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IMSAI Series Two

Posted by Hemos on from the get-your-legacy-on dept.

Dino writes "You can actually pre-order a new IMSAI here. These folks bought the rights to produce the IMSAI in the late seventies, and provided the unit used in Wargames. It has a genuine S100 bus, but also has modern features as well, the most interesting being a driver that will allow you to access an ATX motherboard via the parallel port as a disk drive."

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  1. WarGames by mongoks · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I remember being really impressed when the dude broke out with the 8-inch floppies in WarGames. I even remember that they were Elephant brand on the sleeve. Most of the stuff he did on the computer was possible too. The war dialer, the awful speech synthesis (although for some reason it improved halfway through the movie as if the dude learned how to talk correctly), the acoustic modem, etc. Even the trick he used on the door to the infirmary seems like it would be possible but I'm not an EE so I wouldn't know for sure. Definately a great movie.

    1. Re:WarGames by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      Most of the stuff he did on the computer was possible too. The war dialer...

      You know, there might be a reason why such programs are called "WAR" dialers.

  2. Re:But will it... by Boulder+Geek · · Score: 5, Funny

    > controll my battlebot guard dog while chowning my neighbors' cat?

    Any cat can be chown'd with a sufficient supply of tuna.

    --
    A well-crafted lie appears unquestionable - Dama Mahaleo
  3. Games by 00_NOP · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it play "Global Thermonuclear War"? That looked like a great game.