IMSAI 8080. (Retro replica)

This project started when I saw one of my favourite movies! "War games". for the 15th time.
http://www.apple2world.jp/apple2/FAQ...ai/wargame.jpg
(Computer in the background)


The computer used by the hero was a " IMSAI 8080 " from 1975
http://www.computer-history.org/imag...I%208080-1.jpg
http://www.decodesystems.com/imsai-sciam-77aug-77.gif

This first Personnel Computer is so cool and ugly! I just hade to make one as a casemod for my PC!
So I started manufacture my own with what I got at home. Wood, Plexiglas, Tin, Paint, LEDs, and cables and lots of glue ;)
The size is measured after the original imsai8080.

This is the result

and some worklogg pictures!

Videos showing the "computing lights" :D

Switching imsai switches

blinking Oldschoole

Right. That's it. I'm giving up on my 386 project and building a dual cored abacus. :)

That's cool.

This retro thing is picking up a little... Maybe we should have out own forum here?

love retro! ;D

So you'll like this then.

Edit: I'm looking at that plaster of paris mould, and the pan, and the switch...
Did you cast those in lead? :eek:

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Originally Posted by xmastree

So you'll like this then.

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I woted "Stealth - Looks like a plain old 386" :D

really cool looking scrapyard you got there! :p

Yes sir! i dindt have anny other material to cast them with and tin is quit easy to work with :)

I like the chase lights near the top. I reminds me of the comps on the original Star Trek

That is so cool. How did you do the lettering on the face? Stencils?

That is one of the geekiest things I have ever seen. That is awesome.

I absolutely adore it.

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Originally Posted by MDCS

That is so cool. How did you do the lettering on the face? Stencils?

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i´m happy you like it! :D

the text whas copyed from the www.imsai.net site from one of ther pictures of an old front. then i photoshoped it and printed it.

"Greetings Professor Falken, would You like to play a game?":p .
Thats sweet..

I'm impressed! A quality mod! It would appear that people still aren't ready to let go off the past; me too! I love retro mods, though i probably won't do one myself.

-Dave

Those switches came out excellently, my brother in law does casting of metal and it looks like fun but never tried it myself. You did a great job reproducing the classic too. Nice job!

yea...the buttons are a bit unequal. but it was hard to get them in line when the underlaying working switches whas glued to the tin. they all came out a bit different.

Best regards to everyone on this site! :)