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IMSAI 8080
The IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, manufactured by IMS Associates, Inc. (later renamed to IMSAI Manufacturing Corp.) in 1976, was an early Intel 8080, S-100 bus based computer, compatible with its main competitor, the earlier MITS Altair 8800, by which it was inspired.
The IMSAI machine ran a highly modified version of the CP/M operating system called IMDOS .
As of late 2004, there are reports of an IMSAI Series Two kit being developed, featuring a 50 MHz Zilog eZ80 CPU (see the external link, below).
Trivia
- An IMSAI 8080 and an acoustic coupler type modem were among the hacking tools used by the main character in the 1983 movie WarGames. However, even by 1983 the acoustic coupler was out of date. It was selected over a more modern model so that the audience would immediately recognize it as the device that interfaced with the telephone.
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