The MITS Altair 8800 and Apple I



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Shown above are an Apple I and a MITS Altair 8800. The Apple I was produced in 1976, and about 200 were built. It used a 6502 processor and came with 4K of RAM. The estimated current market value of an Apple I exceeds $40,000!
The MITS Altair 8800 was considered the first microcomputer. It went into production in 1975, and was based on the Intel 8080. It is valued at $1200.


The Apple I / MITS Altair 8800<*> The Computer Science Club <*> csclub@cs.ucdavis.edu
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