> On Aug 30, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Joe <t...@joepgen.com> wrote: > >> Am 30.08.2016 um 17:52 schrieb D'Arcy J.M. Cain: >> On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:56:07 +0200 >> Joe <t...@joepgen.com> wrote: >>> Am 30.08.2016 um 13:01 schrieb D'Arcy J.M. Cain: >>>> On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:21:05 -0700 >>>> Larry Hudson via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: >>>>> I remember it well. It's what I used to initially learn C. I'm a >>>>> completely self-taught, hobby programmer. Been around since the >>>>> MITS Altair. How many remember that beast?? >>>> >>>> Remember it and still have it in the basement. >>> I read a lot about the Altair in Byte in those days, but never had a >>> chance to touch it. Wasn't it horrible expensive? >> >> I can't remember what is was going for but I bought mine used for >> $1,000. It had a number of add-ons including a keyboard and floppy >> drives. The power supply was also beefed up. >> >> It also had a replacement bezel. It seems that the original Altair's >> silk screened front panel was crappy and rubbed off easily. Some >> company sold one but it says "Cycloid" instead of "Altair" on it. > > I think the first BASIC Interpreter ever sold by Gates & Friend was for this > machine? How did you use your floppy drives on this machine > (Open-Write-Close)?
Paper tape reader. The first time I came across a paper tape reader when I visited the university as a teenager in 1984. A CNC machine read the paper tape to drill six holes in a piece of metal. Chris R. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
