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Microcomputer designed in 1974
The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer introduced in 1974 by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) based on the Intel 8080 CPU. It was the first
Altair_8800
American electronics company
then developed the first commercially successful microcomputer, the Altair 8800, which was featured on the January 1975 cover of Popular Electronics
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Micro_Instrumentation_and_Telemetry_Systems
Programming language interpreter software, first product developed by Microsoft
Altair BASIC is a discontinued interpreter for the BASIC programming language that ran on the MITS Altair 8800 and subsequent S-100 bus computers. It was
Altair_BASIC
American engineer, entrepreneur and doctor
left the company deeply in debt by 1974. Roberts then developed the Altair 8800 personal computer that used the new Intel 8080 microprocessor. This was
Ed Roberts (computer engineer)
Ed_Roberts_(computer_engineer)
generally considered to be the Altair 8800, from MITS, a small company that produced electronics kits for hobbyists. The Altair 8800 was introduced in a Popular
History_of_personal_computers
Gates who developed a BASIC interpreter for the Altair, and then formed Microsoft. The MITS Altair 8800 effectively created a new industry of microcomputers
History of computing hardware (1960s–present)
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Topics referred to by the same term
8800 may refer to: The year 8800, in the 9th millennium. NVIDIA GeForce 8800, a computer graphics card series The Altair 8800, an early, experimental
8800
1976 letter by Bill Gates to PC hobbyists
co-founder Paul Allen, who worked at Honeywell in Boston, both saw the Altair 8800 computer in the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics for the first
An_Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists
Early computer bus
bus or Altair bus, later standardized as IEEE 696-1983 (inactive-withdrawn), is an early computer bus designed in 1974 as a part of the Altair 8800. The
S-100_bus
American multinational technology company
1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to market BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the PC operating system market with MS-DOS
Microsoft
American magazine (1954–1982, 1989–1999, in print)
new product or company. The most famous issue, January 1975, had the Altair 8800 computer on the cover and ignited the home computer revolution. Paul
Popular_Electronics
Small computer with a CPU made out of a microprocessor
designed with a microprocessor. In the US the earliest models such as the Altair 8800 were often sold as kits to be assembled by the user, and came with as
Microcomputer
Programming language
well as the first high-level programming language available for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. During the home computer craze of the late-1970s and early-1980s
Microsoft_BASIC
American engineer and programmer (born 1950)
it off at the West Coast Computer Conference. It was a parody of the Altair 8800 computer, which was very popular at the time. Steve Wozniak thought of
Steve_Wozniak
Microcomputer
and S-100 bus. It is a clone of its main competitor, the earlier MITS Altair 8800. The IMSAI is largely regarded as the first "clone" microcomputer. The
IMSAI_8080
Informational and control component of early computers
displays the hardware directly. Early microcomputers such as the 1975 Altair 8800 also relied on front panels, but since the introduction of the Apple
Front_panel
Computer intended for use by an individual person
computer, the Altair 8800 created by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS). Based on the 8-bit Intel 8080 Microprocessor, the Altair is widely
Personal_computer
1976 computer chess software
improving the program, only selling it more widely. A version for the Altair 8800 was produced in April 1977, with the port done by Terry O'Brian, a member
Microchess
1970s series of Intel microcomputers
computers were among the first microcomputers ever sold, predating the Altair 8800 by at least two years. The first series of Intellecs included the Intellec 4
Intellec
Intel 8080-based Altair 8800, which was announced in the January 1975 cover article of Popular Electronics. However, the Altair 8800 was an extremely
History_of_computing_hardware
Topics referred to by the same term
relay satellites also known as Altair Altair 8800, known as the microcomputer that sparked the microcomputer revolution Altair BASIC, a BASIC interpreter
Altair_(disambiguation)
Computer hobbyist users' group in California
area of the first Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) Altair 8800 microcomputer, a unit sent for review by People's Computer Company. Steve
Homebrew_Computer_Club
American businessman and philanthropist (born 1955)
joined him at Honeywell during the summer of 1974. In 1975, the MITS Altair 8800 was released based on the Intel 8080 CPU, and Gates and Allen saw the
Bill_Gates
First all-digital solid-state camera
1975 issue of Popular Electronics magazine. One month earlier the MITS Altair 8800 microcomputer had been introduced in this same magazine. Les Solomon
Cromemco_Cyclops
1892 music hall song by Harry Dacre
1975, Steve Dompier, member of Homebrew Computer Club, programmed an Altair 8800 computer to play "Daisy Bell" as AM radio interference. In 1985, Christopher
Daisy_Bell
Video terminal that could display text on a standard TV set
milestone in the home computer revolution along with the Mark-8 and Altair 8800 computers. Sometimes the term was used generically for any interactive
TV_Typewriter
Defunct American computer retail chain
and Telemetry Systems (MITS), makers of the popular and influential Altair 8800 microcomputer, as MITS' Northern California sales representatives. In
Byte_Shop
American journalist
Altair 8800. His coworkers included Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who created the first programming language for the Altair, Altair BASIC
David_Bunnell
Older computer system
and Telemetry Systems (MITS) produced the Altair 8800 in 1975. According to Harry Garland, the Altair 8800 was the product that catalyzed the microcomputer
Vintage_computer
that started with the first personal computers such as the Apple I and Altair 8800, Apple II systems, older Mac models, Amiga, IBM PCs and rarer computers
List_of_computer_museums
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
of machines ran the operating system, some notable examples being the Altair 8800, the IMSAI 8080, the Osborne 1 and Kaypro luggables, and MSX computers
CP/M
Class of microcomputers
the microprocessor, starting in 1971. Early microcomputers such as the Altair 8800 had front-mounted switches and diagnostic lights (nicknamed "blinkenlights")
Home_computer
Computer approximation for real numbers
for the MITS Altair 8800. The initial release of July 1975 supported a single-precision (32 bits) format due to cost of the MITS Altair 8800 4-kilobytes
Floating-point_arithmetic
Seven short BASIC programming language programs
significantly slower, was Zapple BASIC on a Zilog Z80 add-in card in an Altair 8800. The rest of the list contained a number of very closely spaced entries
Rugg/Feldman_benchmarks
1984 non-fiction book by Steven Levy
BASIC: Altair BASIC was an interpreter that translated instructions from the BASIC programming language into assembly instructions that the Altair 8800 could
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution
Interpreter that enables users to enter and run programs in the BASIC language
organizations; Apple BASIC was Apple's first software product. After the MITS Altair 8800, microcomputers were expected to ship bundled with BASIC interpreters
BASIC_interpreter
Computer model built by Apple
Homebrew Computer Club, where newly introduced microcomputers such as the Altair 8800 inspired him to incorporate a microprocessor into his terminal, creating
Apple_I
Frequency at which a CPU chip or core is operating
cycles, it had an instruction rate of 5 kHz. The first commercial PC, the Altair 8800 (by MITS), used an Intel 8080 CPU with a clock rate of 2 MHz (2 million
Clock_rate
1977–1993 series of microcomputers
game board. The 9 Apple II’s were programmed and linked to a master Altair 8800 computer that controlled display and movement of X’s, O’s, categories
Apple_II
Early predecessor company to Microsoft
that Gates and Allen gained, skills they used to write Altair BASIC for the MITS Altair 8800 computer: "Even though Traf-O-Data wasn't a roaring success
Traf-O-Data
1970s microcomputer
instead of the binary switches and lights used on machines like the Altair 8800. The H8 requires a separate terminal to be truly useful; Heathkit introduced
Heathkit_H8
8-bit microprocessor
architecture. The 8080 found its way into early personal computers such as the Altair 8800 and subsequent S-100 bus systems, and it served as the original target
Intel_8080
American writer
newsletters which turned into Dr. Dobb's Journal. He also brought the first Altair 8800 to the Homebrew Computer Club and was one of the main supporters of the
Bob_Albrecht
8-bit computer introduced in 1976
Processor Technology if he could design a smart terminal for use with the Altair 8800. Lee Felsenstein, who shared a garage working space with Marsh, had previously
Sol-20
Personal computer, invented in 1970
Kenbak-1 was only really useful for educational use. In contrast, the 1975 Altair 8800 had expansion slots, allowing the addition of memory and peripherals
Kenbak-1
Computer museum in Roswell, Georgia
Apple Lisa, a Pixar Image Computer, an Enigma, a Xerox Alto, a MITS Altair 8800 and more. The collection includes the contents of the former Bugbook
Mimms Museum of Technology and Art
Mimms_Museum_of_Technology_and_Art
Type of computer server system
themselves, running on early S-100 bus microcomputer systems such as the Altair 8800, IMSAI 8080 and Cromemco under the CP/M operating system. Soon after
Bulletin_board_system
1978 microcomputer trainer kit by RCA
microprocessor based trainers KIM-1 and Rockwell AIM-65 8080 Based machines: MITS Altair 8800 and IMSAI 8080 RCA Studio II "Image of Mailing Box with Address Label"
ELF_II
World (1992, TV miniseries) Pi (1998) Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) Altair 8800 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) Micro Men (2009) The
List_of_films_about_computers
American computer programmer (b. 1956)
and Davidoff managed to write the software without ever seeing the Altair 8800 thanks to a simulator. They also spent time at Harvard's Aiken Computation
Monte_Davidoff
Form of automatic memory management
as not to burden programmers with memory management details. On the Altair 8800, programs with many string variables and little string space could cause
Garbage collection (computer science)
Garbage_collection_(computer_science)
Defunct American computer company
Roberts, Parasitic's first products were hardware upgrade kits to MITS' Altair 8800 microcomputer kit, improving the latter's power supply rating and susceptibility
Parasitic_Engineering
were popular, beginning in 1975, with the introduction of the famous Altair 8800, but as sales volumes increased, kits became less common. The introduction
List_of_early_microcomputers
Z80pack 1.36 December 21, 2017 Altair 8800, IMSAI 8080, Cromemco Z-1 Cross-platform BSD SIMH 3.9-0 May, 2012 Altair 8800 with various hardware Cross-platform
List of computer system emulators
List_of_computer_system_emulators
Expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display device
motherboard were, mainly: S-100 bus: Designed in 1974 as a part of the Altair 8800, it is the first industry-standard bus for the microcomputer industry
Graphics_card
Area containing the metropolitan region surrounding the city of Macon
where he created the Altair 8800 microcomputer, starting the microcomputer revolution. It featured Microsoft's first software, the Altair BASIC and employed
Central_Georgia
Process of starting a computer
2022-10-09. "Oldcomputers: Altair 8800b". Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2019-12-10. Holmer, Glenn. Altair 8800 loads 4K BASIC from paper
Booting
American computer company
14-inch hard disk. The system consists of the MITS 2nd generation Altair 8800 (or Altair 8800b) computer with hard drive controller and MITS datakeeper storage
Pertec
Programming language
first widely available microcomputer was released, the Altair 8800. Shortly thereafter, Altair BASIC was released by Microsoft. Within the year, dozens
Minimal_BASIC
the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics that demonstrated the Altair 8800, the first microcomputer. Allen bought the magazine and rushed to Currier
History_of_Microsoft
Technology services and solutions provider
computer age, such as the Apple II, NorthStar Horizon, IMSAI 8080 and Altair 8800.[citation needed] As of 1983[update] MicroAge had 33 franchises, the
MicroAge
German office equipment manufacturer
Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), designers of the famous Altair 8800 microcomputer, in 1977. Triumph-Adler further expanded its strategic
Triumph-Adler
8-bit microprocessor
11 bankruptcy in April 1977. The Altair 680B was popular but MITS focused most of the resources on their Altair 8800 computer system and they exited the
Motorola_6800
American amateur scientist and columnist
featured Roberts' Altair 8800 computer. Roberts asked Mims to write the Altair 8800 user’s manual in return for an assembled Altair, which Mims donated
Forrest_Mims
American computer scientist
began working as a programmer in the computer lab there. Meanwhile, the Altair 8800 made its debut in 1975, and Morrow began attending meetings of the Homebrew
George_Morrow_(computers)
Telemetry Systems began selling its Altair 8800 microcomputer kit by mail order. Microsoft released its first product Altair BASIC later that year, and hobbyists
History_of_software
Early microprocessor
Educational Device, was packaged into a box that was not unlike the Altair 8800 of a few years later, with toggle switches on the front panel for input
RCA_1802
BASIC programming languages designed for under 4 KB
microcontrollers such as the Arduino. The earliest microcomputers, like the MITS Altair 8800, generally had no built-in input/output (I/O) beyond front-panel switches
Tiny_BASIC
American electronics store chain
nearly 30% of the chain's revenue. In 1977, two years after the MITS Altair 8800, Radio Shack introduced the TRS-80, one of the first mass-produced personal
RadioShack
History of American city
MITS, a local electronics company, attracted attention with their $400 Altair 8800 computer. Microsoft, now one of the world's largest software companies
History of Albuquerque, New Mexico
History_of_Albuquerque,_New_Mexico
Hobbyist use of older computer equipment
Multics system. An online simulator is available for the Altair 8800 and it runs the actual Altair BASIC Software for most older systems was not copyrighted
Retrocomputing
operating system SONiC Azure Sphere CBL-Mariner Altair DOS – An early disk operating system for the Altair 8800 machine.[citation needed] MontaVista Mobilinux
List_of_operating_systems
Programming language used on DEC PDP-series machines
version of 8k FOCAL, complete with Lunar Lander, for the Intel 8080-based Altair 8800 system. This was provided for the copying charge of the tape, while the
FOCAL_(programming_language)
2006 3D printer project
inspired by the history of the Altair 8800, one of the first DIY home computer kits released in 1975. The Altair 8800 is largely credited with triggering
Fab@Home
1974 book by Ted Nelson
think it was a good idea." Published just before the release of the Altair 8800 kit, Computer Lib is often considered the first book about the personal
Computer_Lib/Dream_Machines
Data transfer channel connecting parts of a computer
microcomputers were built in this fashion, starting with the S-100 bus in the Altair 8800 computer system. In some instances, most notably in the IBM PC, although
Bus_(computing)
1976 microcomputer word processor program
20 years as a New York filmmaker. He purchased and assembled a MITS Altair 8800 computer, then modified a public domain assembler program for the Processor
Electric_Pencil
Commands in some high-level programming languages
Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020. Altair 8800 BASIC Reference_Manual 1975, Page 68 of PDF Kühnel, Claus (1987) [1986]
PEEK_and_POKE
Early single-board personal computer
COSMAC Elf on display at the Computer History Museum. (Lower-middle left, below the Altair 8800 computer and next to the TV Typewriter.)
COSMAC_Elf
AlphaBasic Altair BASIC (a.k.a. MITS 4K BASIC, MITS 8K BASIC, Altair Disk Extended BASIC) (Altair 8800, S-100) – Microsoft's first product Altair Disk Extended
List_of_BASIC_dialects
City in Georgia, United States
where he created the Altair 8800 microcomputer, starting the microcomputer revolution. It featured Microsoft's first software, the Altair BASIC and employed
Cochran,_Georgia
meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club. New microcomputers such as the Altair 8800 and the IMSAI 8080 inspired Wozniak to build a microprocessor into his
History_of_Apple_Inc.
Collection of electronic parts
applications and analog devices to more sophisticated digital devices. The Altair 8800 (the first home computer) was also sold as a kit, as were the MK14, Sinclair
Electronic_kit
Family of programming languages
Micro-Soft. This was released by MITS in punch tape format for the Altair 8800 shortly after the machine itself, immediately cementing BASIC as the
BASIC
20th-century publisher of science and science fiction
News became Popular Electronics and the January 1975 issue featured the Altair 8800 computer on the cover; this launched the personal computer revolution
Experimenter_Publishing
Series of flight simulator software
flight simulators for several computer platforms, including the 8080, Altair 8800, and IMSAI 8080. In 1979 Sublogic released FS1 Flight Simulator for the
Microsoft_Flight_Simulator
Personal computer company, founded 1975
first product was a 4K byte RAM board that was compatible with the MITS Altair 8800 computer but more reliable than the MITS board. This was followed by
Processor_Technology
1968 video game
best-seller with over 10,000 copies sold. In 1975 the Altair 8800 was released, and soon after, Altair BASIC. The microcomputer revolution followed, and BASIC
Hamurabi_(video_game)
microprocessors. See also Microprocessor development board, Single-board computer. Altair 8800 Apple I and also Replica 1 Applix 1616 Compukit UK101 Dick Smith Super-80
List_of_home_computers
Computer company
A Vector 1, an IMSAI 8080, and several Altair 8800 computers on a shelf at Living Computers: Museum + Labs
Vector_Graphic
Computer assembled from available components rather than purchased as a complete system
enthusiasts constructing their own computers. Early examples include the Altair 8800 from the United States and the later British Newbear 77-68 and Nascom
Homebuilt_computer
which made possible the building of the first personal computer, the Altair 8800. History of electronic engineering History of electromagnetic theory
History of electrical engineering
History_of_electrical_engineering
American computer engineer (born 1945)
Computer Club, which formed in 1975 in response to the appearance of the Altair 8800 computer kit. With a handy yardstick, Felsenstein "moderated" meetings
Lee_Felsenstein
magazine, demonstrated the original Altair 8800 to Roger Melen of Stanford University. After seeing it, Melen purchased Altair #2 for his friend Harry Garland
Cromemco_Dazzler
American businessman (1953–2018)
Honorary degree from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Altair 8800 Black Sky: The Race for Space, a 2005 documentary about Allen, SpaceShipOne
Paul_Allen
Main printed circuit board used for a computing device
the S-100 bus, widely used in 1970s microcomputer systems such as the Altair 8800. In the 1980s, popular personal computers like the Apple II and IBM Personal
Motherboard
Computer museum in Bozeman, Montana
includes a comprehensive collection of early personal computers like the Altair 8800, IMSAI 8080, Commodore PET, Sol-20, Apple II, Apple III, Apple Lisa,
American Computer & Robotics Museum
American_Computer_&_Robotics_Museum
begins in Argentina. World population reaches four billion. January: Altair 8800, the first commercially successful personal computer, is released. April
Timeline_of_the_20th_century
Albuquerque, New Mexico, to develop and sell their Altair BASIC interpreter software for the Altair 8800. The MOS Technology 6502 is introduced. An 8-bit
1975_in_science
American computer scientist and educator (1928–2024)
when Bill Gates and Paul Allen developed a version of BASIC for the Altair 8800, one of the earliest personal computers, it helped launch the personal
Thomas_E._Kurtz
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