[sje]

Well, if an Altair 8800b replica kit were available then I'd like to buy one. As I recall, the significant front panel improvements in the 8800b were a direct competitive response to the rather well done IMSAI 8080 front panel.

Say, what's the current situation with optional S-100 cards? As in RAM, PROM, serial, cassette I/O, and the SuperAltair card. I'd like to be able to boot a system with full RAM, a boot PROM, along with a serial link and use it to play chess on an Internet server.

Another idea for you: get a video camera, perhaps just an inexpensive web cam, and upload a few Altair operation videos to YouTube or similar sites. You could show a time compressed video of a complete kit assembly where the machine magically comes together in a minute or so.