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MITS Altair

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Audience/Grade: College Freshman - Continuing Education
Discipline(s): Computer Engineering
Computer Science
History of Science and Technology
Information Systems
Information Technology
Software Engineering
Learning Resource Type: Reference - Article/Document
Media Type:

 WWW
Author(s): Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute
Description: The MITS Altair is perhaps the most famous early computer. It represents a significant milestone, but it tends to be overhyped, and its historical significance is often overplayed. So, what was the historical role of the MITS Altair? * The first microcomputer to run Microsoft software. * The first computer to sell in significant volume (over 5000 in the first year). * The computer that established the S-100 bus standard.
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Keywords: history of computers, computer history
   
Version Info
Publication Date: 2008
Platform/Format: WWW
Cost: Free
Download URL: http://www.blinkenlights.com/altair.shtml
Metadata: IEEE LOM Record
Collection: NEEDS NEEDS