On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Bob Wood wrote:
> I have made contact with an individual who has
> what he describes as an Altair 8800 which is
> in an "Attache" case made by Icom in 1976. Would
> appreciate any information about this "Attache".
> Is it a very desirable thing. Were very many produced, etc?
> It has MITS
> boards (CPU, IO, disk controller) and power suppy.
> He wants to trade it to me for an Imsai 8800.
> Would that be a good trade on my part?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
From the deservingly-neglected ComputerList file I was working on three or
four years ago:
Altair Attache - Portable computer - ?2,695 (single disk)
[Photo: Longley] ?2,995 (twin disks)
(1985, Longley)
Processor: 8080A (2 MHz)
RAM Min, Max: 16 KB, expandable to 64 KB
Included ROM: MITS BASIC
I/O Ports: RS232C serial port (factory set to 9,600 bps), composite
video, 10 S-100 slots (only 7 available)
Keyboard: detached 63-key keyboard
OS: MITS BASIC
Display Type: internal composite monitor, can use external composite
Screen Size: 64 x 16 chars.
Graphics:
Sound:
Dimensions:
Weight:
Mass Storage
Included: one or two 8-inch 310 KB drives
Power Supply: internal
Notes:
Release Date: 1979
Reference: Longley, The Microcomputer Users Handbook 1985, p.216
Unfortunately, it was simply listed under "Altair", and not under the
manufacturing company's name. I'd have to go back to my original source
to see what contact information was given, etc.
Oh yeah, there were a LOT of errors in the book I got this from, so a lot
of these details may be bogus, or confused, or arrived at by reading
between badly written lines.
At any rate, I'd say it's definitely an interesting machine.
Doug Spence
ds_spenc_at_alcor.concordia.ca
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
Received on Fri Jun 26 1998 - 03:36:09 BST