3 Oct
2001
3 Oct
'01
7:54 a.m.
The Altair ad in Pop-Tronics or popular mechanics or whatever, came out in '75,
didn't it? Once the Altair was "out there" a number of computer makers came
out
with their own versions of S-100-based machine, e.g. th Alpha-Micro, which was
reputed to be every bit competitive with the '11's. I don't know how they
compared in cost, however. The AM was "sort-of" S-100, in that it used S-100
memory, but I can't say whether it worked with other devices.
The Alpha Micro was pretty sought-after among the lip-service, but I never saw
one in someone's possession.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: Altair 8800a on EBAY
Richard
Erlacher said:
DEC something?
Tandy 10?
Basic4?
Rotten core, I can't remember the one I really want to, Micron 100, maybe
something with an A or T at the start, but it was a whole chassis with
smoked glass doors etc., not some hobby machine.
The Altair was never a computer that one
interested in computing
would have bought for what the kit cost....
So what Was the serious computer to buy for that era?
It would probably be impossibly expensive, leaving many,
including the serious, without anything.
John A.