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WarGames 'Shall we play a game?' computer for sale; credit cards at DEFCON 1 (video)
BY THOMAS RICKER
POSTED APR 13TH 2010 04:43AM

You know what sells? Nostalgia. And while you might be from the Kin generation, you have undoubtedly heard the W.O.P.R. supercomputer utter the text-to-speech phrase, "Shall we play a game?" from the speaker resting atop David Lightman's IMSAI 8080. The 1983 film WarGames is the stuff of nerd legend, of geek folklore; a 1200 baud, acoustically-coupled, wardialing catalyst in a Hollywood blockbuster that gave phreakers mainstream cred and a real chance at Ally Sheedy. Appraised at $25,000, the perfectly preserved IMSAI 8080 and its associated peripherals will go sale to the general public soon. So embrace it, buy it, and then hand over your icon of computing to the Smithsonian where it can be admired for generations. See the 8080 after the break with a gratuitous WarGames trailer tossed in just for fun.



Via : Original Prop Blog
Source : IMSAI
Tags: wargamesnostalgicauctionimsai 80808080for salenostalgiafilmpropImsai8080ForSalevideoimsaisale
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