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The IMSAI 8080 is an early microcomputer released in late 1975, based on the Intel 8080 (and later 8085) and S-100 bus.[1] It is a clone of its main competitor, the earlier MITS Altair 8800. The IMSAI is largely regarded as the first "clone" microcomputer. The IMSAI machine runs a highly modified version of the CP/M operating system called IMDOS. It was developed, manufactured and sold by IMS Associates, Inc. (later renamed to IMSAI Manufacturing Corp). In total, between 17,000 and 20,000 units were produced from 1975 to 1978.
[1] "The History of IMSAI - The Path to Excellence, IMSAI of Fischer-Freitas Company (original text 1978)". Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2006.Note Type
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This item contains just the chassis, power supply and motherboard/backplane. All S-100 cards that may have been in this machine and are in the Ray E. Murray collection were stored separately.
This item was purchased from the estate of Ray E. Murray through his son-in-law Max Law as part of Mr. Murray's complete collection of computers, accessories, software and documentation.
(More details coming soon.)