Curious Marc and the Altair 8800 with Microsoft BASIC

An interesting video on an Altair 8800 that Curious Marc got running the original Microsoft BASIC:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxU_3dEJ2nM

Here is the part of the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics:

source: https://archive.org/details/197501PopularElectronics/mode/2up

After inflating the number I can see why I never got one - kind of expensive for what it did !

and you had to pay extra for the Microsoft BASIC

I was in college then too just like Bill Gates, but I didn't drop out and end up a billionaire !  I will probably read his new book but I'll wait for the hoopla (and price) to go down :)

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm