Archive of BYTE magazine, starting with issue #1 in 1975

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The Internet Archive has digitized and made available the first issue of BYTE magazine from September 1975, covering early microcomputer hardware, software, and the emerging personal computer revolution including topics like microprocessor selection, assembly language, and the Altair computer.

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# Byte Magazine Volume 00 Number 01 - The Worlds Greatest Toy : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Source: [https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1975-09](https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1975-09) Publication date[1975\-09](https://archive.org/search.php?query=date:1975-09)Topics[computer](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22computer%22),[memory](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22memory%22),[interface](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22interface%22),[altair](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22altair%22),[data](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22data%22),[keyboard](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22keyboard%22),[program](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22program%22),[byte](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22byte%22),[kit](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22kit%22),[software](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22software%22),[power supply](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22power+supply%22),[instruction set](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22instruction+set%22),[assembly language](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22assembly+language%22),[symbol table](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22symbol+table%22),[diode matrix](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22diode+matrix%22),[printed circuit](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22printed+circuit%22),[grid location](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22grid+location%22),[serial interface](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22serial+interface%22),[brew computer](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22brew+computer%22),[life program](https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22life+program%22)Collection[byte\-magazine](https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine);[computermagazines](https://archive.org/details/computermagazines);[magazine\_rack](https://archive.org/details/magazine_rack)Language[English](https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28language%3Aeng+OR+language%3A%22English%22%29)Item Size165\.9M Foreground p\.20 RECYCLING USED ICs \[theme Hardware\] \[author Mikkelsen\] p\.62 DECIPHERING MYSTERY KEYBOARDS \[theme Hardware\] \[author Heltners\] p\.72 LIFE Line \[theme Applications\] \[author Heltners\] Background p\.10 WHICH MICROPROCESSOR FOR YOU ? \[theme Hardware\] \[author Chamberlin\] p\.16 RGS 008A MICROCOMPUTER KIT \[theme Review\] \[author Hogenson\] p\.22 SERIAL INTERFACE \[theme Hardware\] \[author Lancaster\] p\.44 WRYTE for BYTE \[theme For Profit\] \[author Ryland\] p\.50 WRITE YOUR OWN ASSEMBLER \[theme Software\] \[author Fylstra\] Nucleus p\.4 What is BYTE ? p\.9 How BYTE Started p\.40 Clubs \- Newsletters p\.84 Book Reviews p\.87 Letters p\.90 Byter's Digest p\.96 Reader's Service Addeddate2012\-09\-22 01:59:21Identifierbyte\-magazine\-1975\-09Identifier\-arkark:/13960/t6nz9dt23Ocr\_convertedabbyy\-to\-hocr 1\.1\.37Ocr\_module\_version0\.0\.21Page\_number\_confidence96Page\_number\_module\_version1\.0\.5Ppi300Year[1975](https://archive.org/search.php?query=year%3A%221975%22) ## comment Reviews\(1\) 18,447Views 66Favorites [1Review](https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1975-09#reviews) ## DOWNLOAD OPTIONS Uploaded by[Sketch the Cow](https://archive.org/details/@sketch_the_cow)onSeptember 22, 2012

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