WarGames 'Shall we play a game?' computer for sale; credit cards at DEFCON 1 (video)
By Thomas Ricker 
posted April 13th 2010 4:43AM
posted April 13th 2010 4:43AM
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.
@lakersin2025 `Matthew Broderick is rolling over in his grave!`
I...dont think this means what you think it means :)
@KaiCherry I know what it means. He's dead in Hollywood.
War games; right up there with Weird Science, BTTF 1, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, Inner Space, Tron, Flight of the Navigator, Explorers, Batteries not Included....er, yea OK that last one's cheesy...but excellent :) Gotta love 80's movies.
@Rod you forgot the Goonies
@Peteo
The truffle-shuffle!
Phreak the nation!!!!!!!
Ah, IMSAI unit. Good to see you again. Long time no interface. Shall we play a game? Just not that one we used to play. I sorta got in trouble that last time.
Defqon.1 > DEFCON 1
Will it play crysis?