On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Ernest wrote:
> I was talking to someone earlier today about how many Altair 8800
> systems have survived up to the present, and obviously all that we
> could do is make a guess. Does anyone know? Also, has anyone thought
> about creating a web site for users to add system that they have to it
> for tracking purposes. For instance, if you have an Altair, you go to
> the site and add your system to the list of Altair owners. It might
> list the serial numbers, model, owner, etc. This idea could be used
> for many old rare systems. Basically, a registry of owners and their
> systems. You obviously wouldn't need to include something like the
> Commodore 64 or Apple IIe but at least the more early computers, like
> the Apple I for instance. That way, once a system is listed,
> collectors can somewhat keep track of them informally. How many Apple
> 1 or PDP-8 systems are left?
There used to be an Altair registry website up but it wasn't used all that
much (only a dozen or so machines were registered) and it's gone now.
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