--- title: "iAltair - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "iAltair pretends to be a MITS Altair 8800 computer. It allows you to get the feeling of really old software such as the CP/M 2 operating system. The system is fully self contained and does not allow y" --- # iAltair — United States > Vintage computing made easy ![iAltair App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/68/90/8e/68908e7c-c68a-4a48-6398-fc7bbc63abfd/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-11-0-85-220.png/400x400bb.png) **Developer:** [Peter Schorn](https://apptail.io/developer/peter-schorn-MXE) (Switzerland) **Category:** Education **Rating:** 4.8/5 (20 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** ch.schorn.ialtair **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 2.3 (released 2026-01-04) **Original Release:** 2019-02-12 **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id291182085) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/united-states) ## iAltair Description iAltair pretends to be a MITS Altair 8800 computer. It allows you to get the feeling of really old software such as the CP/M 2 operating system. The system is fully self contained and does not allow you to remotely add any code but you can try out Basic to run Eliza. ## iAltair Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource114/v4/5b/d9/df/5bd9dfc5-652b-d9ee-7d7b-8f45ffaededd/a757779a-c6e2-4570-8b51-75026735a293_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_Xs_Max_-_2020-12-26_at_11.39.07.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource114/v4/c6/08/5e/c6085eef-4a1c-eb8d-d503-aedbdd0ac9f5/bbec38e8-63c0-46a2-8185-584fe5acc25f_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_Xs_Max_-_2020-12-26_at_11.39.45.png/2688x1242.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource124/v4/65/f0/ef/65f0ef9e-0aeb-c13c-a976-433442270bf6/20f8bfcb-cd96-445e-abe9-aadf0d69acbd_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_Xs_Max_-_2020-12-26_at_11.40.14.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource114/v4/c5/7c/9c/c57c9c7c-0c87-8b69-8473-31b5602c9ec0/2bd47de9-00bc-48ef-aaf1-594db741f5a4_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_Xs_Max_-_2021-01-03_at_11.35.12.png/1242x2688.png) ## iAltair Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 17 (85%) - 4 stars: 2 (10%) - 3 stars: 1 (5%) - 2 stars: 0 (0%) - 1 stars: 0 (0%) ## iAltair Reviews in United States ### *---- "Bad update crashes in ios5.1" Terrible update. Need to fix -- Gregpi, 2015-03-04 ### ***-- "Crashes in ios 6" It worked fine until this latest update. Now it crashes just after launch, before even selecting a CP/M version. -- Tcr50, 2015-01-20 ### ***-- "Good Start" Needs more! -- NotHome, 2014-04-04 ### ***** "Wow!" A computer in my tablet! How cool is that? If you love classic computing you'll love this toy! -- Wrmichael, 2013-04-03 ### ***** "Cool" Cool -- Emilx24, 2012-12-22 ### ****- "iAltair" Great emulator, could you add all of the disks, like the HD/iPad version? Maybe as an in app purchase, thanks for the great app! -- AnythingButNormal, 2012-07-02 ### ***** "how do I run Eliza?" sorry, but how can I run Eliza? thanks -- jc8765asty, 2011-05-20 ### ****- "My first computer" The Altair 8800 from MITS of Albuquerque, NM, was my first computer. It came as a kit and was initially called a "minicomputer" in 1975. It had 256 BYTES of memory, which would not be enough to store this review. The front panel (the icon has the 8080B) had 2 rows of switches and 2 rows of LED's. In simple terms the top row of switches controlled the address and data registers (memory) and the buttom the cpu (run, single step, input/output, write/read, etc). After building the 8080, there was no operating system, no basic, no nothing. You would create your very simple "program" by flipping those switches and hoping to get a reaction, such as adding some binary numbers together. Eventually BASIC would become available along with 1k memory board. I had hooked this up to an ASR33 teletype machine and was able to finaly save and load programs using paper tape punched with holes. It would be another year before a floppy was added, and you had to write your own assembler programs to make them work. When Gary Kidall released CP/M, it still required a lot of hours to get it to work and you had to "roll your own" BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or "drivers" to get anything to work. The first Apple computer would become available about a year and half later and also came in a kit. But it had BASIC built in and only had to be hooked up to a TV screen to make it work. Interacting with CP/M was done on a paper printing terminal rather then "glass" dispaly. Eventually I got an ADM display. When I first saw this I was hoping for a real simulator with functioning switches and controls, but, alas (as Jerry Pournellle would often say) it accomplished its goal of taking me down memory lane. -- nhaquer, 2009-10-24 [View all iAltair reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Apps Similar to iAltair - [cl-repl](https://apptail.io/app/cl-repl-JVfc/united-states) - [VirtualKim - 6502 Emulator](https://apptail.io/app/virtualkim-6502-emulator-bYCc/united-states) - [PockEmul](https://apptail.io/app/pockemul-WpVd/united-states) - [Little Man Computer](https://apptail.io/app/little-man-computer-dqoe/united-states) - [Hand BASIC - CBM Flavor](https://apptail.io/app/hand-basic-cbm-flavor-OAVe/united-states) - [Startup Key Combos - iStartup](https://apptail.io/app/startup-key-combos-istartup-gjdf/united-states) - [The Assembler](https://apptail.io/app/the-assembler-MGdl/united-states) - [Learn Operating System](https://apptail.io/app/learn-operating-system-LLBl/united-states) - [Blumoto](https://apptail.io/app/blumoto-HJuq/united-states) - [Kenbak-1](https://apptail.io/app/kenbak-1-sSpv/united-states) ## iAltair Available In - [United States](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/united-states) - [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/germany) - [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/canada) - [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/japan) - [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/thailand) - [France](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/france) - [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/brazil) - [India](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/india) - [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/italy) - [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/spain) - [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/united-kingdom) - [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/australia) - [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/austria) - [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/czechia) - [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/taiwan) - [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/greece) - [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/hong-kong) - [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/hungary) - [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/indonesia) - [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/kuwait) - [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/kazakhstan) - [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/nepal) - [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/new-zealand) - [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/peru) - [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/philippines) - [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/romania) - [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/singapore) - [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/turkey) - [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/vietnam) - [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/united-arab-emirates) - [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/south-africa) - [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/argentina) - [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/azerbaijan) - [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/belgium) - [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/brunei) - [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/switzerland) - [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/chile) - [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/colombia) - [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/denmark) - [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/dominican-republic) - [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/algeria) - [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/ecuador) - [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/estonia) - [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/egypt) - [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/ialtair-bqoe/finland) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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