IMSAI 8080 (PCS-80 System) - Papercraft Design
I must admit I don’t have any person history with any computers of this vintage. I was born in 1976, a few months after the IMSAI came out. I did not become interested in computers until the early 80s and the home market had changed drastically. The days of flashing lights and paddles were replaced by smaller practical systems that could hook up to your televisions.
The IMSAI was a clone of the first home computer released in 1974 called the MITS Altair 8800, making it the first home computer clone console. I know these systems were often used as CP/M machines but who beyond the well-to-do and curious would have found a use for one of these systems in these early days is unclear to me.
These machines are undeniably unique and were a please to craft in paper. Please give it a try if you would like to hold a tiny piece of computing history in you own hands. Please leave a like and plenty more vintage computer goodness is on the way!
Download the IMSAI 8080 papercraft pattern here.