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If you thought a rugged, professional yet affordable computer didn't exist, think IMSAI 8080. Sure there are other commercial, high-quality computers that can perform like the 8080. But their prices are 5 times as high.There is a rugged, reliable, industrial com- puter, with high commercial-type performance. And prices that are competitive with Altair's hobbyist kit. The IMSAI 8080. Fully assem- bled, it's $931. Unassembled, it's $599. And ours is available now. In our case, you can tell a computer by its cabinet. The IMSAI 8080 is made for commer- cial users. And it looks it. Inside and out! The cabinet is attractive, heavy-gauge aluminum. The heavy-duty lucite front panel has an extra 8 program controlled LED's. It plugs directly into the Mother Board without a wire harness. And rugged commercial grade paddle switches that are backed up by reliable debouncing circuits. But higher aesthetics on the outside is only the beginning. The guts of the IMSAI 8080 is where its true beauty lies. The 8080 is optionally expandable to a substantial system with 22 card slots in a single printed circuit board. And the durable card cage is made of commercial-grade anodized aluminum. The Altair kit only provides 16 slots maximum in four separate sections, each section AUGUST 1976 requiring 200 solder connections. The IMSAI 8080 power supply produces a true 28 amp current, enough to power a full system. The Altair produces only 8 amps. You can expand to a powerful system with 64K of memory, plus a floppy disk con- troller, with its own on board 8080-and a DOS. An audio tape cassette input device, a printer, plus a video terminal and a teleprinter. These peripherals will function with an 8-level priority interrupt system. IMSAI BASIC software is available in 4K, that you can get in PROM. And a new $139 4K RAM board with software memory protect. Find out more about the computer you thought didn't exist. Get a complete illustrated brochure describing the IMSAI 8080, options, peripherals, soft- ware, prices and specifications. Send one dollar to cover handling. Call us for the name of the IMSAI dealer nearest you. Dealer inquiries invited. ft. IMSAI 8080

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