Producer: Various - Category: Personal Computer
Photos: Photo 1 (small),Photo 2 (small),Photo 3 (small)
Microcomputer, 1975, MITS. The Altair 8800 is the machine that started the personal computer revolution, sold as a kit and programmed through the front panel switches.
| Year | 1975 |
| Manufacturer | Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), US |
| Model | Altair 8800 |
| Processor | Intel 8080, 8 bit, 2 MHz, 78 basic instructions |
| ROM | 4 KB |
| RAM | 256 bytes to 64 KB |
| Bus | S-100, 16 or 18 internal slots |
| Front panel | 24 switches for input, 36 LEDs for output |
| Peripheral interfaces | S-100 bus, AD/DA, I/O port, IEEE 488 |
| External peripherals | floppy disk |
| Operating system / language | Altair DOS / Altair BASIC |
