
Altair 8800b
The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) and based on the Intel 8080 CPU. It was the first commercially successful personal computer. Interest in the Altair 8800 grew quickly after it was featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics and was sold by mail order through advertisements there, in Radio-Electronics, and in other hobbyist magazines. The Altair 8800 had no built-in screen or video output, so it would have to be connected to a serial terminal to have any output. To connect it to a terminal a serial interface card had to be installed. Alternatively, the Altair could be programmed using its front-panel switches.
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Category: MITS Altair
Make: MITS
Year: 1976
OS: N/A
Status: Not Working
Hardware: Desktop
Battery: Not applicable
Barcode: 32775905804877
Date Tested: 2019-07-22
Inventory #: X0032
Notes: Missing CPU, RAM cards. Power supply in unknown condition. Has not been powered on. Has Serial card.
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