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MITS Altair Computers

The Altair was one of the first affordable personal computers when it was introduced in 1975.  Here are some of the original brochures and price lists - click on each image for larger versions.

1974 Altair 8800 Brochure with 6 February 1975 Price List

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1975 Altair 8800 Brochure with  1 July 1975 Price List

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Offprint from Digital Design magazine, June 1975
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1976 Altair 8800b Brochure
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Price List 1 July 1976

Links to other sites with Altair pages
When PCs Were Micros - a site with more details of the Altair brochure

  Click Here to go to the Old-Computers.com web site - extensive information on Altair and much more

The Kit That Launched the Tech Revolution - 40th anniversary article, January 2015

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