IMSAI 8080

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The IMSAI 8080 is an early microcomputer from the mid-1970s, widely recognized as one of the first commercially successful personal computers and a prominent system in the S-100 bus ecosystem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf S-100 bus computer
microcomputer
alsoKnownAs IMSAI Series 8080 NERFINISHED
basedOn Intel 8080 microprocessor NERFINISHED
busArchitecture S-100 bus NERFINISHED
category early personal computers
home computer history
commercialStatus commercially successful
compatibleWith Altair 8800 NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cpu Intel 8080 NERFINISHED
cpuBitWidth 8-bit
era 1970s microcomputers
expansionSlots S-100 slots
featuredAs hacker David Lightman’s computer in WarGames
featuredIn film WarGames
formFactor desktop computer
frontPanelColor black
blue
red
hasChassisType 19-inch rack-mountable case
hasFrontPanel status LEDs
hasFrontPanel toggle switches
influenced later S-100 bus compatible systems
inspiredBy Altair 8800 NERFINISHED
introduced 1975
manufacturer IMSAI Manufacturing Corporation NERFINISHED
marketedAs fully assembled system
kit computer
memoryType dynamic RAM
notableFor being one of the first commercially successful personal computers
front panel switch and LED interface
prominent role in the S-100 bus ecosystem
powerSupplyType linear power supply
powerSwitchLocation front panel
primaryInput front panel switches
primaryOutput front panel LEDs
storageOptions cassette tape
floppy disk
supportsOperatingSystem CP/M NERFINISHED
IMSAI DOS NERFINISHED
MITS 8K BASIC NERFINISHED
typicalRAMConfiguration 16 KB
4 KB
8 KB
usedFor education
hobbyist computing
software development

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Intel 8080 usedIn IMSAI 8080
S-100 bus computers notableVendor IMSAI 8080
this entity surface form: IMSAI
MITS Altair 8800 influenced IMSAI 8080