MITS
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MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) was an early personal computer company best known for creating the Altair 8800, a pioneering microcomputer that helped launch the home computer revolution in the mid-1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MITS canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer company
ⓘ
electronics company ⓘ microcomputer ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Pertec Computer Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| announcedIn | Popular Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcementDate | January 1975 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
S-100 bus standard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early microcomputer hobbyist community ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bill Gates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | emergence of the personal computer industry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defunctInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| developed | Altair BASIC in collaboration with Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expansionBus | S-100 bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formFactor | kit computer ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bob Zaller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ed Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Forrest Mims NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Cagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Albuquerque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInState | New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| fullName | Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | sparked widespread interest in home computers ⓘ |
| industry |
electronics kits
ⓘ
personal computers ⓘ |
| introducedAltair8800InYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| introducedProduct | Altair 8800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Ed Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPersonRole | president ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Altair 8800 microcomputer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
helping launch the home computer revolution ⓘ |
| location | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magazineAdvertisement | Popular Electronics January 1975 cover ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MITS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | hobbyist computer users ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Altair 680
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Altair 8800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductLine | Altair microcomputers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offered | computer kits by mail order ⓘ |
| originalBusiness |
electronic calculator kits
ⓘ
model rocket telemetry kits ⓘ |
| processor | Intel 8080 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Pertec Computer Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.