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Mike Markowski
Sep 21
The People Computers
The 1975 cover of SCCS Interface, image attached, cleverly presents Altairs as play on Soviet
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The People Computers
The 1975 cover of SCCS Interface, image attached, cleverly presents Altairs as play on Soviet
Sep 21
Pete Bartusek
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Ralf Daume
13
Sep 20
Altair 8800 Power Supply
Thank you! I do have 2.5.2, so I'll take a look at the addendum! On Saturday, September 20, 2025
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Altair 8800 Power Supply
Thank you! I do have 2.5.2, so I'll take a look at the addendum! On Saturday, September 20, 2025
Sep 20
Harm Munk
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Patrick Linstruth
4
Sep 15
PCGET and PCPUT
When running PCGET, the Altair cannot keep up with data coming in faster than 9600 and is losing
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PCGET and PCPUT
When running PCGET, the Altair cannot keep up with data coming in faster than 9600 and is losing
Sep 15
Charles Wall
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John Johnson
7
Sep 15
Vintage Computer Festival MidWest
Thanks everyone for the pics! Some of the pics were like running into your ex while you're out
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Vintage Computer Festival MidWest
Thanks everyone for the pics! Some of the pics were like running into your ex while you're out
Sep 15
Lamont McCloud
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John Galt
5
Sep 11
80 columns in BASIC
you could just add a '0 WIDTH 80' to your program or type 'WIDTH 80' in the
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80 columns in BASIC
you could just add a '0 WIDTH 80' to your program or type 'WIDTH 80' in the
Sep 11
Harm Munk
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John Galt
5
Sep 10
Altair hard disk controller loads from unit 1 and not from unit 0?
I don't recommend setting the autoboot with this rom. There are issues when you need to do a warm
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Altair hard disk controller loads from unit 1 and not from unit 0?
I don't recommend setting the autoboot with this rom. There are issues when you need to do a warm
Sep 10
Mark Episcopo
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Tom Lake
4
Sep 6
Compiling Altair8800.ino
OK, thanks Tom. I'll do all that. Mark On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM Tom Lake <tl...@twcny.rr
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Compiling Altair8800.ino
OK, thanks Tom. I'll do all that. Mark On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM Tom Lake <tl...@twcny.rr
Sep 6
Chris Davis
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John Kennedy
2
Sep 6
VCFMW happens next weekend (9/13-14)
Looking forward to it! On Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 6:33:04 AM UTC-7 famousd...@gmail.com wrote:
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VCFMW happens next weekend (9/13-14)
Looking forward to it! On Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 6:33:04 AM UTC-7 famousd...@gmail.com wrote:
Sep 6
Walt Perko
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Patrick Linstruth
4
Sep 4
Swapping out Fonts ...
Hi, I understand how terminal work, but if they were smarter, a program could either select a font,
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Swapping out Fonts ...
Hi, I understand how terminal work, but if they were smarter, a program could either select a font,
Sep 4
Lamont McCloud
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Walt Perko
7
Sep 3
New Disk Images
Hi, Ahhhh ... some of the plague of the 70s ... Same Name Different Tasks ... . On Wednesday,
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New Disk Images
Hi, Ahhhh ... some of the plague of the 70s ... Same Name Different Tasks ... . On Wednesday,
Sep 3
Mark Episcopo
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Chris Davis
2
Sep 1
USB speed
You really can't do it that way with the USB connection, because when you change PuTTY to 9600
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USB speed
You really can't do it that way with the USB connection, because when you change PuTTY to 9600
Sep 1
markepi...@gmail.com
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Chris Davis
2
Aug 30
Testing ALL the LEDs
Go to the config menu (raise STOP+AUX1). There is an option to test all LEDs. On Friday, August 29,
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Testing ALL the LEDs
Go to the config menu (raise STOP+AUX1). There is an option to test all LEDs. On Friday, August 29,
Aug 30
Rodney Hester
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bob olbrich
24
Aug 28
VGA output shifted left?
Success! Monitor #2 arrived today (Jinswy). It has no problem with the left edge. Now I need to find
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VGA output shifted left?
Success! Monitor #2 arrived today (Jinswy). It has no problem with the left edge. Now I need to find
Aug 28
Corrupt Liberty
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Chris Davis
6
Aug 27
VGA Output Jumps Around
Well I've completely disassembled the Altair and re-soldered all of the joints on the vt-100 card
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VGA Output Jumps Around
Well I've completely disassembled the Altair and re-soldered all of the joints on the vt-100 card
Aug 27
Al L.
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Tom Wilson
3
Aug 26
Reading serial port bytes/keypresses
Thanks for the ideas and programs. This is really helpful! -- Al On Friday, August 22, 2025 at 2:56:
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Reading serial port bytes/keypresses
Thanks for the ideas and programs. This is really helpful! -- Al On Friday, August 22, 2025 at 2:56:
Aug 26
Lamont McCloud
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Chris Davis
3
Aug 26
Altair-Duino txt files
You say you want to "customize my own txt file" - just understand that you must edit the
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Altair-Duino txt files
You say you want to "customize my own txt file" - just understand that you must edit the
Aug 26
Chris Davis
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Tom Wilson
8
Aug 25
Latest additions to 680 project
Not the 680, but obviously related: https://youtu.be/OsikuBXmJIo?si=zlNp2xqSBnU49HwS On Wednesday,
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Latest additions to 680 project
Not the 680, but obviously related: https://youtu.be/OsikuBXmJIo?si=zlNp2xqSBnU49HwS On Wednesday,
Aug 25
Charles Wall
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Tom Wilson
6
Aug 23
Motorola 6800 Cross Assembler
And looking for an 6800 instruction reference, I came across this. It's an online M6800 assembler
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Motorola 6800 Cross Assembler
And looking for an 6800 instruction reference, I came across this. It's an online M6800 assembler
Aug 23
Rufus Shippert
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Walt Perko
16
Aug 22
Struggling with Dazzler setup
Hi, I don't have anymore sets ... just one odd out JoyStick board $5 including USPS 1st class
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Struggling with Dazzler setup
Hi, I don't have anymore sets ... just one odd out JoyStick board $5 including USPS 1st class
Aug 22
Lamont McCloud
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Tom Wilson
5
Aug 19
Clear Screen Command
There's no CLS command, since BASIC does not know or care what kind of terminal you are using. In
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Clear Screen Command
There's no CLS command, since BASIC does not know or care what kind of terminal you are using. In
Aug 19
Walt Perko
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Patrick Linstruth
4
Aug 16
How to ... Track the JoyStick position and buttons from MBASIC?
Hi, DAZZLER SUPPORT FOR MBASIC: All DAZZLER commands are in the format: DZOP “<action>” [, <
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How to ... Track the JoyStick position and buttons from MBASIC?
Hi, DAZZLER SUPPORT FOR MBASIC: All DAZZLER commands are in the format: DZOP “<action>” [, <
Aug 16
Rufus Shippert
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David Williams
14
Aug 15
Updating firmware questions
I'll admit that I never checked for math errors. I'm running the version that is included in
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Updating firmware questions
I'll admit that I never checked for math errors. I'm running the version that is included in
Aug 15
Rufus Shippert
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Chris Davis
3
Aug 11
Save programs entered with front panel switches?
That works! I was wondering what those two list entries meant. Thanks much! On Friday, August 8, 2025
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Save programs entered with front panel switches?
That works! I was wondering what those two list entries meant. Thanks much! On Friday, August 8, 2025
Aug 11
Chris Davis
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John Kennedy
6
Aug 6
Altair-Duino 680 Demo
Looks great! Must have been an interesting system to own back-in-the-day. Wonder how it was perceived
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Altair-Duino 680 Demo
Looks great! Must have been an interesting system to own back-in-the-day. Wonder how it was perceived
Aug 6
John Johnson
2
Aug 4
Hard drive crash
Hm. Thought I had attached a picture. Anyway, I bought a litttle uSD extender that I think will help.
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Hard drive crash
Hm. Thought I had attached a picture. Anyway, I bought a litttle uSD extender that I think will help.
Aug 4
Walt Perko
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da...@hansels.net
8
Aug 3
RAM Test ...
Hi, I just want to test the program on the Altair-Duino Pro while my other computers are down and a
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RAM Test ...
Hi, I just want to test the program on the Altair-Duino Pro while my other computers are down and a
Aug 3
Chris Davis
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Walt Perko
3
Jul 31
8800c Troubleshooting
Hi, You should consider joining the https://groups.google.com/g/Altair-8800 or the https://groups.
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8800c Troubleshooting
Hi, You should consider joining the https://groups.google.com/g/Altair-8800 or the https://groups.
Jul 31
Tom Lake
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Thomas Niccum
3
Jul 26
A Tale of Four BASICs
FUN! I have a 1990's retro AlphaMicro AM1600 (sitting on top of an AM 1400, next to an AM1200) on
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A Tale of Four BASICs
FUN! I have a 1990's retro AlphaMicro AM1600 (sitting on top of an AM 1400, next to an AM1200) on
Jul 26
Walt Perko
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Chris Davis
5
Jul 23
How to Load Games ???
Hi, Okay, some of the discussions talk about SWTPC as well as the Altair 680 so I was thinking the
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How to Load Games ???
Hi, Okay, some of the discussions talk about SWTPC as well as the Altair 680 so I was thinking the
Jul 23
Chris Davis
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Tom Lake
106
Jul 23
Altair 680 (Altair-Duino 680)
Great! On Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 7:03:56 AM UTC-5 Tom Lake wrote: You were right. I really
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Altair 680 (Altair-Duino 680)
Great! On Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 7:03:56 AM UTC-5 Tom Lake wrote: You were right. I really
Jul 23