Wow, some sleuthing. I love those old classified pages Bill On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 5:20 PM William Sudbrink via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote:
> Finally found it: > > > > > https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1977/Poptronics-1977-03 > .pdf > <https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1977/Poptronics-1977-03.pdf> > > > > Bottom of page 116 (PDF page 108) > > > > From: William Sudbrink [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:53 PM > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' > Subject: CYCLOID faceplate for Altair computer... > > > > I seem to remember this being discussed many years ago, but I can't find > it. > > > > Anyway, there's an Altair on epay right now with a CYCLOID faceplate. > > If I remember correctly, this is just a replacement plastic insert that was > > sold simply to "freshen up" an Altair where the original had worn badly, > > as so many did. I've done a fair amount of searching but I can't find an > > ad or other reference to the product. Does anyone recall the time period? > > I would assume it was at least a couple of years after the introduction of > > the Altair. 78 or 79? A pointer to an advertisement or one of those "new > > product" paragraphs that many of the magazines did back then would be > > most helpful. > > > > Thanks, > > Bill S. > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >
