CHiPs - Season 6, Episode 11, "Day of the Robot" (1983)
The CHP do a search on the background of a woman they are concerned about on their MITS Altair (which later succumbs to MERVs effects).
MITS Altair 8800
The Altair 8800 is considered by many to be the world's first home computer. Released in 1975 as a kit a pre-assembled, the standard configuration had an 8080 processor and 256 bytes of RAM.
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•CHiPs - Season 6, Episode 11, "Day of the Robot" (1983) •The IT Crowd - Season 3 (2008) •Jobs (2013) •Magnum, P.I. - Season 7, Episode 14, "On the Fly" (1987) •Parker Lewis Can't Lose - Season 1, Episode 12, "Science Fair" (1990) •Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
The IT Crowd - Season 3 (2008)
There's an 8800 in the pile of equipment behind Moss' desk.
Jobs (2013)
The Altair 8800 appears at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire.
Magnum, P.I. - Season 7, Episode 14, "On the Fly" (1987)
A MITS Altair 8800 appears in the air traffic control tower as Higgins tries to explain to Magnum how to land a plane.
Parker Lewis Can't Lose - Season 1, Episode 12, "Science Fair" (1990)
Principal Musso devotes a whole laboratory to Jerry's work and the equipment available includes a pair of 8800s.
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
Microsoft's first project is developing the BASIC language for it Altair 8800. MITS send them an Altair when their project bears fruit. Altairs also appear at the Homebrew Computer Club.
