IMSAI 8080 Replica Build

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  • Опубліковано 22 чер 2023
  • 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

КОМЕНТАРІ • 134

  • @geekwithsocialskills
    @geekwithsocialskills Рік тому +5

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

  • @Kehvarl
    @Kehvarl Рік тому +6

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +3

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

  • @tankensomteller5713
    @tankensomteller5713 Рік тому +3

    I love wargames, the way he moves the floppies

  • @floydjohnson7888
    @floydjohnson7888 Рік тому +2

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

  • @natethefighter
    @natethefighter Рік тому +6

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

  • @timothyp8947
    @timothyp8947 Рік тому +3

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

  • @drrev40
    @drrev40 Рік тому +4

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

  • @Toby_Q
    @Toby_Q Рік тому +1

    Even a replica IMSAI 8080 makes me happy.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

      It's deliciously nerdy

  • @MonkeyUnit
    @MonkeyUnit Рік тому +1

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому

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

  • @JamiesHackShack
    @JamiesHackShack Рік тому +2

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

  • @elyuw
    @elyuw Рік тому +2

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

      You can never watch it enough!!!!

  • @DevilsHandyman
    @DevilsHandyman Рік тому +1

    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
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

      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
      @DevilsHandyman Рік тому +1

      @@fractalMD The laughing sounds like an endorsement.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

  • @Quazee137
    @Quazee137 Рік тому +1

    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 :)

  • @CurtisBoyle
    @CurtisBoyle Рік тому +3

    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
      @fractalMD Рік тому

      Curtis. You totally need one of these.

  • @JohnnyMarauder
    @JohnnyMarauder Рік тому +1

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

      It's a lovely kit. Get on it! 😃

  • @BrandonNedwek
    @BrandonNedwek Рік тому +2

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

  • @briandenley
    @briandenley Місяць тому

    Good work!

  • @RonsCompVids
    @RonsCompVids Рік тому +1

    LOVE THE GLASSES!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому

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

  • @gametimewithunclejer
    @gametimewithunclejer Рік тому +3

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

  • @macrohard007
    @macrohard007 Рік тому +1

    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
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

      Oh that is REALLY cool

  • @mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029

    70s tech, you ladies have my attention 😃

  • @GarthBeagle
    @GarthBeagle Рік тому +2

    Them blinkin' lights will fix yer grades for ya!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому

      Peace in the middle east and everything!

  • @squidkid2
    @squidkid2 7 місяців тому +2

    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
      @fractalMD 6 місяців тому +1

      Would you like to play a game? 😎

  • @RetrogamerGenX
    @RetrogamerGenX Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @waltermiraglia8134
    @waltermiraglia8134 Рік тому +2

    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
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

  • @CheshireNoir
    @CheshireNoir Рік тому +2

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому

      It really is a looker. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

  • @drjohnfisher
    @drjohnfisher Рік тому +4

    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! 🏳️‍🌈

  • @MQsto
    @MQsto Рік тому +1

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +2

      MOAR GIANT ANALOG-NESS, PLZ!!

  • @nysaea
    @nysaea Рік тому +1

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

      You should build it! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

    • @nysaea
      @nysaea Рік тому +1

      @@fractalMD I need a bigger house! 😭

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

    • @nysaea
      @nysaea Рік тому +1

      @@fractalMD unironically a great idea :V

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

  • @lsdowdle
    @lsdowdle Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @tbytecreator
    @tbytecreator Рік тому +1

    Now i want a new computer kit. :-)

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому

      You DESERVE to have one.

  • @optimalforager
    @optimalforager Рік тому +1

    Hello from Japan, you guys rock!

  • @user-jb5wq4gi4u
    @user-jb5wq4gi4u Рік тому +2

    Like a dream. Wow

  • @tbytecreator
    @tbytecreator Рік тому +2

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

  • @KeritechElectronics
    @KeritechElectronics Рік тому +1

    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
      @fractalMD Рік тому

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

  • @DavidYoud
    @DavidYoud Рік тому +2

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

  • @netwalker-1
    @netwalker-1 10 місяців тому +2

    *p e n c i l* █

  • @capnrob97
    @capnrob97 9 місяців тому +1

    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
      @fractalMD 9 місяців тому

      No special equipment needed!

  • @fractalMD
    @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

  • @tm06ufo
    @tm06ufo Рік тому +1

    ♥♥♥

  • @bretlinden8248
    @bretlinden8248 Рік тому +2

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

  • @av_oid
    @av_oid Рік тому +1

    2:00. Free the nibble.

  • @douglasleany6091
    @douglasleany6091 Рік тому +1

    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. 🤪

  • @the_leathermushroom
    @the_leathermushroom Рік тому +1

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

  • @bobtherieau6086
    @bobtherieau6086 Рік тому +1

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

  • @aa-au
    @aa-au Рік тому +1

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

  • @steirageri
    @steirageri 2 місяці тому

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

  • @transistorbaluba
    @transistorbaluba Рік тому +1

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

  • @TheREALJosephTurner
    @TheREALJosephTurner 11 місяців тому +1

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

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 11 місяців тому

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

  • @EricRangell
    @EricRangell 11 місяців тому +1

    Did you know that the WOPR had a guy inside it with an Apple ][? ua-cam.com/video/5g4EdnMcDzg/v-deo.html
    Looking forward to seeing what can be done with that kit and its serial ports.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 11 місяців тому

      Oh that is hilarious

  • @RetroTechy
    @RetroTechy Рік тому +1

    Can I have it?

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +3

      If you order it and build it! 😂

    • @RetroTechy
      @RetroTechy Рік тому +1

      @@fractalMD sounds like work….NO DEAL!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

      @@RetroTechy looool

  • @ShadowTronBlog
    @ShadowTronBlog Рік тому +1

    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 UA-cam 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. ua-cam.com/video/54L7jU21L8o/v-deo.html
    Happy pride!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD Рік тому +1

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

  • @charlesandrews2419
    @charlesandrews2419 10 місяців тому +1

    Can we play a game?

  • @RaniSalminen
    @RaniSalminen Рік тому +1

    Do not teach it Global Thermonuclear War!

  • @pinkeye00
    @pinkeye00 8 місяців тому +1

    How do women even know how to do this?

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 8 місяців тому +1

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

    • @trinastechnobabble
      @trinastechnobabble 7 місяців тому +1

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

    • @VeronicaExplains
      @VeronicaExplains 7 місяців тому +2

      Women invented computer programming. You can get lost.

  • @ConernicusRex
    @ConernicusRex 11 місяців тому +1

    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
      @fractalMD 11 місяців тому +1

      You totally should!!!

    • @ConernicusRex
      @ConernicusRex 11 місяців тому +1

      @@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
      @fractalMD 11 місяців тому

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