Altair 8800

“The Altair 8800 was the first successful home computer. Launched in early 1975, and available in kit form, the Altair 8800 was advertised as “about as difficult to assemble as a desktop calculator.”
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## Emul

System | Emulator | Notes
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Windows / Mac OS / Linux | [MAME/MESS](https://www.mamedev.org) | Preliminary Support. Setname: `al8800bt`
Javascript / Online | [MITS Altair Simulator](https://s2js.com/altair/) | Even simulates the sound of the fan
Windows | [Altair32](http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32/) | –
Various | [SIMH](http://simh.trailing-edge.com) | simulator for historic computer systems
*Emulator information last updated 18th March 2020*
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## Tech
**Name** | Altait 8800
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**Origin** | United States
**Processor** | Intel 8080
**Developed by** | Ed Roberts, William Yates
**Memory** | 256 bytes RAM. Expandable to 16KB
**Display Output** | LED’s. CRT Monitor can be attached via expansion board
**Audio** | [Could be picked up via AM Radio](https://hackaday.com/2018/06/08/vcf-east-sdr-on-the-altair-8800/)
**Colours** | Monochrome
**Storage** | Paper tape, Cassette, Floppy Disk
**Input** | Built-in Switches. Keyboard can be added
**Cost** | Kit: $395, Assembled: $498
**Dedicated Publications** | Altair Computer Notes
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## Reso
* [Virtual Altair Museum](http://www.virtualaltair.com)
* [Build an Altair clone](https://altairclone.com)”