18 Aug
1999
18 Aug
'99
4:14 a.m.
Upon the date 09:04 AM 8/18/99 -0400, allisonp(a)world.std.com said something
like:
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Then you'd
end up with the piece of crap altair supply...
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Ahem... (with regard to the last line immediately above) Get Stuffed!
Thanky very much and, here's your sign!
Let me introduce myself...
in december of 1974 I got my copy of Popular Electronics as usual and lo
and behold there was Altair. Having some expereince with 8008 prior to
Not a rant, just a loud, wake up! The good old days were more than simple.
VCF is dedicated to showing the full story, all of it including the dirty
sides like the World Power SCAM.
Allison
Very well said Allison! I got my own engineering dander up at this but you
stated our position better than I would have. Additionally, back in '74 I
was still a student and trying to work full time to keep up with the bills.
The Altair/MITS machines were a real dream for me. I still have all those
R-E and Popular Electronics mags. I never got a real computer until my H8
back in '81 and went into debt for the system.
Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
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