Did you notice the labels on the power switch? It may be my immagination, but it looks like it's OFF up, ON down (at least the upper label seems to be longer...
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Erik S. Klein
ErikSKlein
May 31, 2003 3:43 am
The 8800 and 8800a had the switches set up that way. Off IS up, on IS down. It's the same on the disk drives as well. VERY confusing for those of us used to...
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alltare
May 31, 2003 3:44 am
A reminder about SPAM: It will be removed and its authors will be banned. In short, placing links, files, or messages that have nothing to do with old...
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alltare
May 31, 2003 3:57 am
A minor correction to Erik's statement: Although all 8800's had "upside-down power switches, some 8800A's had upside-down switches and some had them...
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stevenaleach
May 31, 2003 6:27 am
Oh, I thought that was only the 8800. I was not aware that the switch was still "reversed"; on the 8800a. ... S=1705 ... Default?mqs ... D=egrou...
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modemmonkey2000
May 31, 2003 11:12 pm
To whom it may concern: I am a high school student doing research for a history project on the development of the personal computer. Through my research, I ...
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stevenaleach
Jun 1, 2003 4:29 am
I would suggest, if you can find it, pick up a copy of Stephen Levy's book "Hackers - Heros of the computer revolution". This is a terrific book that covers...
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alltare
Jun 1, 2003 5:29 pm
Another right time/right place thing that made the Altair the first *commercially viable* computer was Altair BASIC. Bill and Paul developed this high level...
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jkclausen
Jun 4, 2003 3:55 pm
Hello, I have a couple of questions... I have an Altair 8800b with an 88-siob cassette interface, 88-sio 2 terminal card, 4k mem and 16k mem, processor...
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alltare
Jun 4, 2003 4:42 pm
John- You said you have an 88-SIO-B cassette interface. I assume you mean you have the piggyback 2-board set (SIOB + modem board) known as the ACR Audio...
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akessel
Jun 6, 2003 10:54 pm
Any thougts out there? I bought a half populated tanner 64k static ram board. It uses 2016 ram chips. I am trying to get it to work in an altair with a Basic...
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akessel
Jun 7, 2003 3:39 pm
I finally noticed the mini-disks for sale on ebay. Will these work with the regular disk interface boards? Or is there a minidisk board one needs? Can they be...
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alltare
Jun 8, 2003 12:12 am
See answers below. I wish the guy had taken better pictures. Good luck. Steve ... a ... ============================ They need the MITS 5" controller board...
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jkclausen
Jun 10, 2003 3:47 pm
Just in case anyone here is interested, I put my Altair 8800B on ebay just now. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2735484119 or just search...
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alltare
Jun 17, 2003 3:51 am
There's an Altair "8800" on ebay now at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2736643802 . It appears to be a relisting of the machine that...
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alltare
Jun 17, 2003 5:08 pm
I wrote to the seller again and this time I got an answer. He *thinks* it has a 16-slot single large motherboard. If that's the case, it's most likely an...
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Justin
jbl712
Jun 18, 2003 5:26 pm
Hi everyone, I recently listed an Altair 8800 computer on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=2737118268&category=4193&rd=1 Please give a...
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Justin
jbl712
Jun 18, 2003 5:31 pm
Sorry, I cut a little too much. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=2737118268&category=4193...
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Justin
jbl712
Jun 18, 2003 5:31 pm
Sorry, I cut a little too much. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=2737118268&category=4193...
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Erik Klein
ErikSKlein
Jun 18, 2003 6:05 pm
To be honest, Justin, I think your listing is misleading. . . First of all, the text "As the pictures show, this unit is in GREAT condition. If would be MINT...
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alltare
Jun 20, 2003 3:44 am
Erik, To be fair, the power supply may not be hacked. It looks like it has been modified per MITS instructions, mostly with transformer to beef up the -16...
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horacehall
Jun 26, 2003 6:10 am
I have the construction manuals & schematics for a 680b model if that might help. Email me at hwhall@... because I don't look here often. --Horace...
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imabadbasterd
Jul 3, 2003 4:29 am
hozit people i stumbled onto the altair 8800 site as i was surfing. im puting togather a audio visual prisintation for my tec course and thought id do it on...
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rogtec1
Jul 4, 2003 3:00 am
Hello, I'm an owner of a Altair 680 It was origianlly owned by my late brother. This was a kit he bought back in the 70's I was just still a teenager and...
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profpresbury
Jul 16, 2003 12:48 am
After a l-o-n-g search I have finally acquired an Altair 8800! It apparently was one of the early models with the old style power supply and only has 2 (of 4...
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alltare
Jul 16, 2003 4:42 pm
Profpresbury, Unfortunately, your missing front panel label is not a simple decal. It's a strip of sticky-backed painted aluminum. There are a lot of 8800's...
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profpresbury
Jul 16, 2003 6:19 pm
... decal. ... All the more reason to do so! 1. We find a loose aluminum plate (or find a brave soul willing to take it off or work around it) and scan it....
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Larry T.
larryt91311
Jul 21, 2003 7:52 pm
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Larry T.
larryt91311
Jul 21, 2003 7:55 pm
Good Day All Please check out the following ebay auction! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2743455193&category=4193 I would bid, but I can't...
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horacehall
Jul 22, 2003 7:24 am
... check before the next ... It is common for old electolytic capacitors to fail if hit with rated voltage after long storage. The electrolytic barrier needs...
