We are pressing forward with a 2nd run while the first run is starting to slowly roll out. After talking today with the company who makes the front and rear panels we are moving up the estimated shipping dates to around Aug 7-14th. These dates could change depending on manufacturing of the panels. I don’t mind waiting so they get them right. The look fantastic and are a very high quality work. After the 2nd batch rolls out pricing will change to $225 for the kits and $299 for the assembled to adjust for proper costs of production. I tried my best to keep the kits under $200 but the addition of the rear panel along with other small fees makes it impossible to keep the price under $225. Also, the labor involved in putting together assembled versions was more than estimated so that too will be adjusted after the 2nd batch. You can preorder the Altair 8800 micro here:

http://www.brielcomputers.com/preorder.html

They look better than anticipated. The silkscreened on paint is the same way the original Altair front panel was done and it looks great.

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We are now starting the task of applying the stand-offs to all the front panels so the pcb’s will bolt right to the front panel. Orders will ship as the stand-offs are completed.