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Re: Basic

Maybe some explaining is in order.  The altair was probably one of the
first real home computers that could be built for a reasonable price
(something like 400$) it was sort of based on the MITS machine and was
available in a kit form that people had to build.  The firmware had
microsoft altair basic built into it.  The first altairs didnt even have
monitors so you really wouldnt have been able to see 'altair basic' like
another post mentioned. The altair just had a bunch of lights to show what
was going on inside because VDTs were so expensive.  When cheaper VDTs
came out then you could do some real programming without the annoying 'die
blinken lighten'  So, the real purpose of this project would be simply to
have a really cool screen with the original (almost) hacker basic on it.

On Thu, 1 Jan 1998, Jody wrote:

:Hmmm... Sounds like a lot of work, especially if this Altair Basic
:isn't even as good as what's already there.
:
:Jody Snider
:jody1@alaska.net
:

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