Today in 1976, the World Altair Computer Convention, was held at the Airport Marina Hotel near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Held over the course of three days (March 26-28), it was the world's first personal computer conference and was an overwhelming success, with 700 people from 46 states and seven countries attending.
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