Facts About The MITS Altair 8800 The MITS Altair 8800 was the first customizable microcomputer. It can be thought of as the ...

The initial meeting was held just a few months after the announcement of the Altair 8800 computer kit, which came with Microsoft's BASIC interpreter. See Altair. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...

So it’s hardly a surprise that in 1977, seeing the success of early home computers like the Altair 8800 and IMSAI 8080, Heathkit decided to join the fray with a computer kit of their own.