Post on 04-Jan-2016
Altair 8800
By: Falen Bell
Info On Altair 8800
Approximately $1200First 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
No Keyboard, video terminal or paper tape reader
First altairs came with only 256 bytes of memory, lacked output devices like printers
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
Company
Manufacturer: MITS ( Micro Instrumentation and
Telemetry Systems)
Picture of Altair
Picture 2 of Altair
References
http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/items/mits_altair_8800.html