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Tom Lake
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George W4AVO
10
5:11 PM
HLT and RUN LEDs
My AD680 did the same thing as Tom's. I small blast of CRC QD cleaner and a few cycles of HLT RUN
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HLT and RUN LEDs
My AD680 did the same thing as Tom's. I small blast of CRC QD cleaner and a few cycles of HLT RUN
5:11 PM
Tom Lake
,
Chris Davis
9
Jan 24
No VTL-2
I got it to work! I plug in the USB connector to power the 680. Then I set the address switches. Next
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No VTL-2
I got it to work! I plug in the USB connector to power the 680. Then I set the address switches. Next
Jan 24
Tom Lake
,
Chris Davis
6
Jan 24
ESP-01s on Serial2
https://github.com/davischris/WifiModem On Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 7:43:10 AM UTC-6 Chris Davis
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ESP-01s on Serial2
https://github.com/davischris/WifiModem On Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 7:43:10 AM UTC-6 Chris Davis
Jan 24
Tom Lake
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Charley Jones
17
Jan 24
Bad SD Slot?
OK, I solved this problem. The system didn't like the supplied SD card! When I copied the files
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Bad SD Slot?
OK, I solved this problem. The system didn't like the supplied SD card! When I copied the files
Jan 24
Antonio Tamairón
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Chris Davis
6
Jan 23
Altair 8800 Simulator and disks on SD card
I tested another SD module, in this case at 3.3v microSD module and the results is the same, not
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Altair 8800 Simulator and disks on SD card
I tested another SD module, in this case at 3.3v microSD module and the results is the same, not
Jan 23
Rob Foster
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Charles Wall
12
Jan 21
Altair 680 blinkenlights
I use teraterm, I asked google AI about putty and it told me this: To set character or line delays in
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Altair 680 blinkenlights
I use teraterm, I asked google AI about putty and it told me this: To set character or line delays in
Jan 21
peterq...@gmail.com
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Tom Lake
3
Jan 19
Replica?
Close. The original Altair had a board capable of holding four S-100 connectors. You could order one,
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Replica?
Close. The original Altair had a board capable of holding four S-100 connectors. You could order one,
Jan 19
Charley Jones
, …
Chris Davis
8
Jan 18
Another 680 limps in Las
Sometimes I turn it on and the third nibble is off, sometimes it's on. It just depends on where
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Another 680 limps in Las
Sometimes I turn it on and the third nibble is off, sometimes it's on. It just depends on where
Jan 18
sunnybo...@gmail.com
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Rob Foster
10
Jan 18
680 kit power question
Nice, I want one of those Orton 3C, but am burned out on kit building, I will snag one if an
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680 kit power question
Nice, I want one of those Orton 3C, but am burned out on kit building, I will snag one if an
Jan 18
sunnybo...@gmail.com
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Charley Jones
3
Jan 17
Altair 680 basic load question
Thanks! I was sure I'd tried that in my many attempts, but obviously not. It worked. -R On
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Altair 680 basic load question
Thanks! I was sure I'd tried that in my many attempts, but obviously not. It worked. -R On
Jan 17
Dave Gray
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Chris Davis
9
Jan 16
Recently built kit not working
Yes, it took a while to work out what the configuration was doing, but I thiink I have it set. Worth
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Recently built kit not working
Yes, it took a while to work out what the configuration was doing, but I thiink I have it set. Worth
Jan 16
mon...@gmail.com
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Kelly Loyd
5
Jan 14
Altair 680
Hello Kelly, Thanks so much for your help. Much appreciated..... Kindly, Maurice On Wed, Jan 14, 2026
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Altair 680
Hello Kelly, Thanks so much for your help. Much appreciated..... Kindly, Maurice On Wed, Jan 14, 2026
Jan 14
Addison Burck
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Chris Davis
7
Jan 13
Experimenter Internal Single Slot Backplane
I installed one tonight, it looks great. Thanks for making this! On Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 2
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Experimenter Internal Single Slot Backplane
I installed one tonight, it looks great. Thanks for making this! On Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 2
Jan 13
Tom Lake
,
Chris Davis
2
Jan 12
I Give Up
I saw your order come through and I thought you might have caved! :) Thanks for the order! On Monday,
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I Give Up
I saw your order come through and I thought you might have caved! :) Thanks for the order! On Monday,
Jan 12
Greg Lovekamp
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Chris Davis
16
Jan 5
Connecting Mac to Altair-Duino via USB
SOLUTION: The internal extension was connected to the Native port rather than the Programming port. I
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Connecting Mac to Altair-Duino via USB
SOLUTION: The internal extension was connected to the Native port rather than the Programming port. I
Jan 5
Charley Jones
,
Chris Davis
6
Jan 5
680 in Las Vegas
I'll send another card module. On Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 11:54:45 PM UTC-6 data...@gmail.com
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680 in Las Vegas
I'll send another card module. On Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 11:54:45 PM UTC-6 data...@gmail.com
Jan 5
D “DT” T
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da...@hansels.net
12
Jan 1
Disk Images
I found the problem that was causing this and have fixed it in my Altair8800 GitHub repository. If
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Disk Images
I found the problem that was causing this and have fixed it in my Altair8800 GitHub repository. If
Jan 1
Murray Johnson
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da...@hansels.net
31
Jan 1
Floppy Disk Formatting Issue
I just added a compile-time check to make sure performance optimization is selected when USE_IO_BUS
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Floppy Disk Formatting Issue
I just added a compile-time check to make sure performance optimization is selected when USE_IO_BUS
Jan 1
Charley Jones
,
Chris Davis
4
12/31/25
Progress on 680
Oh well, chasing a non problems. Thanks Chris. Beautiful build. Sent from my iPhone 15pm! Charley
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Progress on 680
Oh well, chasing a non problems. Thanks Chris. Beautiful build. Sent from my iPhone 15pm! Charley
12/31/25
Geoff Healey
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da...@hansels.net
8
12/26/25
Unable to get the Disk Mon menu
I'm not sure what is going wrong but a few things to check: - Triple-check that your serial
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Unable to get the Disk Mon menu
I'm not sure what is going wrong but a few things to check: - Triple-check that your serial
12/26/25
Tom Lake
,
peterq...@gmail.com
2
12/24/25
Arduino Being Bought by Qualcomm
never was open source. On Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 6:32:13 PM UTC-8 Tom Lake wrote: Is this
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Arduino Being Bought by Qualcomm
never was open source. On Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 6:32:13 PM UTC-8 Tom Lake wrote: Is this
12/24/25
Mark Episcopo
12/22/25
Hard Disk Controller Support
Well, really several things: I tried to load the CPM image following Hansel's instructions on
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Hard Disk Controller Support
Well, really several things: I tried to load the CPM image following Hansel's instructions on
12/22/25
M M
12/22/25
Mitsumi D353M3D 3.5" Floppy Success
Very much enjoying Chris' AD Pro kit and David's expansion cards and all the talented people
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Mitsumi D353M3D 3.5" Floppy Success
Very much enjoying Chris' AD Pro kit and David's expansion cards and all the talented people
12/22/25
George W4AVO
, …
Chris Davis
4
12/15/25
AD680 Editor/Assembler Error 017
I guess I probably could add some option to set the physical memory size. I'll look into that. On
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AD680 Editor/Assembler Error 017
I guess I probably could add some option to set the physical memory size. I'll look into that. On
12/15/25
Mark Episcopo
, …
markepi...@gmail.com
6
12/15/25
Printing data
Thanks Tom On Monday, December 15, 2025 at 12:17:04 PM UTC-5 Tom Lake wrote: The 182 works fine. You
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Printing data
Thanks Tom On Monday, December 15, 2025 at 12:17:04 PM UTC-5 Tom Lake wrote: The 182 works fine. You
12/15/25
Charles Wall
,
Chris Davis
3
12/14/25
Altair-Duino 680 File Archive Link
That's available on the website now. On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:49:25 PM UTC-6 Chris
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Altair-Duino 680 File Archive Link
That's available on the website now. On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:49:25 PM UTC-6 Chris
12/14/25
Tom Lake
,
Chris Davis
8
12/13/25
AltairDuino 680 Firmware Date?
LOL! For me Windows Explorer shows the proper dates and 7-Zip doesn't. I use Win 25H2 26220.7344
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AltairDuino 680 Firmware Date?
LOL! For me Windows Explorer shows the proper dates and 7-Zip doesn't. I use Win 25H2 26220.7344
12/13/25
Charles Wall
,
Chris Davis
2
12/13/25
Boot Altair-Duino 680 without Front Panel
The Due will detect whether the front panel switches are present or not. If not it will start in the
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Boot Altair-Duino 680 without Front Panel
The Due will detect whether the front panel switches are present or not. If not it will start in the
12/13/25
Charles Wall
, …
Chris Davis
12
12/12/25
Altair-Duino 680 Assembly
That's awesome news!
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Altair-Duino 680 Assembly
That's awesome news!
12/12/25
sunnybo...@gmail.com
, …
Chris Davis
8
12/12/25
Altair-Duino 680 - Any ETA on new kits?
I think the boards for the disk controller should arrive tomorrow. On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:
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Altair-Duino 680 - Any ETA on new kits?
I think the boards for the disk controller should arrive tomorrow. On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:
12/12/25