Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, Inc., was an American electronics company founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico that began manufacturing electronic calculators in 1971 and personal computers
Transistorized tracking light for model rockets. The product that launched MITS
Sales had reached $100,000 per month when this advertisement ran in March 1973.
Altair 8800 Computer with 8 circuit boards installed. The Altair floppy disk system below has a Pertec 8-inch drive.
Many companies made boards that could plug into the Altair / S-100 bus.
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Traf-O-Data was a business partnership between Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Paul Gilbert that existed in the 1970s. The objective was to read the raw data from roadway traffic counters and create report
Business card showing the names of Gates, Allen, and Gilbert from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Traf-O-Data 8008 computer with a tape reader
Bill Gates at the European Commission 2025 P067383 605791