IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A computer board for the Altair 8800 ...

The Altair 8800 lit the fuse, but Apple's 1977 device made home computing irresistible to the masses. Here's a look back as ...

Henry Edward Roberts, designer of the Altair 8800 personal computer that inspired Bill Gates and Paul Allen to enter the software business, has died aged 68. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of ...

A 1974 MITS Altair 8800 kit computer has been restored to operational condition and has now executed software for the first recorded time, with the milestone dated January 14, 2026. The system had ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ed Roberts, an engineer who helped develop a precursor to the modern ...

For those of us who are of a certain age or temperament, there’s a certain something about programming simple 8-bit computers in machine code using switches and pushbuttons. According to Wikipedia, ...

Maybe you didn’t realize this, but Microsoft is actually older than Apple. While Apple marked its 49th anniversary earlier this week on April 1, Microsoft will celebrate its 50th anniversary on April ...

Browse around eBay for an original Altair 8800 and you quickly find that the price range is in the thousands of dollars. If you are a collector and have some money in your pocket maybe that’s okay.