In 1975, Bill and I were using the same computing tech - the Altair 8800 and DEC's PDP-10 - as BASIC became a gateway for generations of developers. Where were you all those decades ago?

One of the most consequential developments in the history of computing happened 50 years ago. It set Apple on course to ...

Altair 8800 Microcomputer National Museum of American History. Click to open image viewer. Altair 8800 Personal Computer with Monitor and Keyboard CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information ...

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Gates and Allen thought that the Altair 8800 was a sign that the “PC revolution was imminent,” as Gates puts it. They decided to create a version of BASIC that can run on the Altair–BASIC ...

It was for a build-it-yourself computer called an Altair 8800. An Altair 8800 at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering.

Personal computers were extremely rare, but after seeing the Altair 8800 on the cover of a magazine, Gates and Allen believed that enabling its chip to run a version of the Basic programming ...

The plan was to create software that would allow Altair 8800 owners to develop their own programs using the easy-to-learn BASIC programming language. As such, Gates and Allen decided to develop a ...

Object Details Description This is a homemade keyboard for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. Not long after Intel introduced its 8080 microprocessor, a small firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico, named MITS ...

An Altair 8800 at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering.<br> Monica Nickelsburg. A company called MITS sold the computer as a kit.