The Making of the MCM/70 - Inventing the PC - page 36

Laraya built this Sim 8-01-based microcomputer in early 1972 to ex-
periment with the Intel 8008 microprocessor and to program Eprom
devices. (Source, York University Computer Museum, photograph
courtesy of Cam Farnell.)
early design of Kutt's computer would start with a study of the
document and the testing of the SIM 8-01 board. Laraya's ex-
perimentation with the SIM 8-01 concentrated on interfacing it
with various devices and, later, on using the MP 7-02 program-
mer for the purpose of moving Ramer's APL interpreter into the
EPROM chips.
The team
Following their handshake agreement in fall 1971, Kutt and
Ramer spared no effort in putting together the nucleus of KSI 's
engineering and support team. The December 1971 meeting or-
ganized by Kutt and Ramer brought together the first group of
future employees, including Don Genner, José Laraya, and John
Wallace. In early 1972, that group expanded to include André
Arpin, Reg Rea, and Morgan Smyth.