Official Announcement

[Chris Davis]

Mike has put this on his website, so this is official:

Here's the link: https://adwaterandstir.com/product/altair-reproduction-case/

Mike wanted to stop producing these cases, but we agreed they were important to the hobby, so I'm going to take over the production of them.  I'm going to be modifying a future version of the Altair-Duino to fit this case, and I'm working on an "Altair-blue" metal frame to fit the current Experimenter kit.

My goal is to have some ready by VCF Midwest in September.

[John Galt]

oh cool. eagerly waiting for news.

[Tom Lake]

Oh, great! Another reason to delay my trip to Europe! The AltairDuino would be a great thing to have in the Clone Case, especially if you offer the 8800b front panel.
We'll be watching you with great interest!

On Monday, May 6, 2024 at 11:10:10 AM UTC-4 famousd...@gmail.com wrote:

[Chris Davis]

Tom, I'm going to hold you to this! :) 

[Tom Wilson]

Well, this works out great for everyone! I've been wanting an Altairduino in Mike's case for a long time, and now it's going to happen! 

Not only is it great to have a full size case, but with room inside these cases for a "sleeper" PC, there's a lot you can do with the full size cabinet.

Tom Wilson
wils...@gmail.com
+1(619)940-6311 

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[Patrick Linstruth]

How difficult would it be, or would we want to, make it fit the original Altair 8800 front panel?

On May 6, 2024, at 11:10 AM, Chris Davis <famousd...@gmail.com> wrote:

Mike has put this on his website, so this is official:

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Here's the link: https://adwaterandstir.com/product/altair-reproduction-case/

Mike wanted to stop producing these cases, but we agreed they were important to the hobby, so I'm going to take over the production of them.  I'm going to be modifying a future version of the Altair-Duino to fit this case, and I'm working on an "Altair-blue" metal frame to fit the current Experimenter kit.

My goal is to have some ready by VCF Midwest in September.

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[Tom Lake]

It would probably take a little trimming of the original. The Clone case is about 0.25" (0.635 cm) narrower than the real Altair. There would be other mounting considerations as well but it shouldn't be too difficult.

[Chris Davis]

I can't be sure because I don't have an original Altair front panel, but the original seems to be 6mm wider and 3mm taller than the clone.  Also, the clone front panel has six bolts pressed into it.  My best guess is that it would be difficult to use an original front panel in the clone case.

[Tom Lake]

I consider myself held! I'm holding my debit card as we speak. :)

[John Kennedy]

Excellent news! I have one of these (which I've used to house a collection of S-100 cards) and it's a beauty. It's massive, so you can store a lot of stuff in there too ;-)