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what else would it have had? a video display? i doubt many minicomputers came with that much less a microcomputer
the altair predates the concept of a personal computer, while i wasn't around at the time, i know enough that it was more likely described as a "hobby computer". it wasn't aimed at people who weren't specifically interested in computers like computers are today. it was even typically offered as a kit you built yourself, which should tell you all you need to know. you were expected to pair it whatever else you wanted, such as a teletype for input/output
having a computer at home was only for die hard hobbyists, anyone else who wanted to use a computer did so by getting timesharing time on a minicomputer/mainframe, or being a big business renting something from IBM