Kenbak-1
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The Kenbak-1 is a personal computer released in early 1971 by the Kenbak Corporation. Designed in 1970 by John Blankenbaker, the Kenbak-1 is considered by several institutions, including the Computer
A Kenbak-1 at Deutsches Museum, Munich
Kenbakuino, an Arduino-based Kenbak-1 emulator
Altair 8800
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The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer introduced in 1974 by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems based on the Intel 8080 CPU. It was the first commercially successful personal computer. Interest i
Kenbak-1
…ports or serial output), and no possible way to extend its capabilities, the Kenbak-1 was only really useful for educational use. In contrast, the 1975 Altair 8800 had expansion slots, allowing the addition of memory and peripherals. Datapoint 2200, a contemporary machine with alphanumeric screen and keyboard…
Altair 8800 Computer with 8-inch floppy disk system
This "Tracking Light for Model Rockets" project appeared in the September 1969 issue of Model Rocketry and was the first kit sold by MITS.
January 1975 Popular Electronics with the Altair 8800 computer. This issue was released to newsstands on December 19, 1974, a week before Christmas.
A kit-built Altair 8800 computer with the popular Model 33 ASR (Automatic Send and Receive) Teletype as terminal