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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Open Letter to Hobbyists
Description	MITS Computer Notes Newsletter, July 1975. The internet and bulletin board systems were in their infancy in 1975 and newsletters were the primary means of computer hobbyist communication. They were published by equipment manufacturers and local computer clubs.
Source	New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science [1] The newsletter was copyright 1975 by MITS, Inc. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Article	Open Letter to Hobbyists
Portion used	The upper half of the front page. The newsletter has 8 pages total.
Low resolution?	The lowest resolution that allows reading the significant text (60 dpi). The pages are 11.25 by 15.5 inches.
Purpose of use	This portion of the page shows an article written by Bill Gates praising a Homebrew Computer Club member. It also shows the MITS-Mobile van that would travel to Palo Alto. CA. where a Homebrew Computer Club member would steal a copy of BASIC resulting in the "Open Letter to Hobbyists". All of these points are discussed in the article.
Replaceable?	Every issue of this newsletter is under copyright.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Open Letter to Hobbyistshttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:Computer_Notes_July_1975_pg1.pngtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Description	MITS Computer Notes Newsletter, July 1975.
Source	New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science [2] The newsletter was copyright 1975 by MITS, Inc. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Article	Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Portion used	The upper half of the front page. The newsletter has 8 pages total.
Low resolution?	The lowest resolution that allows reading the significant text (60 dpi). The pages are 11.25 by 15.5 inches.
Purpose of use	David Bunnell was the founding editor of this newsletter. He later became a very successful magazine publisher. The top article was written by Bill Gates when he worked for MITS and was starting Microsoft. It also shows the MITS-Mobile van that would travel to Palo Alto. CA. where a Homebrew Computer Club member would steal a copy of BASIC resulting in the "Open Letter to Hobbyists". All of these points are discussed in the article.
Replaceable?	Every issue of this newsletter is under copyright.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systemshttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:Computer_Notes_July_1975_pg1.pngtrue

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