Vintage Computer Tour

This video highlights three computers in my collection that use vintage 8-bit microprocessors.

They are:
- RCA 1802 microprocessor (in the "1802 Membership Card" computer)
- Zilog Z080 microprocessor (in the Z080 Membership Card" computer)
- Intel 8080 microprocessor (in the MITS "Altair 8800" computer)

The 1802 Membership Card is a modern repackaging of the classic "COSMAC ELF" minimalist computer, fitting inside an Altoids tin.
The Z-80 Membership Card is a unique design, inspired by some early Heathkit microcomputers, also sized down to fit inside an Altoids tin.
The Altair 8800 I own is one of the several replica versions of the original 1970s classic, considered my most people to be the first commercially available personal computer, and if not the first, then certainly the first one to become popular and historically significant. Mine was made by altairclone.com

In the videos, I try to say something about the microprocessors used, I give an overview of the physical computer, I describe the operator interface, I show examples of some software running on the computer. In the case of the Altair, I enter and run both a machine language program and a few programs written in BASIC.

If you are primarily interested in the Altair part of the video, you can skip ahead to around the 54 minute mark.

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