A true story.... I was at a radio rally (hamfest) about 7 years ago, and there was an Altair on sale, and alongside it....there was an Intel MCS8i 8080 development system. Well, it was late in the day, my money was running out, so I could only buy one of them. I picked the Intellec. And I am not sorry. Sure it's not going to make me rich, but it is _beautiful_ inside.