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Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s

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MSAI 8080
During the disco days of the 1970s, personal computers moved out of the electronic hobbyist's garage or basement and into the office, classroom, and family den. This gallery showcases several 1970-era machines from Steven Stengel's vintage computer collection. Steven has graciously allowed us to republish his photos and descriptions. You can find a much more detailed description of each machine and additional photos of Steven's collection on his Web site oldcomputers.net.

MSAI 8080

Built by IMS Associates, Inc. of San Leandro, California, the IMSAI 8080 is one of the first consumer computers available.

                                                       

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WHAT PICTURES? compsale@... | 07/29/06
But, where's the BBC ? MerchantBanker | 09/26/06
In another decade mark_dempster@... | 09/27/06
I had one with all the trimmings. jakelly404@... | 05/30/07
BBC Ruled! mjmuk | 05/30/07
Faux Pas. jakelly404@... | 05/30/07
British engineering lowtimeppl | 10/21/08
And the Others toscal | 07/18/07
Acorn Electron lmunday@... | 10/21/08
HeathKit - CP/M - Compuserve - Colossol Caves KeJorn | 08/29/07
The BBC/Acorn never made it to the US richard@... | 10/21/08
Old computers dlrooky | 03/13/07
COMPrehensive ASSembler christopher.palmer@... | 05/30/07
Did someone forget the H-11? joe11701 | 05/30/07
You're just OLD, Dad. MrChevy | 05/30/07
The Ontel OP-1 ajn465@... | 03/13/07
Coco dspeacock | 03/14/07
coco days Anth0ny | 08/30/07
Coco and OS/9 baldwinleo@... | 08/31/07
Many snows in Florida would indeed be long ago. oledawg@... | 01/07/08
Edited by moderator stelu123@... | 05/18/07
Edited by moderator stelu123@... | 05/18/07
Intecolor 8001 CRT (1977) robmend7@... | 06/01/07
I used to build these! gil_gosseyn | 07/23/07
missing: HP 9825 baldwinleo@... | 08/31/07
Trash 80-2 previso@... | 09/01/07
Apple II curtis2164 | 09/11/07
Not 70s dinosaurs TrueDinosaur | 07/31/06
Picture was from 1969 GreenPirogue | 10/21/08
Remember the Monroebot ? herbert.muise@... | 07/31/06
I remember the Monroebot... ngoodey@... | 08/21/07
My Boss told me about programming them oledawg@... | 01/07/08
Ah yes, the Monroebot Eleven jim@... | 12/26/07
Not a bad set of pictures, but .... Watzman@... | 09/07/06
Couple of items missing from the pictures.. shawnpat2@... | 09/09/06
Because they are not from the 70's waltmaine | 09/12/06
Really important one missing curtcalhoun | 09/12/06
MITS Altair 8800 nance@... | 05/30/07
I was Scanning for the Altair 8080!! shanejustice@... | 08/01/07
I wore out that article bulkomail@... | 08/12/07
Bill Gates did not fly in he worked there bulkomail@... | 08/12/07
IMSAI 8080 story mr_bandit | 10/21/08
Confiscating Basic GreenPirogue | 10/21/08
Osborne 1? TechExec2 | 09/12/06
Osborne II - I think. shawnpat2@... | 09/12/06
CP/M was the OS for the Osborne strankay@... | 09/05/07
Altair 8800 mgordon@... | 09/15/06
How Many of us got our start because of these? mhasf | 09/19/06
How Many of us got our start because of these? I did. techrepublic@... | 10/01/06
Old farts Antagonist | 10/02/06
We may be old farts but... mhasf | 10/02/06
Bootstrap??? iaston@... | 05/30/07
put me thru college bfrankenhoff | 06/04/07
K-Pro, "portable" jal@... | 09/15/06
Kaypro Forever!!!!! mvy@... | 05/30/07
Kaypro Yeah. tjm57@... | 07/23/07
I found a Kaypro in a pawn shop bstevens@... | 08/16/07
My first computer jcevo1001@... | 01/08/09
The first portable DOS Computer chuckcolby@... | 09/17/06
1980s Portable GreenPirogue | 10/21/08
Compaq, Televideo, and CLONES Old Timer 8080 | 09/18/06
That was the Osborne _ like a portable sewing machine jclittle@... | 03/13/07
Couple of Items Missing... orthocross | 04/17/07
Couple of items missing tkummell@... | 05/31/07
If my memory serves me well... aguerens@... | 08/15/07
KayPro CP/M ? terrancecollier@... | 08/19/07
the 70's nbatchelor@... | 03/07/08
Sorry. No collection of 1970s computers is complete without... TechExec2 | 09/12/06
The CS3, the CS2 and the ZERO! Old Timer 8080 | 09/18/06
Very cool! TechExec2 | 09/21/06
Cromemco & COSMAC & H89 MannionTm | 09/22/06
And..how about Sphere (1975) - 1st EPROM boot up hector1777@... | 03/13/07
Compucolor sgoodrow | 04/17/07
Cromemco phil@... | 05/30/07
Sorry, but you're wrong. liljim@... | 05/30/07
I was right in the middle of all this larrymcp@... | 09/02/07
GEEZ!!! Are we that old? larrymcp@... | 09/01/07
Another ommitted pioneer wrsipler@... | 09/15/06
GACK! It's NOT a TRS-80 Model II tocuin | 09/15/06
Yes, it is Water Slosher | 09/17/06
GAWK, He's right! tocuin | 09/17/06
Have you ever seen a Tandy Ten hschmoll@... | 03/13/07
TRS-80 Model I johnny.pedersen@... | 09/24/06
TRS 80 Model 1 rwthornii@... | 05/31/07
Where's my OSI? rdhalsteatzd | 09/18/06
I Helped Build Your OSI wink HiTechHobo2 | 07/17/07
Another OSI initiate oromis | 08/01/07
I used to sell these! dgillett@... | 08/22/07
That's where your OSI is then rickydoo | 01/31/08
Nice pictures gardoglee | 09/20/06
I Miss My IMSAI MannionTm | 09/22/06
$3,500 ??? WOW!!! mhasf | 09/22/06
$3,500 ??? WOW!!! MannionTm | 09/22/06
Do you remember? larrymcp@... | 09/02/07
Early 80's Hard Drive.. james.hare@... | 12/19/07
Mannion: Sometimes you can get it back TechExec2 | 09/22/06
IMSAI...WOW lapdog65@... | 05/30/07
Remember Memory Prices? MannionTm | 09/22/06
Memory was ridiculously expensive, but consider the work gardoglee | 09/27/06
I was feeling old before I started reading these. halibut | 09/22/06
Actually My First Computer Experience ... MannionTm | 09/22/06
OK, as long as we are reminiscing! mhasf | 09/22/06
Anyone for pencil coding 80-col cards ??? Kym Yeoward | 09/29/06
Pencil Coding 80 col cards HiTechHobo2 | 07/17/07
Keypunch cards pandppc@... | 06/25/08
The youngsters here prove I'm old GreyTech | 03/14/07
Zenith 8088 and Wordstar pandppc@... | 06/25/08
Motorola MEK6800D2 NakedNeil | 09/25/06
Reynolds and Reynolds TC-1000 Larry Caldwell | 09/30/06
My 1st - the Fairchild F8 WKL | 10/02/06
Intecolor 8001 CRT (1977) robmend7@... | 02/13/07
TI99/4 jhr285@... | 03/13/07
TI disk drive tjm57@... | 07/23/07
Hunt the Wumpus available today for Windows thewahoo76@... | 08/17/07
99/4 disk drive ptjims@... | 08/26/07
what about Wang Labs systems Chomps | 03/13/07
Wang & HP pioneered desktops in the early 70's donvanwyck@... | 03/14/07
Wang 2200B was great system! dobelis@... | 04/17/07
Anyone remember DEC (Digital Equipment Corp)? lfigg@... | 07/16/07
Wang 702B mr_bandit | 10/21/08
What About the ET-3400? conaway@... | 03/14/07
B&H an Apple in sheeps clothing macmadman | 04/17/07
Where's the ATARI computer? psycho_housewife@... | 04/17/07
Where's the ATARI computer? psycho_housewife@... | 04/17/07
Atari 800 jj1450xl@... | 07/31/07
What about the TMS-9900? shelsutton | 04/17/07
TMS 9900 tjm57@... | 07/23/07
And who could forget... shuff@... | 05/18/07
What about the Polymorphic 88? phil@... | 05/30/07
Polymorphic 8813 - In college pcug@... | 08/01/07
IBM 5100 Basic and APL bmaring@... | 05/30/07
The oldest PC ? butkus@... | 05/30/07
Old tech remembered butkus@... | 05/30/07
paper tape programs tjm57@... | 07/23/07
Has any pc been found that predates the 1971 KENBACK-1? wrn@... | 07/30/07
I rescued a Zenith "laptop" bowdenjw@... | 05/30/07
Digital Microsystems - CPM, MPM - those were the days! plstroud@... | 05/30/07
more about digital microsystems herbrjohnson@... | 07/05/07
NEC HO Series redguzzla@... | 05/31/07
I can beat most of these rof | 05/31/07
Going back further. mjmuk | 05/31/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) poppasdg@... | 06/24/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) kevin1957@... | 07/18/07
Z80 tjm57@... | 07/23/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) donaldnyre@... | 07/20/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) oldmaven@... | 07/20/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) aerospaced | 08/01/07
http://www.old-computers.com krzysztof.przydatek@... | 08/02/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) colm_mccaffery@... | 08/06/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) msspurlock2 | 08/11/07
Thanks for the mems eric@... | 08/20/07
What about ABC 80? lars@... | 08/21/07
I still have mine techrepublic@... | 08/22/07
I still have my IIe's curtis2164 | 12/11/07
Black Apple ][ wes@... | 08/23/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) chuck_gregory@... | 09/03/07
Did we forget about.... GaryMiyakawa | 09/04/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) Majestic100 | 09/05/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) lappies@... | 09/05/07
RE: (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s) badiane_ka@... | 01/30/08
TI99/4a rickydoo | 01/31/08
Missing NASCOM-1 vinylmeister@... | 02/12/08
Nascom-2 was my first bugdaddyuk@... | 06/26/08
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