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Amazing replica Altair 8800 kit
by ophten at 3:33 pm EST, Nov 28, 2006 |
Cory Doctorw on Boing Boing:
"Check out these amazing replica Altair 8800 kit, composed all new (or new-old stock) parts, with the original instructions for assembly. The Altair 8800 was the microcomputer ancestor of the PC -- the computer that inspired the PC revolution. It was -- to some approximation -- the first useful computer that you could build and run in your home workshop. Regrettably, these kits are only sold on eBay, making them a pain to acquire, but the idea is just fantastic, and it sounds like the build-quality is terrific." |
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RE: Amazing replica Altair 8800 kit
by Rob at 2:14 pm EST, Nov 30, 2006 |
ophten wrote:
Cory Doctorw on Boing Boing:
"Check out these amazing replica Altair 8800 kit, composed all new (or new-old stock) parts, with the original instructions for assembly. The Altair 8800 was the microcomputer ancestor of the PC -- the computer that inspired the PC revolution. It was -- to some approximation -- the first useful computer that you could build and run in your home workshop. Regrettably, these kits are only sold on eBay, making them a pain to acquire, but the idea is just fantastic, and it sounds like the build-quality is terrific."
I hand assembled programs and toggled them into the original Altair 8800's. Guess that makes me old. |
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