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19/12/1974 Do-it-yourself computer kit

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The PC that started Microsoft & Apple! (Altair 8800)

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IT Crowd Altair - Lifting the Lid - Computerphile

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Altair 8800 All-In-One Computer

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Micro Altair 8800 Playing Star Trek on a Serial Terminal

The MITS Company started to sell the pioneering Altair 8800 microcomputer. It was possible to buy it as a do-it-yourself kit for $439 or assembled for $621. The Altair 8800 appeared on the front page of the Popular Electronics magazine. It is widely believed that it ignited the microcomputer revolution.