"Daniel O. Escasa" wrote:
>
> I can tell you that AQ Kapauan, whom I consider one of the pioneers of the
> Ateneo computing community, did program the Altair, using the switches.
> Incidentally, there weren't only eight switches -- there were eight *toggle*
> switches, to set the bit values. There were at least three other switches -- the
> power switch, a "deposit" switch, and a "run" switch. Hmm, might've been an
> "address" switch as well, where you set the address (in binary, of course), and
> then you press address to set that address as the current one.
>
Wow! I'm amazed. It's wonderful to know that. I wonder if anyone around
collects usable antiques like the Altair and Apple ][?
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