Inside the Altair 8800 vintage computer
The first time I powered up the Altair 8800
After carefully cleaning the chassis, checking the wiring, and re-soldering a few wires that had come loose, Erik applied power to the machine for the first time. There was no smoke or burning
Eventually I added all of the cards back in, one at a time, to see if they were operable. There were no nasty surprises throughout this operation.
Reprinted with permission from Vintage-Computer.com
Eventually I added all of the cards back in, one at a time, to see if they were operable. There were no nasty surprises throughout this operation.
Reprinted with permission from Vintage-Computer.com
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