>On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Stephen<cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> > For all of you looking for memory lane and to see how far back the old
> > tech goes...
> >
> > http://www.computerhistory.org/
> >
> > I personally want an altair shell and to load in a modern computer
> > inside of it and make the lights blink again....
> >

Oh yes!!:

1965:  DEC unveils the PDP-8, the first 
commercially successful minicomputer. Small 
enough to sit on a desktop, it sells for $18,000 
­ one-fifth the cost of a low-end IBM/360 
mainframe. The combination of speed, size, and 
cost enables the establishment of the 
minicomputer in thousands of manufacturing 
plants, offices, and scientific laboratories.

lyle