Henry Edward Roberts (born 1942) was the founder and president of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) which built the Altair 8800, one of the very first hobbyist personal computers.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miami redirects here. ... Cochran is a city located in Bleckley County, Georgia. ... Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was an Albuquerque, New Mexico company founded in 1968 by Ed Roberts. ... Altair 8800 Computer with 8 inch floppy disk system The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975, based on the Intel 8080 CPU. Sold as a kit through Popular Electronics magazine, the designers intended to sell only a few hundred to hobbyists, and were surprised when they sold...

He grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended the University of Miami and majored in electrical engineering. He joined the Air Force in 1962, and stayed in the service for 10 years, finding enough time along the way to finish his engineering degree at Oklahoma State University

As a teenager, he created circuitry for analog and digital computers. A member of the United States Air Force, he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University, and was assigned to an Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, where in his spare time he established two electronics companies, Reliance Engineering and Reliable Radio and TV. A page from the Bombardiers Information File (BIF) that describes the components and controls of the Norden bombsight. ... For other uses, see Digital (disambiguation). ... The tower of a personal computer. ... “The U.S. Air Force” redirects here. ... For other degrees, see Academic degree. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... Oklahoma State University Logo The Oklahoma State University System comprises of five educational instututes across Oklahoma. ... An Air Force Base (AFB) is a term used to designate a military base of a number of air forces, including the United States Air Force (USAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). ... San Antonio redirects here. ...

In 1968, he was assigned to the research laboratory division of Kirtland Air Force base in New Mexico, where he met Forrest Mims III. Reunited with a college friend Stan Cagle and an officer Bob Zaller, the four established MITS to sell rocket telemetry systems for hobbyists. In the fall of 1970, the company split up over a disagreement about the direction of the company, as Roberts wanted to start producing calculators, while Cagle and Mims wanted to create an infrared alarm system. Roberts and a friend bought out Cagle and Mims, although Mims would later return to write technical manuals. Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kirtland may refer to either of: Kirtland, a city located in Lake County, Ohio, or Kirtland, a census-designated place located in San Juan County, New Mexico This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Largest metro area Albuquerque metropolitan area Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Forrest M. Mims III is the author of the Engineers Mini-Notebook–series of instructional books sold in Radio Shack and Tandy electronics stores. ... Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was an Albuquerque, New Mexico company founded in 1968 by Ed Roberts. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Popular Electronics, November 1971

Roberts wrote a featured article in the November 1971 issue of Popular Electronics about the MITS 816 calculator kit, and the business began to earn a profit. By 1974, however, competing companies were making the kits obsolete, so Roberts created the Altair 8800 and wrote a related article that was featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics. This article excited a Harvard University undergraduate named Bill Gates, and his good friend Paul Allen, and the duo contacted Roberts to write a BASIC interpreter for the machine. Roberts agreed to hire them, and Gates dropped out of Harvard. Later, Gates and Allen would leave MITS to begin a company called MicroSoft. The article would also inspire the creation of the Homebrew Computer Club by a group of Altair 8800 enthusiasts, and from this club emerged twenty-three computer companies, including Apple Computer (now known as Apple, Inc.). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (468x648, 91 KB) Summary Popular Electronics, November 1971. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (468x648, 91 KB) Summary Popular Electronics, November 1971. ... The cover of the premier issue of Popular Electronics magazine Popular Electronics was started by Ziff-Davis in October 1954. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Altair 8800 Computer with 8 inch floppy disk system The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975, based on the Intel 8080 CPU. Sold as a kit through Popular Electronics magazine, the designers intended to sell only a few hundred to hobbyists, and were surprised when they sold... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The cover of the premier issue of Popular Electronics magazine Popular Electronics was started by Ziff-Davis in October 1954. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Paul Allen, see Paul Allen (disambiguation). ... This article is about the programming language. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... The Homebrew Computer Club was an early computer hobbyist club in Silicon Valley, which met (under that name) from March 1975 to roughly 1977. ... Apple Inc. ...

In 1977, MITS was bought by Pertec Computer Corporation for upwards of $6 million, and Roberts entered medical school at Mercer University. He is now a country doctor in Cochran, Georgia. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was an Albuquerque, New Mexico company founded in 1968 by Ed Roberts. ... Pertec Computer Corporation (PCC) was a computer company based in California which made peripherals; floppy drives, tape drives, instrumentation control, and other hardware for computers. ... Mercer University is a private, coeducational, faith-based university with a Baptist heritage, located in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Cochran is a city located in Bleckley County, Georgia. ...

References

Forrest Mims; Henry E. Roberts (November 1970). "Assemble an LED Communicator - The Opticom". Popular Electronics 33 (5): 45-50. Ziff Davis.  Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ed Roberts (November 1971). "Electronic desk calculator you can build". Popular Electronics 35 (5): 27-32. Ziff Davis. 

H. Edward Roberts; William Yates (January 1975). "Altair 8800 minicomputer". Popular Electronics 7 (1): 33-38. Ziff Davis. 

H. Edward Roberts; Paul Van Baalen (November 1975). "First Motorola/AMI "6800" MPU computer project". Popular Electronics 8 (5): 33-36. Ziff Davis.