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| Super Jolt Computer |
The Jolt computer used the 6502 microprocessor and was somewhat advanced in 1975. This is before the Apple 1 or Apple ll and the same year as the Altair 8800 microcomputer.
The Altair 8800 sold for $395 in kit from with no software and a very small memory. The Jolt came with a monitor debugger program called Demon and had an
interface for the Teletype (RS232 20
MA
current loop). The wired unit
sold for $348 and kit $249. Accessory cards were also available like
the 4kb RAM memory card for $320. However the computer never became very
popular.
Here is a
video I made with Ray Holt telling his
Jolt story. I made this at the Vintage Computer Festival SE 4.0 in April 2016.
Click on image to enlarge and read.
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| Jolt full page advertisement |
The Jolt microcomputer was released in 1975 by Microcomputer Associates. The company was founded by
Ray Holt and Manny Lemas. The company was later acquired by
Synertek, a second source manufacturer of the
6502, and renamed Synertek Systems. Synertek went on to produce the popular
SYM-1 microcomputer. Ray Holt did some early microprocessor development work for use in the F-14 Tomcat aircraft. This work was classified and Ray's design work during the period 1968 to 1970 may have been the very first microprocessor chip set .
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| Super Jolt Computer |
The Super Jolt computer is on display in our
"Bugbook Historical Microcomputer Museum" located in Floyd , Virginia. The computer card is setting on top of original box from Jolt. I don't remember just when or who I received the computer from & the box also has a SYM-1 in it. Microcomputer Associates/Synertek produced these computers - this was a nice addition to our collection with 2 new and never used microcomputers.
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| Super Jolt Microcomputer CPU section |
CPU section of the Super Jolt Microcomputer.
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| Memory Section - Super Jolt |
The Super Jolt has more memory the the first Jolt.
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