As he
didn't mutilate an actual Altair, I will say
that is pretty cool
I agree.
I like the fact that he has this interfaced to Rich Cini's
Altair32 emulator so you can operate it directly via the front panel
switches instead of a mouse.
I was hoping he could create and sell a case/interface kit without the modern motherboard,
but since the case was part of an old function generator(?) he purchased on eBay, a
similar case would have to be mass produced which I suspect would be prohibitively
expensive in small quantities even if produced in China. If a case kit like this was in
fact made available at something approaching a reasonable price, I'd buy one in a
_heartbeat_. Typical "case mods" hold no attraction for me whatsoever. One
like this definitely would.