Artifact Details

Title

Altair floppy disk drive

Catalog Number

X1453.97

Type

Physical object

Description

The object is an 8" floppy disk drive in a stand-alone cabinet. It is intended for connection to Altair 8800 microcomputers.

Date

1976

Manufacturer

Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems (MITS)

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number 8800
Other number 176-075152 U of Colorado Property tag on back
Serial number DD 1037

Dimensions

overall: 7 in x 17 in x 17 1/2 in

Category

Memory/disk

Lot Number

X1453.97