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Buy the WarGames IMSAI 8080 and Possibly Impress Ally Sheedy

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-you-want-to-play-a-game? dept.

ilikenwf writes "Todd Fischer, the man behind this iconic prop from WarGames, the movie that spawned countless hackers, has come forward recently to announce its sale in the near future. Interestingly enough, the IMSAI 8080 still works, although the disk drive was damaged in shipping after the movie's conclusion, and was trashed."

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  1. Anything to PROVE it's the one? by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Honestly if it does not have the full paperwork and possibly all the actors signing the lid back then, it could be ANY Altair8080

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    1. Re:Anything to PROVE it's the one? by anasciiman · · Score: 3, Informative

      It's an IMSAI not an Altair. Different critters entirely.

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    2. Re:Anything to PROVE it's the one? by _merlin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Insightful? The guy doesn't even know the difference between an Altair and an IMSAI!

  2. Déjà Vu by ArcadeMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only way to win the auction is to not place any bid.

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  3. Re:But it's not the WOPR! by cold+fjord · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But it's not the WOPR! Now THAT would be the bit of movie gear to have! :-)

    It would be, but if I recall correctly it was only a prop wired for lights. Still, it would fun to have that in a data center, especially if its one that people tour.

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  4. Re:Disk drives by d'baba · · Score: 4, Informative

    The drives are 8" Calcomp pizza ovens. These were the original drives for the IMSAI 8080. We sold them along with the 8080 kits.

    Hi, Todd! Good luck on the auction.

  5. Re:Disk drives by d'baba · · Score: 5, Informative

    The later IMSAI models ran the Calcomp and PerSci 8" drives along with the 5.25 and 3.5 sizes. Also, around the time the VDP-80 with 8085 boards replacing the 8080's saw a Rob Barnaby, et. al. rewrite of CP/M which we called and shipped as IMDOS.

  6. Re:Ebay... by Richy_T · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ug. Not even second with that. Mod me to obscurity, please...

  7. Somebody is out of touch with reality. by ChrisKnight · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the linked article: "It is currently appraised at over $25,000, potentially making it the most expensive "personal computer" ever!"

    There's an Apple I up for auction that is expected to haul in half a million.

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    1. Re:Somebody is out of touch with reality. by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

      There's an Apple I up for auction that is expected to haul in half a million.

      That's nothing. You should see what they want for the latest Mac Pro.

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  8. To heck with the WOPR! by tlambert · · Score: 3, Funny

    To heck with the WOPR!

    I want that acoustic coupled modem that was capable of autodialing! That's technology indistinguishable from magic, baby!