by Tor » April 7th, 2015, 11:16 am
To me a Grant Stockly Altair kit would be much more worth than any original Altair, whatever its serial number. As a person interested in computers since around just when the original Altair was announced, I don't feel any attraction to symbolic value. It's the computer that interests me. Thus, an exact copy like Grant's kit, just with better silkscreen and high quality switch mode power supplies but otherwise the same.. even to having the original Optima case.. I find it way more interesting. I couldn't get the money together the last time that was available, but Mike's clone is the next best thing! A close thing too, as it's only the Altair bus which is not there. Glad I got one!
-Tor