Everyone lost the metal strip! It's sandwiched in between the trim of the outer case and the dress panel. Some folks stuck it to the dress panel with glue, double-sided tape, etc. Those are usually the machines which still have the metal strip.
Thanks, Jonathan ------- Original Message ------- On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 at 14:08, W2HX via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I see some altairs have a metal escutcheon on the bottom with the stylized > words "MITS ALTAIR 8800 COMPUTER" whereas others, the front panel is just the > dark faceplate top to bottom. What is the difference? Would one have been a > kit and the other sold fully assembled? Or maybe later units vs earlier units? > > > 73 Eugene W2HX > Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@w2hx/videos
