On 8/5/23 16:30, John Herron wrote: > For no personally good reason other than the stigma (and technically > incorrect) being the first PC, the Altair 8800 is my holy Grail. Some > day I'd like to have a real one but they increase in value at the same > rate as my income lol so not likely going to happen. It's a neat system > though and like a lot of people I like blinken lights and flip switches. > Still feels science fantasy to me.
If I weren't old and if I were a collector, I'd be going after an MCM/70 as my target. 8008 CPU, APL and pretty darned close to the first mobile-capable PC. Gotta love them Canadians! --Chuck
