Altair 8800 Microcomputer (1974)
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering History of Science and Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: | Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): | Mark Greenia |
| Description: | Announced in 1974, the Altair was the first successful commercially-marketed and mass-produced personal computer. MITS is known for the creation and marketing of the Altair, the first successful commercially-marketed and mass-produced personal computer The Altair sold for about $395 in kit form and about $650 assembled. The Altair also introduced the Altair Bus (later known as the "S-100 Bus") which was also used in many other microcomputers that followed the Altair's blazed trail. Announced in 1974, the Altair was the first successful commercially-marketed and mass-produced personal computer. MITS is known for the creation and marketing of the Altair, the first successful commercially-marketed and mass-produced personal computer The Altair sold for about $395 in kit form and about $650 assembled. The Altair also introduced the Altair Bus (later known as the "S-100 Bus") which was also used in many other microcomputers that followed the Altair's blazed trail. The Altair needed a method for users to write programs for it. Bill Gates and Paul Allen became aware of the Altair and developed a BASIC interpreter for it and sold it to MITS. Allen went to work for MITS, while Bill Gates went on to develop other software. They later founded Microsoft Corporation. |
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| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/Altair-8800-1974.htm |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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