lazzeri Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 It´s not my auction (I wish), I´m just sharing due to its incredible "amazingness". I think it belongs here and not in the Marketplace forum - sorry if I got it wrong I am just purely amazed with what this guy did. I love the floppy disks. Pure class! http://www.ebay.com/itm/IMSAI-8080-MP-M-II-with-Z80-Hard-Drive-3-Floppies-and-6-Banks-of-Memory-/132071136792?hash=item1ec00d9e18:g:RUwAAOSw-0xYgrwv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 There's a lot of software on that list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Very pretty and a lot of software included, but will it find a buyer at $12000 and local pickup? If I understand correctly, a regular IMSAI goes for 1/6 of that but of course not with as much included and possibly in worse condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Very pretty and a lot of software included, but will it find a buyer at $12000 and local pickup? If I understand correctly, a regular IMSAI goes for 1/6 of that but of course not with as much included and possibly in worse condition. But the table is included! (funny enough apparently a monitor isn't) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro-Z Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 The price does seem a bit steep... While there IS a market for these (and the buyers do have some serious coin to spend), it's still a very small market. $12,000 is a LOT. I could see this setup, if indeed fully functional, selling in the $4,000 to $6,000 range. The desk with built in drives, while cool, might not be something every collector really wants (takes up a LOT of space). Also, many people just wanting an example of an Altair 8800/IMSAI 8080 style computer are fine with just the main computer unit and related documentation. That's why the computer itself can get $1,500 to $3,000 while a bunch of additional parts/accessories don't really add much to the overall value. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Well, if you just need a motherboard, there's this (quite an interesting write-up here): http://www.ebay.com/itm/S-100-CPU-Card-8080A-SBC-or-Replacement-for-ALTAIR-8800-or-IMSAI-8080-with-CP-M/252769636387?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41402%26meid%3De6f67e5f5ccc4c329c535c4b23a18402%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D132071136792 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Invader Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) I'm surprised the seller didn't mention that this was the computer Matthew Broderick used in Wargames as that would have generated more interest in the item but at the same time it's also clear that the owner was very devoted to this system and may well want it to go to someone who has more interest in the computer than the movie. Edited March 18, 2017 by English Invader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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