2 Feb
1999
2 Feb
'99
1:47 a.m.
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Doug wrote:
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Sam Ismail wrote:
Interesting theory, but then how do you explain the picture of the
assembled '4 board and ribbon cable' unit shown in the body of the
article?
Or was this the precursor to the infamous "World Power Systems" scam?
-jim
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The "first" microcomputer, the one that
launched the home computer
revolution, being lost during transit, never having been seen again. It
has to be somewhere, even if that's at the bottom of a landfill.
No it doesn't. Here's the Real Story (TM): Ed Roberts had a publication
deadline for this computer kit. He knew there was no way he was going to
make that deadline, so he stalled. He told Sol that the box was on its
way. Of course, it never showed, so they did a mock-up for the cover
shoot, which is all Roberts ever had until the first orders came in, and
then he was finally able to afford the components to build the first real
Altair.