IMSAI 8080 Replica Build

We build the IMSAI 8080 replica computer from ‪@TheHighNibble‬ .
#retrocomputers
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The High Nibble
thehighnibble.com/imsai8080/
Wargames
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames

[@natethefighter]

If there's a better way to celebrate pride month than building a retro computer kit, I don't know it

[@fractalMD]

There is not!

[@geekwithsocialskills]

Love the little family of resistors LOL. The IMSAI 8080 is so awesome. So many blinkenlights!

[@fractalMD]

Too much is never enough.

[@geekwithsocialskills]

@@fractalMD you're not wrong

[@Kehvarl]

That kit looked like a lot of fun to build, thanks for showing it off!

[@fractalMD]

The aesthetics are on point for this kit. Very pleasing to the eye.

[@tankensomteller5713]

I love wargames, the way he moves the floppies

[@fractalMD]

Ha!

[@Toby_Q]

Even a replica IMSAI 8080 makes me happy.

[@fractalMD]

It's deliciously nerdy

[@drrev40]

OMFG! Geek overload! Hurry up with the next video please, can't wait to see this machine in action.😀 Get well soon Amy🤒

[@fractalMD]

Oh, man, thx. I'm tired of talking like a frog.

[@floydjohnson7888]

Popular Electronics (later Computers & Electronics)...holy cow, that brings back some old bits of memory.

[@fractalMD]

Sweet, sweet memories

[@timothyp8947]

Fascinating kit - can’t wait to see it in action… those switches look the bees-knees. Hope the laryngitis clears up quickly.

[@fractalMD]

I want to add even more switches. Voice is already a bit better. :)

[@JamiesHackShack]

Great job on the kit! Y'all have inspired me to dig mine out and finish it. Have fun at VCFSW!

[@fractalMD]

Yes!!!!!

[@elyuw]

Nice work. That's made me want to watch Wargames again for the umpteenth time :)

[@fractalMD]

You can never watch it enough!!!!

[@DevilsHandyman]

It was great to see you two at VCF Southwest. I now know I should be watching the earliest of videos for the full experience!

[@fractalMD]

Oh yeah. It's a whooooole adventure. The fog machine meant for outdoors we drug into the lab and turned on is featured in an earlier video. Do not recommend doing this, btw. (But I'm still laughing when I think about it.)

[@DevilsHandyman]

@@fractalMD The laughing sounds like an endorsement.

[@fractalMD]

@DevilsHandyman Feel free to laugh at US, but SAVE YOURSELF!

[@MonkeyUnit]

Saw your VCF West 2023 panel discussion. You two have the best sense of humor. Sly, dry, and cerebral. Subscribed.

[@fractalMD]

You are too kind! Doing that panel was AMAZE. Still can't believe we got to share the stage with such legends.

[@BrandonNedwek]

Matthew Broderick in War Games was a formative experience for me as well but nothing related to computers... Very nice build!

[@fractalMD]

Ha, love it!

[@JohnnyMarauder]

I so enjoyed your video! I too have this kit and am looking forward to putting it together. Congratulations!!

[@fractalMD]

It's a lovely kit. Get on it! 😃

[@CurtisBoyle]

Great video, as usual (just catching up on stuff, so I am a bit behind). The kit computers from the mid-1970's is something I saw a fair bit of with slightly older friends, but I never owned (or even programmed) one, so living the mid-1970's dream vicariously through you two is a real treat!

[@fractalMD]

Curtis. You totally need one of these.

[@briandenley]

Good work!

[@squidkid2]

And once you have it up and running you and Joshua can start WWIII! That should be part 2 of this project. 😁😁😙😙😁😁PS loving the eyewear!

[@fractalMD]

Would you like to play a game? 😎

[@Quazee137]

Have FUN I did. Mine was an Altair 8800 a few hand wired boards to make use of 33 ASR and it paper tape. Also our very big 5MB SCSI hard drive and two 8" floppies :)

[@fractalMD]

Hell yes

[@GarthBeagle]

Them blinkin' lights will fix yer grades for ya!

[@fractalMD]

Peace in the middle east and everything!

[@mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029]

70s tech, you ladies have my attention 😃

[@fractalMD]

Fantastic!

[@optimalforager]

Hello from Japan, you guys rock!

[@fractalMD]

Wow, thanks!

[@macrohard007]

Awesome! I just got an IMSAI S-100 computer from my friends dad. He used the computer when he was a PhD student in the 70s. Been doing a lot of research on it. So fun to tinker with. Then I see a vid of y'all with this IMSAI 8080 kit! I hope y'all do a series on this computer!

[@fractalMD]

Oh that is REALLY cool

[@CheshireNoir]

Such a lovely looking kit! Now I want one too. Happy Pride Month!

[@fractalMD]

It really is a looker. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@RonsCompVids]

LOVE THE GLASSES!

[@fractalMD]

Aren't they THE BEST?!!!??

[@drjohnfisher]

Really enjoyed this. This might be my favorite “build” video to date. I enjoyed the opportunity to watch you guys do the build from start to finish, and even more so I enjoyed listening to you talk through what you were doing in detail. The final product looks like ALL THE BADASSERY. Look forward to seeing it in action. HAPPY PRIDE! 🏳️‍🌈

[@fractalMD]

Thank you ❤❤❤

[@RetrogamerGenX]

Nice.. Great to see the kit built. My father has a real one that I just got up and running again. CPU card had some issues. I loved the S100 bus. Can't wait to see how the kit compairs to the real deal. Great vid as always. Happy pride month y'all.

[@fractalMD]

A real one! Nice!!

[@nysaea]

This looks like such a fun kit!!! I wanna build it too now! >< Happy pride to you guys too!!!

[@fractalMD]

You should build it! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@nysaea]

@@fractalMD I need a bigger house! 😭

[@fractalMD]

@@nysaea Call it art. Put it on the wall. BOOM.

[@nysaea]

@@fractalMD unironically a great idea :V

[@fractalMD]

@@nysaea And totally legit, cause look at it! So pretty.

[@gametimewithunclejer]

"A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?"

[@fractalMD]

Gives me chills!

[@gametimewithunclejer]

@@fractalMD Me too. No doubt.

[@waltermiraglia8134]

Be very careful with screws that mount the rear acrylic sheet to the exterior frame. It's a good idea to use the little peices of plastic (included with the kit) to strengthen the hold. You will need to glue them to the rear acrylic to hold them in place.... Alas, I did not and cracked the rear plastic. There is a lot of weight on those 4 little nuts. A very cool kit indeed. Lots of fun. I suggest the expansion board that allows it to be more stand alone with built in display capabilities.

[@fractalMD]

Oh yeah, completely agree. We already ran into that issue. Thx for recs!

[@tbytecreator]

Now i want a new computer kit. :-)

[@fractalMD]

You DESERVE to have one.

[@user-jb5wq4gi4u]

Like a dream. Wow

[@user-jb5wq4gi4u]

A pdp 11 would be nice as well

[@fractalMD]

Super kewl

[@MQsto]

That is what modern computers need: Less blue leds, MORE blue switches!! And red switches of course. Also red leds.

[@fractalMD]

MOAR GIANT ANALOG-NESS, PLZ!!

[@KeritechElectronics]

Ha! Time to rename the channel to The IMSAI Girls :) Nice kit - to think it's all built on a single ESP32... None of that "tedious soldering of countless resistors, capacitors and TTL chips" rubbish. Love your enthusiasm - and you have a Fran-tastic singing voice too! :)

[@fractalMD]

I'm not gonna like, kinda like the sound of the IMSAI girls. Makes us sound way cooler than we are.

[@capnrob97]

I am on the list for one of these kits. I am not very experienced at soldering, although I did successfully build the PiDP-11 last weekend. How did you solder the surface mount components? Do you need special equipment for doing that?

[@fractalMD]

No special equipment needed!

[@douglasleany6091]

So you build this cool kit and then leave me hanging? I need to see it at work -- and I hate waiting! This is gonna cost me a few visits to my therapist. 🤪

[@fractalMD]

CLIFFHANGER! Always leave em wanting more. 😂

[@douglasleany6091]

@@fractalMD 😳

[@DavidYoud]

Hmm.... I might need to get one of those...

[@fractalMD]

YOU DO

[@lsdowdle]

Wait for it... there is an Altair 8800 core that is part of the MiSTer FPGA project... as well as a PDP-1 core.. and even an EDSAC core. If you want that ancient goodness, look no farther than MiSTer. I'd really love to see a PDF-11 core where one could, in theory, run the real UNIX on it... but I'll not hold my breath.

[@fractalMD]

Oooooooh

[@fractalMD]

On the plane heading to Dallas and VCFSW as I type!

[@tbytecreator]

TTGO VGA 32 has a Lovely Altair emulator and cost 10 dollars, for those who wants to try it for an inexpensive price. 😊

[@fractalMD]

Great advice!

[@aa-au]

Hey Amy.. love that voice.. so husky.... also ladies, you can build me a IMSAI 8080 replica any time....

[@fractalMD]

I mean, right?

[@the_leathermushroom]

I love this as a kit! Also happy pride 🏳‍⚧

[@fractalMD]

Happy pride!!

[@bobtherieau6086]

OMG! Best 8-bit laryngitis episode ever! Also, please get better.

[@fractalMD]

I know, right? Already getting better!

[@bobtherieau6086]

@@fractalMD whew!

[@bretlinden8248]

I bet Matthew Broderick didn't have to go through all of this...

[@fractalMD]

You aren't kidding!

[@netwalker-1]

*p e n c i l* █

[@steirageri]

excuse me im am here about the 6502 song so lovely°!

[@tm06ufo]

♥♥♥

[@fractalMD]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@transistorbaluba]

is that the movie : war game, in the bacground?

[@fractalMD]

Oooooh yes

[@TheREALJosephTurner]

I mean, I'd still be watching if you filmed some soldering. I am strange like that.

[@fractalMD]

We do have **some** soldering footage on the channel...

[@av_oid]

2:00. Free the nibble.

[@fractalMD]

Freeeeedoooooom

[@charlesandrews2419]

Can we play a game?

[@fractalMD]

😎

[@RetroTechy]

Can I have it?

[@fractalMD]

If you order it and build it! 😂

[@RetroTechy]

@@fractalMD sounds like work….NO DEAL!

[@fractalMD]

@@RetroTechy looool

[@ShadowTronBlog]

Nice job, I've subscribed. The High Nibble himself pointed me at your video; we were having a chat earlier and as we often do we got to talking about recent KZbin vids we've enjoyed. I've built two and fixed a third. Really nice kit. it's almost a sin to unbox it as the packaging is so beautiful. I'm currently working on code for the Dazzler to make it easer to program, basically a simple driver written in C using tools from the era. Give the Dazzler a play, pure 1970s video card magic! If you want to see an old man drone on and on as he builds his kit here is the perfect link for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2WvaJ2LZ5Z_btE Happy pride!

[@fractalMD]

Oh, we are IN. And thanks so much for the sub. We shall take that as high (nibble?) praise indeed! 😊

[@EricRangell]

Did you know that the WOPR had a guy inside it with an Apple ][? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5iXdpekgsh3sMk Looking forward to seeing what can be done with that kit and its serial ports.

[@fractalMD]

Oh that is hilarious

[@RaniSalminen]

Do not teach it Global Thermonuclear War!

[@fractalMD]

Should we not?

[@pinkeye00]

How do women even know how to do this?

[@fractalMD]

I mean, you'd be surprised. We know all kinds of stuff.

[@trinastechnobabble]

How do men even know how to type? Do you do it with your penis where your brain is?

[@VeronicaExplains]

Women invented computer programming. You can get lost.

[@ConernicusRex]

Cool kit. Love your energy. You made me want to go build one myself and see if I can boot CP/M from the switches.

[@fractalMD]

You totally should!!!

[@ConernicusRex]

@@fractalMD Right now i'm building a software emulation of a 6502 system in Swift. Probably either this or an Altair 8800 from parts when I'm done as my next project!!

[@fractalMD]

@codymorley480 Oh, that is awesome. Also...... you might like our next song that we are currently working on. 😉