Altair 680 computer

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The Altair 680 computer is a mid-1970s hobbyist microcomputer kit produced by MITS as a successor to the Altair 8800, notable for using the Motorola 6800 microprocessor instead of the Intel 8080.

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Altair 680 1
Altair 680 computer canonical 1
Altair microcomputers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer kit
microcomputer
architecture Motorola 6800 architecture
brand Altair
bus proprietary bus
category 1970s microcomputer
single-board computer
countryOfOrigin United States
cpu Motorola 6800
developer MITS
formFactor desktop computer
kit
frontPanel switches and LEDs
hasComponent Motorola 6800 microprocessor
RAM boards
ROM monitor
front-panel switches
status LEDs
hasPeripheralSupport serial interface
teletype terminal
video terminal (via add-on)
historicalPeriod early microcomputer era
inception 1975
mid-1970s
intendedUse educational computing
hobbyist computing
manufacturer MITS
market hobbyist computer market
memoryType static RAM
notableFeature sold primarily as a kit to be assembled by users
successor to the Altair 8800 in the MITS product line
used Motorola 6800 instead of Intel 8080
notableFor being one of the earliest 6800-based hobbyist microcomputers
osSupport MITS 680 BASIC
linked to: MITS 8K BASIC

monitor program in ROM
powerSupply internal power supply
predecessor Altair 8800
linked to: MITS Altair 8800
primaryStorage cassette tape
paper tape
producedBy Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
programmingLanguageSupport BASIC
assembly language
releaseStatus discontinued
usedIn electronics hobbyist projects
personal computing experiments
wordSize 8-bit

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Motorola 6800 usedIn Altair 680 computer
subject linked to: Motorola 6800 microprocessor
MITS notableProduct Altair 680
linked to: Altair 680 computer
MITS notableProductLine Altair microcomputers
linked to: Altair 680 computer