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Altair 8800

Altair 8800 . By: Falen Bell. Info On Altair 8800. Approximately $1200 First year of Production: 1975 Considered to be the first Micro Computer. More Info. Blue Box shaped machine that measured 17x18x7 To enter programs or data, set toggle switches in the front

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Altair 8800

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  1. Altair 8800 By: Falen Bell

  2. Info On Altair 8800 • Approximately $1200 • First year of Production: 1975 • Considered to be the first Micro Computer

  3. More Info • Blue Box shaped machine that measured 17x18x7 • To enter programs or data, set toggle switches in the front • No Keyboard, video terminal or paper tape reader • First altairs came with only 256 bytes of memory, lacked output devices like printers

  4. Operating System Used MITS Altair 8800 • 2 MHz, Intel 8080 with 256 bytes standard RAM and interface with the user through the octal front panel switches

  5. Company • Manufacturer: MITS ( Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems)

  6. Picture of Altair

  7. Picture 2 of Altair

  8. References • http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/items/mits_altair_8800.html

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