''WarGames'' IMSAI 8080 Computer Up for Sale

[JMcEntegart]

Be still my beating heart.

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[Hilarion]

Interesting bit of nostalgia, indeed. Wouldn't mind adding one to my collection but I'm terribly short on that kind of dough.

 

[Guest]

I've been watching this for quite some time. I have a local lawyer that will put in a proxy bid when the item comes up for auction. It's movies like this in my youth that drove me to computers, and this would be a nice show piece at conventions and conferences. Wish me luck!

 

[RazberyBandit]

That's a w.o.p.p.e.r. of a deal!

 

[thejerk]

But does it play.......... Global Thermonuclear War??

 

[scryer_360]

Ok, I would actually shell out that kind of money for this. If only I had it just laying around.......

 

[insider3]

20 years later they are gonna try to sell the Matrix.

 

[Nakal]

[citation][nom]thejerk[/nom]But does it play.......... Global Thermonuclear War??[/citation]
Would..you..like..too..play..a..game

 

[The Greater Good]

"Get that b out of the war room!"

 

[JasonAkkerman]

How about a nice game of chess.

 

[chomlee]

"I'd p on a spark plug if I knew it would help"

 

[counselmancl]

Ahh, back when modems were actually modems.

 

[Regulas]

What OS? Processing Power? Come on Tom's, a little more info next time.

 

[rajangel]

now only if they put something valuable up for sale. man what i'd pay for that tank off kelly's hereos. now that's a legit movie.

 

[babybeluga]

I wasn't born when this movie came out!

 

[office_dude]

OPB reports that with an appraisal of more than $25,000, it could be the most expensive "PC" ever sold.

Doesn't a fully customized Falcon Northwest computer cost about that much or close to it.
The real question is... Can it play Pong? -

 

[RazberyBandit]

[citation][nom]regulas[/nom]What OS? Processing Power? Come on Tom's, a little more info next time.[/citation]
Confirmed to play Tic-Tac-Toe at amazing speeds.

 

[Computer_Lots]

If the thing actually talked like on the movie, it would be worth it. But it's most likely a non-working stage prop.

 

[kdashjl]

[citation][nom]insider3[/nom]20 years later they are gonna try to sell the Matrix.[/citation]
if includes neo i'll buy it

 

[tleavit]

Wow, talk about coincidences... amazing. I just watched this movie on Saturday with my 9 year old son (his first time). First time I have watched it (or heard of it again in like 20+ years) and then this. The universe is weird.

 

[mavroxur]

I wanna see the benchmarks on it!

 

[LORD_ORION]

1) Does it actually do the TTS?
2) Does it come with those huge disks?

The W.O.P.R might be worth that much as a prop, but who would pay that much for something so plain?

Funny, I just watched this movie again on the weekend. Love it. Time to watch Tron this weekend I guess.

 

[Guest]

The machine played neither Tic-Tac-Toe nor Global Thermonuclear War. It functioned as a terminal to play with a mainframe machine named Joshua.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]babybeluga[/nom]I wasn't born when this movie came out![/citation]

Thumbs down for making me feel old.

OPB reports that with an appraisal of more than $25,000, it could be the most expensive "PC" ever sold.

I'm willing to bet that there have been more expensive PCs sold than this by some crazy high-end boutique dealers.

 

[juanc]

[citation][nom]thejerk[/nom]But does it play.......... Global Thermonuclear War??[/citation]

If you know how to send an ATDT command to it's modem and you know the phone number I'm sure Joshua is waiting to play with you