On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Doug wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Sam Ismail wrote:
>
> > The "first" microcomputer, the one that launched the home computer
> > revolution, being lost during transit, never having been seen again. It
> > has to be somewhere, even if that's at the bottom of a landfill.
>
> No it doesn't. Here's the Real Story (TM): Ed Roberts had a publication
> deadline for this computer kit. He knew there was no way he was going to
> make that deadline, so he stalled. He told Sol that the box was on its
> way. Of course, it never showed, so they did a mock-up for the cover
> shoot, which is all Roberts ever had until the first orders came in, and
> then he was finally able to afford the components to build the first real
> Altair.
Interesting theory, but then how do you explain the picture of the
assembled '4 board and ribbon cable' unit shown in the body of the
article?
Or was this the precursor to the infamous "World Power Systems" scam?
-jim
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