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March 26, 1976: Altair Computer Convention
<img width="350" height="240" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Altair.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Altair" decoding="async" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Altair.jpg 350w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Altair-300x206.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />
<img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-20470" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2012/12/Altair-300x205.jpg" alt="Altair" width="236" height="161" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Altair-300x205.jpg 300w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Altair.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px" />Altair 88001976 – The First Annual World Altair Computer Convention is held at the Airport Marina Hotel near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bill Gates opens the convention with his position on software piracy.
Of course, it was all about the Altair 8800. MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) was a computer that came in kit form where you could build and improve upon it.
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<img width="350" height="240" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Altair.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Altair" decoding="async" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Altair.jpg 350w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Altair-300x206.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" />
<img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-20470" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2012/12/Altair-300x205.jpg" alt="Altair" width="236" height="161" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Altair-300x205.jpg 300w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Altair.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px" />Altair 88001976 – The First Annual World Altair Computer Convention is held at the Airport Marina Hotel near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bill Gates opens the convention with his position on software piracy.
Of course, it was all about the Altair 8800. MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) was a computer that came in kit form where you could build and improve upon it.
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