🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <6acjbj$jtc@yuma.acns.colostate.edu>,
	Michael Dwyer <mdwyer@holly.ColoState.EDU> writes:
> Larry Pyeatt <pyeatt@satchmo.cs.colostate.edu> wrote:
>: Well, maybe you have something I need; a 150 baud acoustic coupled
>: modem for my Altair 8800.  Mine died last week.  I tried using a 300
>: baud modem, but the Altair couldn't keep up with both the teletype and
>: the modem.  I also need a new 8" floppy drive, since one went out last
>: month.  Maybe I should just consider upgrading.  I hear that some of
> 
> Ummm... I didn't think the Altair had any serial communications. 

That's the ONLY I/O mine has.  I looked for a video card once, but
didn't find one.  It uses standard S-100 bus components, but they
are getting very hard to find.

> For what it is worth, you could probably simply /listen/ to the
> beeps, and toggle the bits by hand...

It would probably be faster.

> As for the 8" floppy?  I could replace it.  Sad, but true.  I know the
> location of four drives right now...

Stop it.  You're scaring me.

> <shrug> I dunno... I'd be tempted to actually purchase an Altair if
> I saw one.  There's something kind of cool about owning the first
> home computer...  And besides:  Switches and blinky lights!  What
> more do you need?!

Takes a LONG time to boot up.  Mine has a boot ROM.  State of the art.

> ObPlug: I like blinky lights.  If you run a Linux box, visit
> http://129.82.87.31/qmeter/ for a somewhat useful blinky light.

Cool!  Finally, something to do with that useless parallel port.

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