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jan 1, 1975 - The January issue of Popular Electronics magazine features the Altair 8080, described as the "world's first minicomputer kit to rival commercial models."

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Two "computer geeks," Paul Allen and Bill Gates, offer to write software for the Altair, using the new BASIC language.

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