ication date of the January 1975 issue of
Playboy. According to the copyright registration, it was November 20, 1974.
> Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 01:27:28 +0000 (UTC)
> From: ED SHARPE
> Subject: [cctalk] Re: Altair 8800 50th birthday...
> To: "General Discussion: On-T
1974.
> Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 01:27:28 +0000 (UTC)
> From: ED SHARPE
> Subject: [cctalk] Re: Altair 8800 50th birthday...
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
>
> Cc: Sellam Abraham
> Message-ID: <1726519925.3966543.1714958848..
Yes, in those days, magazines were printed, and mailed out, or shipped to
newstands before their nominal date, in order to be delivered by their
nominal date. The intent was that people would have it by January 1st, so
it would arrive in late December.
So, the January 1975 one would have been
Perhaps After doing the layout work in the November it was perhaps copyrighted
Immediately during layout But it did not ship Until January Think! back in
those days things did not instantly happen and we're instantly shipped
Ed#
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On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 7:09 AM,
On Fri, May 3, 2024, 1:28 AM Smith, Wayne via cctalk
wrote:
> I looked up the Jan. 1975 issue of Popular Electronics in the Copyright
> Office's Periodicals Digest. It was published on Nov. 19, 1974 if you are
> looking for an actual anniversary date.
>
The January issue was certainly not
I looked up the Jan. 1975 issue of Popular Electronics in the Copyright
Office's Periodicals Digest. It was published on Nov. 19, 1974 if you are
looking for an actual anniversary date.
-W
> On Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 07:14, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 2:08 PM The Doctor via cctalk
wrote:
>
> On Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 07:14, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> > > Magazine cover january, and into 1975 the revolution. So I'd say all
> >
> > I had that magazine. Wish I hadn't thrown it
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 11:53 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Magazine cover january, and into 1975 the revolution. So I'd say all
> year. Not one specific date
> Bill
>
> On Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 12:05 AM Fred Cisin via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> >
Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Cc: The
Doctor Subject: [cctalk] Re: Altair 8800 50th birthday...
On Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 07:14, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
wrote:> > Magazine cover january, and into 1975 the
revolution. So I'd say all> > I had that magazine. Wish I hadn't thro
On Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 07:14, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
wrote:
> > Magazine cover january, and into 1975 the revolution. So I'd say all
>
> I had that magazine. Wish I hadn't thrown it away oh so many
> years ago.
This one?
https://archive.org/details/197511PopularElectronics
The Altair 8800 used a microprocessor, the 8080, and came to public
prominence in Jan. 1975 in Popular Electronics magazine: "World's First
Minicomptuer Kit to Rival Commercial Models." I have the original magazine
from that era and I remember this quite well as it brought attention to a
I managed to find and buy a fair copy of the magazine on eBay for $150 two
weeks ago.
Regards,
Tarek Hoteit, PhD
Principal AI Consultant
https://tarek.computer
INFOCOM AI https://infocom.ai
> On Apr 27, 2024, at 07:42, wh.sudbrink--- via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry to hear that. Some
I'm sorry to hear that. Some of the best parts of my S100 collection came to
me by way of either "please take care of this for me" or "come get this or it
goes to the dump". Remember the old "classic computer rescue list"? I suppose
I've been fortunate that I have had storage space and a
On 4/27/2024 7:43 AM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
Magazine cover january, and into 1975 the revolution. So I'd say all
year. Not one specific date
I had that magazine. Wish I hadn't thrown it away oh so many
years ago.
But even at that, nothing for me to celebrate. I couldn't afford
Magazine cover january, and into 1975 the revolution. So I'd say all
year. Not one specific date
Bill
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 12:05 AM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2024, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> > It really is a momentous event, and should be properly honored and
> >
Mr. Solomon started talking to Mr. Roberts and Mr. Yates about the Altair
project. What could and could not be done given budget, availability of parts,
complexity of construction, etc. What the potential market would look like.
And, maybe most importantly, the promotion of the project in
On Fri, 26 Apr 2024, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
It really is a momentous event, and should be properly honored and
celebrated. Wow, half a century.
Thanks for bringing this up.
Is this half a century from when they said, "Hey, you know what would be
neat to build?"
or from when they
On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 9:26 AM William Sudbrink via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Based on what I have read, along with a few discussions I have had with
> people involved in the early S-100 "scene" around now is the 50th birthday
> (or conception day) of the Altair 8800. Certainly,
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