On Jul 24, 2020, at 1:00 PM, cctech-request at classiccmp.org wrote: Message: 13 Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:15:34 +0800 From: Tom Hunter <ccth6600 at gmail.com> To: Greg Beat <gregory.beat at gmail.com> Cc: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Altair 8800 reproduction Message-ID: <CAALEduAsERN897fBN8rDCqt_mN6wHc2J8qSDzYyhfU2CibmiJQ at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Greg, I saw Mike Douglas' Altair 8800c but he writes on his website that this is not a complete kit. I got the impression that he offers only the front panel PCBs, FDC and SIO and maybe the S100 motherboard. Thank you for the link to the S100computers group. There is a lot of useful info there. I am retired now and always wanted an Altair 8800. It is time to make that dream reality. The easiest and more affordable path would be the Altair 8800 clone but somehow I am more attracted to the non-emulated implementation. Thanks again Tom Hunter On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 3:02 AM Greg Beat <gregory.beat at gmail.com> wrote: > ?Tom, > Grant moved shortly after this Kit offering, over a decade ago. > That kit is OVER (Grant no longer offering). > > Participate in the S100computers Group: http://www.s100computers.com/ > Join the List at Google Group: S100Computers > https://groups.google.com <https://groups.google.com/my-groups> > > Grant special ordered the metal fabrication, at that time, from the > original metal fabricators (Optima, $$), who have gone thru mergers & > off-shoring. > Mike Douglas looked into that chassis possibility ? but was cost > prohibitive (>$300). > > Mike Douglas offers BOTH the Altair Clone (you referenced) AND > the Altair 8800c Kits (November 2018). This case he had fabricated is a > close look-a-like, but Lighter in weight. Still the case alone is $300 . > This case does not have the internal Optima sub chassis (weight) and rails. > ?https://deramp.com/altair_8800c.html > > Suggest you look at Mike?s multiple vintage computer offerings (web site) > AND > https://deramp.com/ > > His YouTube Videos (deramp5113). Here is the Altair 8800c, shown November > 2018 > https://youtu.be/Q5LjkL5b4n8 > > greg > w9gb > == > From: Tom Hunter <ccth6600 at gmail.com> > To: "General Discussion? <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Subject: Altair 8800 reproduction > > About 10 years ago Grant Stockly in Anchorage Alaska produced high quality > MITS Altair 8800 reproductions in kit form. The website still exists: > http://www.altairkit.com/ > > I have tried to contact Grant but did not get a reply. Does anyone know if > these kits are still available? Is Grant on this forum? > > Alternatively is somebody else making complete Altair 8800 kits? I have > found people making individual boards but not a complete kit. > > There is also the Altair 8800 clone which is based on a PIC microcontroller > emulating the entire original Altair 8800. It is cute but not the real > thing. > > Thanks > Tom Hunter > > Sent from iPad Air >