Altair Collectors Association

From: Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram_at_cnct.com>
Date: Tue Dec 8 20:15:11 1998

Allison J Parent wrote:
>
> < > After reading some of the sentiments posted recently, what I'm
> < > hearing is that the price of Altair's is a bubble without
> < > underlying value, that is, they may be somewhat rare but aren't
> < > really great machines, like a Ferarri or whatever, and that
> < > the BASIC software for it wasn't very innovative.
> <
> <
> < That's basically my view.
>
> Same here. Historically important but generally poor design.
>
> I'd say machines like the NorthStar Horizon, CCS 2xxx series and
> CompuPro systems did more to put systems in business and other non
> hobby applications. I have several old enough to vote and they still
> run well.

Hell, Allison, your Horizon should be about old enough to drink.
Legally, if silicon-based lifeforms had rights, and could get ID.
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Received on Tue Dec 08 1998 - 20:15:11 GMT

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