Altair
noun
Al·tair
al-ˈtī(-ə)r 
-ˈter,
ˈal-ˌtī(-ə)r,
-ˌter
: the brightest star in the constellation Aquila
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Further Reading First encounter: COMPUTE! magazine and its glorious, tedious type-in code
In 1975, Paul Allen and Bill Gates adapted the language for personal computers like the Altair 8800, expanding its reach to a new audience of small computer owners and founding Microsoft in the process.
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 May 2024
The company was originally created to produce software for the Altair 8800, an early personal computer.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
The winner of the Student Support Personnel category was Altair Trujillo Estrada, who works at H.R. McCall Elementary School in District 60.
—Chloe Hilles, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2024
Deneb, Vega, and Altair are the three stars that make up the triangle.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Several home computers were sold as kits (the Altair 8800 being by far the best known), and Apple was hardly the only early PC maker to start in a garage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2018
The brightest is Vega, the southernmost is Altair and the northern apex is Deneb.
—Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Look to the southern sky between the Altair and Cebalrai stars to see three clusters well.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
In early summer, like now, Altair is roughly 30 degrees above the horizon, a third of the way to the zenith.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 July 2023
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 May 2024
The company was originally created to produce software for the Altair 8800, an early personal computer.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
The winner of the Student Support Personnel category was Altair Trujillo Estrada, who works at H.R. McCall Elementary School in District 60.
—Chloe Hilles, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2024
Deneb, Vega, and Altair are the three stars that make up the triangle.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Several home computers were sold as kits (the Altair 8800 being by far the best known), and Apple was hardly the only early PC maker to start in a garage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2018
The brightest is Vega, the southernmost is Altair and the northern apex is Deneb.
—Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Look to the southern sky between the Altair and Cebalrai stars to see three clusters well.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
In early summer, like now, Altair is roughly 30 degrees above the horizon, a third of the way to the zenith.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 July 2023
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“Altair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Altair. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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