OT: "Nortair" on TV

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Mon Apr 7 22:38:00 2003

On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, Andrew Strouse wrote:

> Hi all. I was watching Malcom in the Middle last night and they had a classic
> computer storyline. The were cleaning out their garage and found a "Nortair"
> computer. It looked to me like an altair front panel with the base but no
> cover and no cards inside. Someone offered them $1300 for it but they
> wouldn't let one son keep the money so he broke it in half. Anyway, I just
> wondered if anyone else saw this.

Wow, that's crazy. Classic computer themes are now being featured in
cheesy sitcoms.

I guess that name is supposed to be a catenation of "Northstar" and
"Altair".

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