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Page 41
... Altair . By mid - 1975 , when MITS was delivering regularly , the assembled machine was simply a metal box ... Altair's expandability and symbolized owners ' frustration . Whatever they might have ordered , they received a machine with ...
... Altair . By mid - 1975 , when MITS was delivering regularly , the assembled machine was simply a metal box ... Altair's expandability and symbolized owners ' frustration . Whatever they might have ordered , they received a machine with ...
Page 46
... Altair computers had been pirated . Processor Technology survived the BASIC price ploy and developed more Altair - compatible products . Other companies also began to produce boards . that could be used in the Altair . A peculiar ...
... Altair computers had been pirated . Processor Technology survived the BASIC price ploy and developed more Altair - compatible products . Other companies also began to produce boards . that could be used in the Altair . A peculiar ...
Page 48
... Altair had probably written programs for it . Chamberlain was distributing such programs as widely as possible throughout the community of users since sharing of software vastly increased the value of the machine . He particularly ...
... Altair had probably written programs for it . Chamberlain was distributing such programs as widely as possible throughout the community of users since sharing of software vastly increased the value of the machine . He particularly ...
Contents
The Voyage to Altair | 25 |
The Miracle Makers | 55 |
Homebrew | 97 |
Copyright | |
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Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer Paul Freiberger,Michael Swaine No preview available - 2000 |
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References to this book
Western Sunrise: The Genesis and Growth of Britain's Major High Tech Corridor No preview available - 1987 |