Not sure where to post this, but I'll ask. Has anybody here ever read anything online or have any PERSONAL experience about building/programming a 70's style computer? Sort of like the Altair style early computer. I am not having any luck finding anything online on this. -Thanks, Scotthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800

"...Programming the Altair was an extremely tedious process where one toggled the switches to positions corresponding to an 8080 opcode, then used a special switch to enter the code into the machine's memory, and then repeated this step until all the opcodes of a presumably complete and correct program was in place. When the machine first shipped the switches and lights were the only interface, and all one could do with the machine was make programs to make the lights blink..."

If you would like to something a little more practical that is used TODAY: look at microcontrollers (not MICROPROCESSORS). Some kits can be found here:

Electronic Kits : MPJA Kits
Electronic Kits : Electronic RAINBOW Kits
Wow! That site is awesome! What do these kits come with? Like how broken down is each kit? Very COOL though, I will be buying many of these.