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Mits Altair 8800 - world's first personal computer - for sale!

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Uploaded by on Nov 2, 2010

The MITS ALTAIR 8800 is considered to be the first successful personal computer. It has been released in early 1975 and it's creator Ed Roberts set a milestone. It was the first computer with the S-100 bus and the first in masses produced personal computer a private person could afford. This rarity will be on ebay 25th december 2010 - ebay alker33. Watch out!

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  • when was it realeased? and how much is it?

  • @oldskoolgamereveiws

    do you mean the auction? The auction on ebay (alker33 is my ebay name) will start on 25th november 2010

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  • i was thinking "were is the screen...."

  • how does it work?

  • @andyluzeckyj It was the first of it's kind. It was to demonstrate that the technology was here, and to entertain nerds with flashing LEDs.

  • @TheQuindecillion They made input/output devices for it later on, but you may want to hold out for someone smarter than me if you want to know how they worked, or what kind they were.

  • @oldskoolgamereveiws 75 and it was 621$ to 1500$ pre built the kit price was 439$ to 1342$ it ranges alot

  • @TheQuindecillion no its leds but im selling one if you still like it i just bought one for 2.50$ at a garage sale and will sell it sometime soon

  • Is the only output in the form of LED's, or could you somehow hook up a monitor to it?

  • @oldskoolgamereveiws 1975. I don't exactly know how much, probably expensive. You do have to add a terminal display and 8 inch disk drives, which would add to the cost.

  • your altair is to old to function correctly, when you put switches, does not do big thinks.

  • Wasn't it the Kenbak-1?

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