30 Apr
1997
30 Apr
'97
11:56 p.m.
> OOPS! I have a Motorola-based Altair... (Altair
680)
I recall the ads, now that you mention it -- don't
recall ever seeing
one in person. How much are you asking? (Although the SWTPC bus was
It's not for sale ;-) If you want to see it, I just put up a .jpg on
my website. (No nice link to it yet though...)
http://scott.cprompt.sk.ca/pics/altair680.jpg
And for anyone's curiosity, one corner of my basement can be seen at:
http://scott.cprompt.sk.ca/pics/basement.jpg
(How many machines can you identify on this picture?)
considerably superior to the Altair bus -- life is
too short to hold
humble opinions.)
As far as I can tell, the 680 really didn't have much of a bus at
all. (We are talking about an expansion bus, aren't we? Not the
mandatory data & address busses.) There are no slots inside. The
680 is considerable smaller than the 8800s.
ttfn
srw
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