for your review! Your video is very useful as a video assembly reference.

Dominic | Dec. 1, 2021

It's a real KIM

For PAL-1 - A MOS 6502 powered Computer Kit

Assembled and tested a hello program in two hours. Very nice. I collect KIMs but prefer replicas for everyday use.

I made an assembly video and will post it to YouTube.

Great features include the sturdy PCB. large, positive click feeling keypad keys.
Large digits, rs232 serial port integrated into the board. Just right size. Easy assembly, not an emulated KIM.. this is real hardware and clearly designed with care.

Minor design quibbles.... The kbd/serial selector should be a SPST switch, not a jumper. I'd like to see an on/off switch (nice but not necessary) and the keys are labeled at the bottom and this confuses me while searching for the right key to press I keep getting the wrong row because my eyes expect the label to be above the key. I'll label the keys myself to solve that.


I hope you make and sell thousands of these.

Shipping was five weeks to USA.

Response from KJXZZ | Dec. 1, 2021

Thank you for your review!

May a version E of PAL-1 is needed to optimize the two jumpers (replaced with two switches). I will try a version E after current version D PCB sold out.

David | Nov. 17, 2021