Top 150 Collectible Microcomputers

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Fri Jun 18 17:00:16 1999

Polymorphic originally called it the "Micro Altair" until MITS threatened to
sue them, and they renamed it the POLY-88.

Kai

-----Original Message-----
From: Dwight Elvey [mailto:elvey_at_hal.com]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 2:52 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re[2]: Top 150 Collectible Microcomputers


Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org> wrote:
>
>
> > Polymorphic Systems POLY-88
>
> I have asked a few people but so far no response. Since this was
originally
> named the Micro-Altair, did any of those machines actually get shipped
with
> that name? If so, I would consider them to be rather rare and worthy of a
> separate listing.


Say Huh?
 The Poly-88 was not an Altair. It was made by a group
in Santa Barbara. I have one, they were manufactured and
sold as a product called Poly-88.
Dwight
Received on Fri Jun 18 1999 - 17:00:16 BST