#technology #computer #altair8800 What is so special about the MITS Altair 8800? It wasn't the first, nor the best, but somehow it captured the hearts of computer nerds worldwide when it graced the cover of the January 1975 edition of Popular Electronics magazine. I have desired one for years but these days they are highly collectible. That said, sometimes if you're patient, you get lucky. And I sure did here, if I do say so myself. This video takes a brief look at the machine and its successors. Then we delve into programming, in octal, on its front panel. We'll do some math, some gaming even music!

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00:00 Beginning
00:06 My usual silly intro
01:43 Part 1 Some Altair 8800 history
09:46 Part 2 The Many Faces of the Altair (Models produced)
18:12 Part 3 My Altair Story (How I got one)
26:57 Part 3 Altair Ops (Programming)
31:09 Example program Addition
38:20 Example program Kill the Bit
39:58 Example program Music Fool on the Hill
40:12 Slightly inaccurate reenactment of "Steve Dompier"'s discovery of Altair music.
46:27 Conclusion

For a much better and more technical overview of the Altair 8800, check out deramp5113's awesome channel:    / @deramp5113  

To see more of Altair 8800 No. 5, check out Craig Solomonson's video here:    / @craigsolomonson4810