That's one way to deal with losing #altair8800 #altair #basic #poker #coolretroterm #altairmini
#altair8800
After countless attempts, a few desperate prayers to the silicon gods, and some minor surgery on the serial board, I finally got Microsoft BASIC from 1976 running on my 1975 Altair 8800.
All of this… at a blazing 300 baud. Yes, three hundred. Because why rush greatness?
Video proof included—because if it’s not filmed, it didn’t happen.
#retrocomputer #Altair8800 #MicrosoftBASIC
Can’t wait to create some new CTF challenges for the next https://hacking.museum exhibitions #retro #hacking
My new Altair 8800 kit came in. I'm really looking forward to the weekend so I can start putting this together! #altair8800 #retrocomputing
Grazie ad un post di Francesco Sblendorio riscopriamo l'IMSAI 8080, un computer del 1975, considerato il clone dell'Altair 8800, che ha fatto bella mostra di sé nel film "Wargames - Giochi di guerra" del 1983. Avremmo anche dovuto programmare il MOS KIM-1 ma l'impresa merita un video a parte. #retrocomputing #altair8800 #imsai8080 #wargames https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZYwKGedFAc
BASIC INSTINCT – no, not the movie. 🤣
#BillGates releases the original source code for #AltairBasic.
https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-topic/reader/microsoft-original-source-code
#BillGates unearths #Microsoft's ancient code like a proud nerd dad
Founder shares 4K #Altair #BASIC source ahead of 50th anniversary
The code was the foundation on which Microsoft was built. Before Windows and before Office, there was a carefully crafted BASIC interpreter designed to fit within the limited resources available on the #Altair8800.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/bill_gates_altair_basic/
The Code: https://www.gatesnotes.com/microsoft-original-source-code
Bill Gates divulga código-fonte que deu origem à #Microsoft • Tecnoblog
#sourcecode #altair8800 #Intel8080 #Assembly
https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/bill-gates-divulga-codigo-fonte-que-deu-origem-a-microsoft/
I can’t remember calling anything from #Microsoft cool or interesting before. But (!!!) if you have a look at https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code/reader/microsoft-original-source-code?WT.mc_id=20250331100000_Microsoft-50th_MED-MED it is not only a great #nostalgic #retro site, it also contains the #sourcecode of one of the most influential pieces of software in #70s hobbyist computing #history: #BASIC for the #ALTAIR8800 in #Intel8080 assembly language.
50 years of #Altair8800 #BASIC:
Carole Ely & Lore Harp founded #VectorGraphic Inc in California, 1976. Based on #ALTAIR8800 hardware, their Z1 computers supported #CPM #OS and a few derivatives.
#vector #graphic #computer #illustration #IT #history #retrocomputer #SVG #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape
#vector #graphic #computer #illustration #IT #history #retrocomputer #SVG #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape
Repórter Retro 111
https://retropolis.com.br/2025/02/28/reporter-retro-111/
#ReprterRetro #8BitRetroJournal #ActionRetro #AhAhhhhhhh #Altair8800 #AppleII #AtariVCS #Bendix #Brasil #BSD #captura #Centurion #ChandlerKlser #ClubeMSX #Commodore128 #ComputadoresMilitares #CRT #DavesGarage #DNS #dosce #Flash #Homebrew #internet #Japo #JordanMechner #Karateka #Linux #MarioCavalcanti #microsoft #MicrosoftBASIC #MSDOS #MSX #MSXGoauld #MSXRio #multitarefa #MultitaskingDOS #msica #Netscape #NORC #Old
#PaulBearsMetaphors #PaulAllenGroup /\
#FWakePaulAllen #FWakeAltair8800 #Altair8800
#PaulAllen #MicrosoftBASIC #FWakeBASIC
#FWakeEdRoberts /\ #FWakeMITS
Paul Allen was the bearer of the code on the trip to do the Altair demonstration.
#Tech #Computer #RetroTech #Retro #RetroTechnology #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #RetroComputing #Magazine #VintageAds #Altair680 #Altair8800 #MITS
The Altair 8800 computer launched on this day in 1974. It wasn’t flashy, but it lit a spark that led to the creation of Microsoft and Apple! Simple ideas can lead to huge breakthroughs - both in tech and in business
#TechHistory #Altair8800 #Inspiration https://thisdayintechhistory.com/12/19/altair-8800-goes-on-sale-inspires-pc-era/
50 years ago today, the January 1975 issue of #PopularElectronics became available on the newsstands. It is the famous issue with the #Altair8800 on the cover, which made the 8800 kit available by mail order. For many, it is considered the beginning of the home and personal computer revolution.
The full issue is available for download here:
https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1975/Poptronics-1975-01.pdf
Byte magazine issue from February 1976
#Tech #Computer #RetroTech #Retro #RetroTechnology #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #RetroComputing #Magazine #VintageAds #Altair8800
El 29 de noviembre de 1974 se publica el número de enero de Popular Electronics con el kit del ordenador MITS Altair 8800 en su portada. La edición saldría en quioscos en la primera quincena de diciembre y el ordenador comenzaría a enviarse el 19 de diciembre por paquetería a quienes habían comprado el equipo. Esta promoción le ayudó a convertirse en un ordenador muy popular ya que de los 800 proyectados, se terminaron vendiendo 5 mil
#retrocomputingmx #altair8800
Was ich heute so einfach auf meinem MiSTer FPGA emulieren kann, war heute vor 50 Jahren einer der größten Meilensteine auf dem Weg zum Personal Computer: Am 29.11.1974 ging eine Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Popular Electronics in den Druck, Auf dem Titelblatt die Ankündigung des #Altair8800 als Mini-Computer zum selberbauen! Das Gerät wurde durch Kippschalter programmiert und als Ausgabe gab es Lämpchen…der Home-Computer war geboren! #retrocomputing
El 4 de noviembre de 1974, Altair envió por paquetería el prototipo de su ordenador el Altair 8800 creado en octubre por Ed Roberts y Bill Yates a Popular Electronics en Nueva York para tomar fotos y que saliera en la edición de diciembre.
El servicio Railway Express Agency debió haber entregado el prototipo que nunca llego debido a una huelga y jamás fue encontrado
#retrocomputingmx #altair8800
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