The 50th anniversary of the Altair 8800

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January 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first personal computer, the Altair 8800, with an Intel 8080 running at 2 MHz inside. Shortly after, in July, Altair Basic, programmed by a young Microsoft, was released.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_BASIC
https://newsroom.intel.com/de/client-computing/50-years-ago-celebrating-the-influential-intel-8080
https://app.daily.dev/posts/microsoft-celebrates-50-years-since-the-creation-of-altair-basic-lndy7l3l8

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/altair-8800-videos/msg820831/#msg820831

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Those first few years,  with practical micro's and kits like this,  I had the (mistaken) impressions that a person could learn most of it, by putting a analog scope (Tectronics 465) on the pins and BUS.  Then,  somebody pointed out:  there were BOOKS that taught microprocessors.
   Like 'The Z-80 Developer's Guide' (paraphrased title) Rodney Zak's.

   Previously,  I had thoughts of de-capping microprocessor ICs,  to connect with internal traces (on the die).  That's, maybe, illustration of how revolutionary the IC industry has been...