Description

Altair 8800 Mini + Floppy Drive Unit + Expansion Unit bundle 

 

Special offer Altair 8800 Mini 

The legendary Altair 8800 but in Mini version, you can place it on your desk next to your computer, the emulator is fully functional like the original!

Altair 8800 mini, new case reproduction of the original Altair 8800!

It can be programmed in binary, directly via the front switches, or, via the included micro SD card, you can load the DSK files and mount them as if there were a physical Floppy Drive.

There are many sites on the internet where you can download the image files .

It can be connected with a micro USB cable to the PC and controlled with terminal emulation software (e.g. Teraterm) or via the RS232 serial port on the back (DB9 connector), to a real serial terminal, with internal terminal (optional) or always to the PC via a USB/Serial adapter.

 

Altair Mini Characteristics:

• Motherboard with 36 LEDs, 17 ON/OFF toggle switches, 8 MOM/OFF/MOM switches

• Pre-programmed Arduino Due board

• RS232 DB9 serial module

• Micro SD Card Reader

• Wifi module

• Internal Terminal Card

• 3D print Closed Case

Accessories included:

• Micro USB cable.

• Preformatted micro SD card with various DSK files

Measures 29 x 13x 21.5 cm.

 

Floppy Drive Unit  

• Direct connection to the Altair 8800 Mini

• Plug and Play

• Connection to PC via serial to create disks from .DSK files

• 25pin Flat cable

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Expansion Unit

• Direct connection to the Altair 8800 Mini

• THREE IN ONE 

  • Cassette Interface

  • Centronics Interface (Parallel Printer)

  • Led register

• Plug and Play

• 25pin Flat cable

 

 

Manuals and guide:

Altair 8800 Mini User Guide

Altair Mini User GuideDownload

Floppy Drive Unit User Guide

FLOPPY DRIVE UNIT USER GUIDEDownload