In 1975, a primitive machine called the Altair, was launched in the USA.

1975年，美国推出了一台被称为“牛郎星”的原始机型。

At first he planned to use the same microprocessor that was in the Altair, an Intel 8080.

起初他打算使用与阿尔泰上一样的微处理器，英特尔8080。

He pointed out that the Apple, unlike the Altair, had all the essential components built in.

他指出苹果的产品与阿尔泰不同，所有的关键元部件都已经内置在机器中了。

Altair BASIC became the newly formed Microsoft’s first product.

Altair BASIC 成为新成立的微软的第一款产品。

Although computer hobbyists existed prior to 1975, the Altair 8800 really jump-started the movement.

尽管计算机爱好者在 1975 年之前就已经存在，但 Altair 8800 确实开启了这场运动。

By this time they had other competitors, in addition to the Altair, most notably the IMSAI 8080 and Processor Technology Corporation's SOL-20.

那个时候，他们已经有了阿尔泰之外的竞争者，其中最著名的是IMSAI8080和处理器科技公司的 SOL-20。

According to the legend, Niulang and Zhinu rose to become stars in the end, which are now recognised as Altair and Vega respectively.

根据传说，牛郎和织女最终成为了星星，现在分别被称为牛郎星和织女星。

Bill Gates and Paul Allen read the magazine and started working on a version of BASIC, an easy-to-use programming language, for the Altair.

比尔·盖茨和保罗·艾伦看了那一期杂志后，就开始研发用于阿尔泰的BASIC语言版本。

Like the Altair 8800, the Apple 1 was sold as a kit.

与 Altair 8800 一样，Apple 1 也是作为套件出售的。

Less disputed, however, is the first commercially successful personal computer: The Altair 8800.

然而，争议较少的是第一台商业上成功的个人电脑：Altair 8800。