Numbers of systems available

I took Doug's advice and called Tom Fischer who took over IMSAI's operations when they went bankrupt. The number of IMSAI's produced is as follows: "According to a July 2002 e-mail from the IMSAI 8080 creator Joe Killian, "I remember passing the 17,000 mark. I believe it never went past 20,000" [between December of 1975 and September 1979]. Fischer-Freitas Company produced another 2100+ machines between November 1979 and June 1986. These machines can be identified by the Fischer-Freitas Company back panel label." This is right on the front page of imsai.net. More detailed information can be found here: http://www.imsai.net/history/imsai_history/imsai_pre_history.htm These numbers are not broken down by front panel vs. turnkey system, so it's still not readily known what the split was in terms of those counts. IMSAI also sold a number of other machines. Here's a nice summary (still being edited by Tom so some inaccuracies exist): http://www.imsai.net/support/imsai_systems.htm -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *