
has to break out the scope, but he eventually gets CP/M and Adventure running.Īlthough IMSAI went bankrupt in 1979, the name was bought and there is still a presence online today. We miss computers with switches and LEDs on a working front panel.Īs you might expect, with over two dozen videos, there’s a lot of detail.

The IMSAI is famous for being in the movie Wargames.

You can see the second video below, but be sure to check out the others, too. He’s restoring the thing and there are 26 (and counting) videos of his progress. has one of these vintage computers that has been in storage for over 30 years.

The clone had several improvements and MITS had difficulty filling orders for real Altairs, so they sold pretty well. When MITS introduced the Altair 8800–about 43 years ago–it spawned the first personal computer clone: the IMSAI 8080.
