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EPISODE · Jun 14, 2026 · 14 MIN

The PC that created Microsoft & Apple! (Altair 8800)

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Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/9FS8uF Today we take the personal computer for granted. Let's take a look at the interesting story of how it came to be. Longer version (History of all computing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2wG0sXbMhw Sources: http://www.oldcomputers.net/altair-8800 http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm (to those that argue that the HP 9100A calculator or Francois Gernelle, Micral computer to be the first) The Xerox Alto was the first actual PC by far but was never released. The Machine that Changed the World - WGBH Television of Boston, Massachusetts (1992) Triumph of the Nerds - PBS (1996) “Der Schweigende Stern" "First Spaceship on Venus” East Germany 1960 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_Computer_Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800 Become a Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV Hi, welcome to ColdFusion (formally known as ColdfusTion). Experience the cutting edge of the world around us in a fun relaxed atmosphere. //Soundtrack// Klo - Under Lie Low Steppa - So Real (Club Mix) Kevin MacInnis - Miss the Feeling of Being Missed Fred V & Grafix - Constellations Oren Lavie - Locked in a room Burn Water - Dreamin' X-Press 2 - Muzik Xpress Synkro & Indigo - Guidance Rozes - Burn Wild (Young Bombs Remix) Burn Water - Young Night » Google + | http://www.google.com/+coldfustion » Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ColdFusionTV » Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV » My music | http://burnwater.bandcamp.com or » http://www.soundcloud.com/burnwater » https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV » Collection of music used in videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrJJ... Producer: Dagogo Altraide Editing website: www.cfnstudios.com Coldfusion Android Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... » Twitter | @ColdFusion_TV --- ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/9FS8uF Today we take the personal computer for granted. Let's take a look at the interesting story of how it came to be. Longer version (History of all computing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2wG0sXbMhw Sources: http://www.oldcomputers.net/altair-8800 http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm (to those that argue that the HP 9100A calculator or Francois Gernelle, Micral computer to be the first) The Xerox Alto was the first actual PC by far but was never released. The Machine that Changed the World - WGBH Television of Boston, Massachusetts (1992) Triumph of the Nerds - PBS (1996) “Der Schweigende Stern" "First Spaceship on Venus” East Germany 1960 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_Computer_Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800 Become a Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV Hi, welcome to ColdFusion (formally known as ColdfusTion). Experience the cutting edge of the world around us in a fun relaxed atmosphere. //Soundtrack// Klo - Under Lie Low Steppa - So Real (Club Mix) Kevin MacInnis - Miss the Feeling of Being Missed Fred V & Grafix - Constellations Oren Lavie - Locked in a room Burn Water - Dreamin' X-Press 2 - Muzik Xpress Synkro & Indigo - Guidance Rozes - Burn Wild (Young Bombs Remix) Burn Water - Young Night » Google + | http://www.google.com/+coldfustion » Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ColdFusionTV » Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV » My music | http://burnwater.bandcamp.com or » http://www.soundcloud.com/burnwater » https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV » Collection of music used in videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrJJ... Producer: Dagogo Altraide Editing website: www.cfnstudios.com Coldfusion Android Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... » Twitter | @ColdFusion_TV --- ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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