17 Feb
2007
17 Feb
'07
1:44 p.m.
I found the answer to my original question...at least as far as running
SWTPC 4K BASIC on an Altair 680. You can do it. The modifications are
described in Kilobaud #8, August 1977. I will put up a copy on my web site
asap.
Every issue of Kilobaud from #7 to #12 in 1977 has an Altair 680 ad on the
back. Byte Mags also have a lot of Altair 680 ads on the back covers in
1976. I think that they were serious about the computer, as an entry level
system. That's just my opinion. I was too young to know first hand.
Bill
19 Feb
19 Feb
12:54 a.m.
"B. Degnan" wrote:
I found the answer to my original question...at least as far as running
SWTPC 4K BASIC on an Altair 680. You can do it. The modifications are
described in Kilobaud #8, August 1977. I will put up a copy on my web site
asap.
Every issue of Kilobaud from #7 to #12 in 1977 has an Altair 680 ad on the
back. Byte Mags also have a lot of Altair 680 ads on the back covers in
1976. I think that they were serious about the computer, as an entry level
system. That's just my opinion. I was too young to know first hand.
As a teenager, a friend gave me a subscription to Kilobaud magazine in return
for soldering up many of the boards for his IMSAI.
About 15 years ago I threw out the complete set of the first ~2 years of the
mag, after having hung on to them for the preceding 15 years.
Silly me. (I kept one issue). They are a nice magazine to get a feeling for
the topics, concerns and products of the era. Lots of projects for hacking
and improving (?) the early hobby machines.
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