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MITS Altair 8800, 1974
MITS Altair 8800, 1974
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MITS Altair 8800, 1974
The Altair was the first personal computer in the world to be offered in large quantities and is widely considered to be the "first" PC. The MITS Altair was built in 1974 by Ed Roberts and became instantly famous by being featured on the cover of "Popular Electronics" magazine in January 1975. Suddenly MITS was flooded with inquiries and orders for its new affordable PC. With the Altair, Ed Roberts introduced the S-100 bus, predecessor to the ISA, PCI and all the current bus systems used in PCs. By modern standards the computer could not do much: it lacked a keyboard, monitor output and an operating system. Data entry was done via DIP switches in binary code since there was no monitor output, but LEDs. Bill Gates and Paul Allen provided a higher operating system in the form of Altair BASIC – the foundation stone was laid for Microsoft and the rest is computer history. The MITS Altair was also the first PC to have been reproduced or copied. The first clone – the IMSAI 8080 – was even more successful than the original. The device is offered in good condition, although there is wear on the front panel. The basic functionality is maintained: values can be stored in the memory and recalled. Included is the original MITS CPU board and a memory board with 16KB (kilobytes) of memory. The machine runs on US 110 volts. Watch & Listen on: YouTube.com/AuctionTeamBreker

MITS Altair 8800, 1974
Der MITS Altair 8800 war der erste, in größeren Stückzahlen angebotene Personal Computer der Welt und gilt weithin als "erster" PC. Der MITS Altair wurde 1974 von Ed Roberts gebaut. Bekannt wurde der Rechner, als er im Januar 1975 auf der Titelseite der Zeitschrift Popular Electronics vorgestellt wurde. Daraufhin setzte ein Sturm auf den ersten erschwinglichen Personal Computer ein. Ed Roberts erfand mit dem Altair den S-100 Bus – den Vorgänger des ISA, PCI und aller aktuellen Bus-Systeme. Der Rechner konnte nicht viel: Es fehlte eine Tastatur, ein Monitor-Ausgang und ein Betriebssystem. Die Eingabe erfolgte via DIP-Schalter, mit denen binär Eingaben gemacht werden konnten. Als Ausgabe gab es auch keinen Monitor, sondern Leuchtdioden. Ein höheres Betriebssystem für den Altair lieferten Bill Gates und Paul Allen in Form von Altair BASIC – der Grundstein für Microsoft war gelegt – und der Rest ist Geschichte. Der MITS Altair war auch der erste PC der Geschichte, der nachgebaut bzw. kopiert wurde. Die erste und erfolgreiche Kopie war der IMSAI 8080. Das angebotene Gerät kommt in gutem Zustand, wenn auch Abnutzungsspuren z.B. am Frontpanel sichtbar sind. Die Basis-Funktionalität ist soweit gegeben: Es können Werte ins Memory gespeichert und wieder abgerufen werden. Enthalten ist das Original-MITS-CPU-Board und ein Memory Board mit 16-Kilobyte-Hauptspeicher. Der Rechner läuft auf US 110 Volt. Watch & Listen on: YouTube.com/AuctionTeamBreker
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MITS Altair 8800, 1974

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