| bh | Altair 8800i Unit Log |
| Manufacturer: | MITS |
| Model: | Altair 8800 |
| Serial Number: | 221806K |
| 1975 (latest IC date codes 750x) | |
| Date of Receipt: | 2021 (for refurbishment) |
| Source: | UVic |
| State upon Receipt: |
Grubby interior.
2/3 of main power supply transformers missing. Bus is just single original 4-slot board. Early MITS CPU and 88-2SIO boards present but no memory. Assorted other hack-work had been performed, numerous extra holes on back panel and internal sub-plate. |
| Date: | 2021 |
| Procedure: | Unit state assessed. |
| Date: | 2022 |
| Procedure: | Chassis dismantled, cleaned, reassembled. |
| Date: | 2023 Feb |
| Procedure: | New power supply completed. |
| Date: | 2023 Mar |
| Procedure: | Wiring of front panel board with new edge connectors completed. |
| Date: | 2024 Mar |
| Procedure: | Executes toggled-in blinky program. |
| Date: | 2024 Mar |
| Procedure: | Simple ROM board constructed. EPROM programmed with blinkies, altairClone/VG monitor & preloader for BASIC4.0/4K. Successfully run from EPROM. BASIC4.0/4K successfully loaded & run. |
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Unit Log
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Altair 8800i |
bhilpert 2021 Jun |