Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
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Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was an American electronics company best known for creating the Altair 8800, a pioneering early personal computer that helped launch the microcomputer revolution in the mid-1970s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer company
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electronics company ⓘ |
| acquiredInYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MITS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Popular Electronics magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | popularization of build-it-yourself computer kits ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defunctInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| developed | Altair 8800 computer kit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s ⓘ |
| foundedAs | model rocket telemetry company ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bob Zaller
NERFINISHED
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Ed Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Forrest Mims NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Cagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| hadCoverStory | Altair 8800 on Popular Electronics January 1975 issue ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedLaunch | microcomputer revolution in the mid-1970s ⓘ |
| industry |
computer kits
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electronics ⓘ microcomputers ⓘ |
| influenced |
early personal computer industry
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homebrew computer hobbyist community ⓘ |
| initialProducts | telemetry modules for model rockets ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Ed Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the Altair 8800 microcomputer
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helping launch the microcomputer revolution ⓘ |
| laterProducts |
electronic calculators
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microcomputer systems ⓘ |
| marketedTo | hobbyists ⓘ |
| notableEvent | introduction of Altair 8800 in 1975 ⓘ |
| notableProduct | Altair 8800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType |
calculator kits
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electronic kits ⓘ microcomputer kits ⓘ |
| region | New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | pioneer of early personal computers ⓘ |
| soldTo | Pertec Computer Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedCPU | Intel 8080 in Altair 8800 ⓘ |
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