The result is a cake in the shape of an IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, but it does more than just look the part. This is a working replica of the classic machine, powered as you might expect by an ...

Ask anyone to name a first-generation home computer from the 1970s, and they’ll probably mention the likes of the Altair 8800 and IMSAI 8080. But those iconic machines weren’t the only … ...

IMS Associates, which sold the remarkably similar IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, shipped 50 that year. But the Altair inspired more than knockoffs.

IMS Associates, which sold the remarkably similar IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, shipped 50 that year. But the Altair inspired more than knockoffs.

It’s a picture of the Mike who bought that IMSAI so long ago — back when his eyes were as bright as the 8080’s blinking lights and his life lay ahead of him, in the world the machine redefined.

While the 1983 film WarGames may have billed Matthew Broderick as its lead, the real star was the IMSAI 8080 microcomputer. Now you can have your own 3D print of this magical machine.