Altair 8800micro
Altair 8800micro
by admin on Apr.03, 2010, under Altair 8800micro
System specs
Processor: 8080A emulated by ATmega8515 microcontroller
Speed: 16MHz emulating 8MHz processor
Power: DC wall wart power supply
RAM: 32K Static expandable to 64K with 88-DSK RAM board
ROM: none
Case: Aluminum front/rear panels painted front with silkscreen artwork. Plastic top/bottom
Term: VT-100 emulated terminal onboard (can be disabled to run external terminal)
Video: 80×40 VGA and 40×25 composite (can use both at the same time)
I/O: Keyboard port, expansion slot, SD card slot for program storage
OS: Altair 4K, 8K BASIC, Enhanced BASIC and CP/M (with 88-DSK RAM board)
Always wanted to build your own Altair but missed out during the 70′s? Well, now you can with the Altair 8800micro kit. It is a reduced size replica of the famous machine that inspired Bill Gates to start Microsoft. Program the emulated 8080 processor right from the front panel or run programs from a SDHC memory card!
Can’t solder, no problem. We offer a fully assembled and tested version for those who want to get started right away. Visit the store page to order yours.
The new 88-DSK RAM Drive gives your Altair 8800micro the capability to run CP/M in a virtual disk drive setting. The board contains 2 512K RAM drives that are battery backed. You can now load disk images stored on the SD card into the RAM drives and run CP/M software right on the Altair micro.