Indiana Jones and the...

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Tue Feb 2 09:53:17 1999

Doug wrote:
>
> 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.

Any truth to this story? It certainly sounds plausable judging from what I
have heard about MITS. If it is true, where did the story come from?
Received on Tue Feb 02 1999 - 09:53:17 GMT