Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, I present a narrated slide show of the unboxing, assembly, and testing of an IMSAI 8080 Clone, the "IMSAI 8080 Replica" by thehighnibble.com. I then give some brief video demonstrations of it operating. Finally, I show a couple hacks, including fabricating an easily detachable wall hanger for the IMSAI Clone.

This is hardly a new kit, having been available on and off for several years. As of the time of posting this video, in February 2025, these kits are still available from thehighnibble.com

Timeline Table of Contents:
00:00 History
03:50 Unboxing
06:44 Circuit board assembly
20:32 Assembly complete
21:24 "Desktop User Interface" applications
22:12 "Kill the Bit" program
25:36 Video segment - 'front panel experience' demonstration
27:50 Video segment - running BASIC
31:56 Hacks - case repair and making a wall hanger