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Return Of The Altair

November 25, 2006 by Will O'Brien 13 Comments

Thank [J. Peterson] for this one. Kits don’t usually end up as the daily post on Hackaday, but the altair was one of the first ‘personal computers’ – and this guy’s put together a new kit version. Wow. [The latest kit went on ebay for $1750…]

Posted in computer hacks, Misc HacksTagged altair 8800, altair kit, Altair8800, AltairKit

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