Vtg. Rare Altair 8800 Computer, 2 Floppy Drives, Documentation, Computer History
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:58349063 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Brand: Altair/Northstar | Custom Bundle: Yes |
| Bundle Description: You get everything in the photos | MPN: Ser. No. 223314K |
Vintage Rare Altair 8800 Computer, 2 Floppy Drives, 8 Blank Floppy Discs, Documentation, Computer HistoryHere is a Very Collectible Vintage Computer Package from the 1970's...The Start of the Bill Gates-Paul Allen/Microsoft eraThis package comes with 2 5 1/4" Floppy drives, 1 powered up, I saw the indicator light, I didn't see the light on the other one. We do not have the knowledge or ability to test this system any further. You are buying it As We Received It, You will... get about 60 Pounds Worth Of Computer History, and a Whole Bunch of Reading Material in the binders. One binder has to do with the NorthStar Floppy Drives, I believe, along with other Altair documentation and articles. The Computer has a MITS Serial No. 223314K Tag on the backI believe this computer started its life as a kit. There are assembly instructions and tips in the documentation. It's Amazing how much computers have evolved over their Relatively short life of about 46 years. We bought a Large Electronic Estate Sale Lot, and this was part of it. We have more items form this lot listed, and many have already soldHere's Your chance to Snap Up a bit of Vintage Computer History - Here's a little article we found on the InnerwebWe will ship this package Anywhere in the Continental United States, (in 2 well packed boxes, about 30+ pounds each)
Got questions? I'll answer them to the best of my limited ability. No International Shipment on this, too heavy and there is a $$ limit on eBay's Global Shipping Program. If you want it shipped International, You need to have someone Stateside that will ship it to you. , You will be responsible to get it to your Home Country
The MITS Altair 8800 was the first commercially successful personal computer. Created by Ed Roberts in 1974, it was purchased by the thousands via mail order, proving there was a huge demand for computers outside universities and large corporations. Its influence was immense: For example, after seeing the Altair featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft (then Micro-Soft) in order to write a Basic interpreter for the new machine.
On May-14-21 at 07:49:36 PDT, seller added the following information:The 2 boxes will be taped together so they Don't get Separated
Got questions? I'll answer them to the best of my limited ability. No International Shipment on this, too heavy and there is a $$ limit on eBay's Global Shipping Program. If you want it shipped International, You need to have someone Stateside that will ship it to you. , You will be responsible to get it to your Home Country
The MITS Altair 8800 was the first commercially successful personal computer. Created by Ed Roberts in 1974, it was purchased by the thousands via mail order, proving there was a huge demand for computers outside universities and large corporations. Its influence was immense: For example, after seeing the Altair featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft (then Micro-Soft) in order to write a Basic interpreter for the new machine.
On May-14-21 at 07:49:36 PDT, seller added the following information:The 2 boxes will be taped together so they Don't get Separated
