Hacker News<p>Microcomputers – The First Wave: Responding to Altair</p><p><a href="https://technicshistory.com/2025/04/06/microcomputers-the-first-wave-responding-to-altair/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">technicshistory.com/2025/04/06</span><span class="invisible">/microcomputers-the-first-wave-responding-to-altair/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcomputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Altair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Altair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a></p>
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ITs History!<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PDP?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PDP</a>-1 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/minicomputers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minicomputers</a> by <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DEC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DEC</a> been powerful enough to process and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/display?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#display</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graphics</a>. So the first <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/computergame?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computergame</a> ran on <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Digital?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Digital</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Equipment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Equipment</a> in the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/1960s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1960s</a> — long before <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/microcomputers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microcomputers</a> came up.<br>
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Sinclair-Speccy<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ContelCodata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContelCodata</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HighPerformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighPerformance</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNIX</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Microcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcomputers</span></a></p>
Arkadiusz Sikorski<p>Some "Polish-made microcomputers"<br>'80</p><ol><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mera-Elzab_Meritum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merytum I</a></li><li><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritum_%28komputer%29" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merytum II</a></li><li>Compa 8</li><li><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwro_700_Solum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elwro 700 (Solum)</a></li><li><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwro_800_Junior" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elwro 800 jr</a></li><li>Neptun</li><li><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazovia_1016" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mazovia 1016</a></li></ol><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PolishMicrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolishMicrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HistoryOfComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputersOfThePRL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputersOfThePRL</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Microcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputers</span></a> #8085 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/U880" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U880</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Z80</span></a> #6502 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/i8086" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i8086</span></a></p>
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