I have an Altair 8800 in my collection that was built a bit off-specification.
The person who assembled it did a fine job, but they used an aftermarket motherboard instead of the MITS 4 slot boards and used a rainbow ribbon cable instead of the white wires to connect the front panel to the bus and CPU card.
I want to rewire the bus and front panel to make it look "original" so that it becomes a more pristine example of the first 8800s built.
Does anyone know what type of wire was used on those bus connections? What guage is it and was it braided or solid core wiring?
Thanks!
Erik
The person who assembled it did a fine job, but they used an aftermarket motherboard instead of the MITS 4 slot boards and used a rainbow ribbon cable instead of the white wires to connect the front panel to the bus and CPU card.
I want to rewire the bus and front panel to make it look "original" so that it becomes a more pristine example of the first 8800s built.
Does anyone know what type of wire was used on those bus connections? What guage is it and was it braided or solid core wiring?
Thanks!
Erik