Re: Altair 8800 Computer Kit

["Grant Stockly" <grant@stockly.com>]

> > PZ wrote:
> > > This is way off topic.  The Altair didn't even use a 6502.  Try
> > > http://groups.google.com/group/alt.folklore.computers
>
> Grant are you still in Alaska?

Yep.

> Whomever lives the closest to Grant, please drive over and give him 5
> lashes with a wet noodle for posting off topic info ....

:(

> Grant in the future please, please put OT in the subject line before
> dropping a very cool project into our Apple II world ... we will all
> sleep easier at night ....

I once thawed an Apple II out of an ice block.  It was sitting in a
stairwell full of water.  In the summer I went and got the chunk of ice
and spent a day with a hair dryer.  Still works!  Disk drives too!  :)

> ps rumour has it that Grant is feverishly working on a Altair emulator
> for the Apple II to rectify this serious breach of OT posting ... you
> are ... aren't you ?... Grant ....??

No, but I am working on the NTSC messed up color issue.  I've spent
about $500 on development boards so far.

You guys are just mad that Henry and I played a little joke on you
about the .01 better than GSE thing.  ;)