Got the S-132 connected to the IMSAI8080esp (one bad solder joint on an SMT component had me scratching my head for a minute). Seems to be all good now! #imsai #dazzler #cpm

@berrefjord There cannot be many of us left that remember #CPM on Wednesday or any other. I also remember my #IMSAI and wire-wrapping #S100 boards for it, hand-assembling #8080 code, et cetera.
I would much prefer to be #turningWood.

With a #IMSAI you can be like David Lightman from WarGames and play a fun nuclear war simulation on the WOPR, prompting a missile scare and nearly kicking off World War III! After all, the only winning move is not to play

#RetroComputing #RetroTechnology #Retro #Intel8080 #S100 #Microcomputer #1970s #Coloured #Ad #IMS #VDP80 #PCS80 #CRT

New year = more retro tech ads? Have a #IMSAI one

#RetroTechnology #RetroComputing #Retro #Microcomputer #MITS #BlackAndWhite

S-100 Bus computers for the win!

#Comemco #IMSAI #Vector #Retro #RetroComputer #RetroComputing

New blog post: A Visit to the Computer Museum at System Source in Baltimore, MD. On Feb 15, 2020, I took lots of pictures of #RetroComputing and #VintageComputing that you might enjoy. #IMSAI, #Apple, #DEC, #Commodore, a #Linotype, and more!

See more: https://biosrhythm.com/?p=2271

Let's take a look at this IMSAI that I picked up just before we moved from CA to WA last year. #retrocomputing #imsai #s100bus

I had a search alert set for 'Altair' and 'IMSAI' on Craigslist for 6 years in SoCal. This was the 1 success. Sold to my by the original builder of the kit, like a 1 owner vintage car.

Why is one switch plain instead of the IMSAI paddle? Because the kit was missing 1 switch, so the builder subbed in a normal switch

(1 of ?)

What a bargain? Maybe at the time for sure

#IMSAI #1980 #RetroComputing

Thanks to a great friend, this #IMSAI8080 is running again!
#i8080 #S100 #imsai #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #bitstory #8bit

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #FTW #film #movie #hacker #kids #cold #war #games #nuke #ussr #modem #8080 #6502 #ttl #bluebox #bbs #imsai #cpm #floppy #sals #pterosaur

Retro SciFi Film of the Week…

WarGames (1983)

The authenticity of this film has held up pretty well over time. They apparently had very good technical consultation with only a few incredulous “Hollywood moments” thrown in here and there. The film also provides an excellent snapshot of the early hacker culture and the 80’s cold war posture. At the time the film was produced, only a small portion of the population even knew how to use a computer, let alone owned one.

Production wise, it was pretty well made and is still entertaining even though it’s now been 40 years since it was produced. The filmmakers made liberal use of stock character actors in the film who played it a bit over the top at points, and there was quite a bit of awkward exposition, which is not uncommon for a film that is trying to introduce new concepts to an audience, which at the time, was digitally illiterate.

The film has acquired substantial cultural significance over the years and was likely influential in forming public opinion about technology, nuclear weapons and the cold war.

Recommended for anyone who needs to understand the early days of the computer revolution and the American cultural environment during the years leading up to the fall of the Soviet Union.

Dave’s Garage connects his #IMSAI clone to the web and plays 4 turns of Infocom’s Zork

https://yewtu.be/RdTMB4BHRMo

RT @theretrowagon
Kickin' it old school - so to speak... :-)

Here's an #imsai front panel on an S-100 bus extender card with my, had to have one, #Tektronix 2465A #Oscilloscope

The front panel works pretty well but deposit doesn't ... deposit... Examine works.