Altair 8800(ish)

[dwight elvey]

Hi
 Although, usually mechanically poor, I like to use rocker
switches. Slide switches are cheap and if used a lot will
cause blisters ( as do most toggle switches ). Toggle
switches with bat handles are a little better but still a pain
to use.
Dwight


> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:20:47 -0400
> From: ajp166 at verizon.net
> To: 
> Subject: Re: Altair 8800(ish)
> 
> Dan Roganti wrote:
> >
> > David Betz wrote:
> >> Have you seen Vince Briel's new Altair 8800 kit? It uses an AVR chip 
> >> to emulate the 8080 CPU but has a "lights and switches" front panel 
> >> that looks a lot like the original Altair 8800.
> >>
> >> http://www.brielcomputers.com/
> >
> >
> > yes, I noticed there was a change from using slide switches in the 
> > earlier rev to using actual toggle switches, due to some good feedback 
> > I'm sure, it's still has that nostalgic feel  :)
> > =Dan
> >
> >
> Huh?  The Altair 8800 all version had toggle switches, none of the 
> versions had slide switches.
> I've seen the mark-8 with slide switches though.
> 
> Allison
> 
> 
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