Forrest M. Mims III was one of the founders of MITS in 1969. He developed
various model rocketry kits and left MITS a year or two later. MITS later
on contracted with him to write the Altair Operators Manual in exchange for
an Altair computer. That Altair has been on display at the Smithsonian for
over 17 years.
He later on wrote a book called "Getting Started in Electronics" for
RadioShack which was given to me in 1997. This book "got me started in
electronics" and led me to eventually reproduce the Altair.
So last week I received an unsolicited e-mail from Mims congratulating me
on the work. : )
I'm probably a "youngster" compared to many here, but anyone else have an
experience like this? Meet someone from the past through unrelated
projects that all tie togther?
http://www.sunandsky.org/MITS_History.php
http://www.sunandsky.org/
http://www.forrestmims.org/
http://www.forrestmims.com/
Grant