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Nope, that's not a typo. ☝️

This is the result of what happens when you try to squeeze an Altair 8800 into an Altoids box. For connoisseurs and lovers of classic membership cards, the Altaid 8800 by Lee A. Hart is probably a rather old hat.

But if you're looking for a project for the summer, this little all-in-one kit for under $100 might actually be interesting.

You can do a lot with the 8080 CPU. And there's a touch of magic when you hack in the assembly program as machine code, written with pencil and paper, using the 12 on-board buttons, and see exactly the LEDs light up, that you expected.

Also a nice Christmas tree deco. 🎄

But all kidding aside - the Altair 8800 is a piece of history, and if you want to learn about computer architecture, soldering irons, push buttons and LEDs, you might find just the right project here.