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No one knows for sure, but by the end of August 1975, MITS claimed to have sold more than 5,000 Altair 8800s. Ed Roberts, who owned MITS, claimed to have sold more than 40,000 of the computers in total.
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What was the main complaint about the Altair 8800 personal computer?
Noise on the unterminated backplane signals.
What was Microsoft's first computer language program written for a personal computer called?
Microsoft BASIC, it was for the MITS Altair 8800 kit.
What was the first computer to use Microsoft software?
Microsoft's first software was a a BASIC programming language interpreter that they created for the MITS Altair 8800 computer in 1975. Microsoft developed Applesoft BASIC for the early Apple computers (the name being a combination of Apple and Microsoft) before moving on to operating systems first with their UNIX clone called XENIX in 1980 and Windows in 1986.
What is MITS altaire?
The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975, based on the Intel 8080 CPU and sold as a mail-order kit. Today the Altair is widely recognized as the spark that led to the personal computer revolution.
How big was the altair 8800?
Oh, if you got the right mounting brackets for it then it would fit in a standard 19 inch relay rack and take up about 6 inches height.
How much was the Altair 8800?
The altair 8800 was sold for US$395 as a kit and US$495 as assembled.
When was the Altair 8800 made?
it was made in 1975
When was the altair 8800 invented?
august 30,1975
When was the altair 880 invented?
The Altair 8800 was released in 1975 by MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems).
What Intel chip was used in the Altair?
ALTAIR 8800 was used first. Answered by Pradip, Hyderabad
What was the altair 8800 and who was the inventor?
An assassin invented by Abstergo Industries.
What city was the altair computer invented in?
The MITS Altair 8800 was designed in Albuquerque, NM. I wouldn't say it was invented!
How much did the altair 8800 cost?
When the Altair 8800 came out in January 1975, users could purchase a DIY kit for $397, which consisted of some parts and circuit boards. Users could also purchase assembled Altairs for $498. Additional parts (such as memory boards) were typically purchased as upgrades in order to make the computer more usable. These upgrades could make the final cost of the computer upwards of $4000.
What was the name of the first computer made by Ed Roberts?
The Altair 8800.
What computer built in 1975 was named after an episode of Star Trek?
Altair 8800
What was the main complaint about the Altair 8800 personal computer?
Noise on the unterminated backplane signals.
Which year did Bill Gates invent a computer?
Never, he dropped out from Harvard, moved to NM, and wrote Altair BASIC for the MITS Altair 8800 kit.
