Microsoft multiuser Basic for the Altair 8800

[Kip Koon]

Hi Bill,
Thank you for contacting me.  I'd enjoy collaborating with you on Altair restoration.  I took some photos a while back and put them in my dropbox at the following link.
< https://www.dropbox.com/sh/88mp9wna3myb2ce/AABcNr_ne3ssgVSxR-_YiASva?dl=0>
Take a gander and let me know what you think.  My Altair must be one of the first ones since the Front Panel is hard wired to the sectional backplane/motherboard - 3 PCBs of 4 slots each also hard wired together to which the power supply is also hardwired.  So my question is who do I make sure when I smoke test this Altair that all the smoke stays in!  :)  I want an operational Altair not a smoke bomb!  Any ideas?


Kip Koon
computerdoc at sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of drlegendre .
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 1:15 AM
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> Subject: Re: Microsoft multiuser Basic for the Altair 8800
> 
> Hey Kip
> 
> I can't help you with the software, but I just finished an Altair restoration (my first) a few months ago, and am still interested in getting
> the machine connected and actually doing something interesting. The Altair was almost totally below the radar by the time I really
> started getting up to speed on micros, which would have been around 1983-1984 or so. This one was sort-of given to me by a former
> colleague of mine, around eight years ago. It was a total basket case, a real pile.. but it seems to be sorted at this point.
> 
> It would be great if you'd let me follow along, keep in touch and let me know how you're working to get the Altair linked up to the
> term, getting the system bootstrapped, loading software, etc.. that's been a problem here, figuring out the serial I card (or finding one
> to replace it, that does have docs).
> 
> Best,
> Bill
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:56 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Guys,
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> > I have finally decided to restore my original Altair 8800 which has
> > been in storage for over 30 years.  Does anyone have a copy of
> > Microsoft's Multiuser Disk Extended Basic for the Altair 8800?  When I
> > was in college in '79 to '81, in the computer room was an ASR-33
> > Teletype and 3 Learseigler terminals connected to an Altair 8800B.  An
> > IMSAI was also there connected to one
> > ASR-33 Teletype.  I'd like to resurrect this multiuser Basic software
> > environment on my Altair someday once the restoration is complete.
> > Any help in securing a copy of all the necessary software would be
> > most appreciated.
> > Thanks a bunch in advance.  Take care my friends.
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> > Kip Koon
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> >  <http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon>
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
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