Popular Electronics

other on 2 shows · 2 statements across 1 episodes · said 6 times in 3 episodes since 2024

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ACQUIRED Assertion Contradicted
The Altair 8800 was the first commercially available microcomputer
“On whose cover is the Altair, 8800. The world's first real, honest to God, commercially available for sale microcomputer.”
David Rosenthal Apr 22, 2024 ▶ 37:48 Microsoft Volume I: The Complete History and Strategy of founding through Windows 95 (Audio) · Acquired
ACQUIRED Assertion Partly supported
MITS received 4,000 Altair pre-orders and $1.5 million upfront
“After the Popular Electronics article comes out, they get 4000 pre-orders in the first month or two, which is one and a half million dollars in Revenue. Cash paid up front.”
David Rosenthal Apr 22, 2024 ▶ 50:26 Microsoft Volume I: The Complete History and Strategy of founding through Windows 95 (Audio) · Acquired

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