Intel 8080 processor (8-bit, 2 MHz), 256 bytes of RAM (upgradeable to 64 KB), S-100 bus. Aluminium case with removable top. Panel with 25 toggle switches and 36 LEDs.
Computer: width 43, depth 44.5, height 17.8 cm. Keyboard: width 45, depth 20.2, height 10.5 cm.
Not inspected. Reportedly functioning, but no guarantee of function is given. Signs of use and marks.
Ordered by mail order from the USA in 1975, it arrived as a kit and was assembled by the seller’s father, a hobby enthusiast.
It was a pioneering microcomputer launched by MITS in December 1974 and is considered the first commercially successful personal computer. The Altair 8800 became a symbol of the personal computer revolution and a springboard for modern computer development.