Anyone mess with the IMSAI 8080 clone?

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Hello!
Just put together an IMSAI 8080 clone from the HighNibble.

I have zero experience with this thing, and wanted to know where to start? I’d really like it for just playing 80s text adventure games, but what else can you do with it?
Can someone please point a beginner in the right direction?

Thanks!
Rhett

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If you get CP/M running, you can run Zork.

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Thanks Bill, I’ll look into that.
Do you know if Zork is the only one available ? Or do I have to figure out how to port/convert Z.files?
Obviously, this novice has a lot of homework to do ;\

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I do not know.

I only played the original ADVENT and I believe it has been ported everywhere.

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I think I may have misread this.

Once you can run CP/M, there is software for word processing, spreadsheet, database and especially software development available.

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Wikipedia has a list of 40 pages of software written for CP/M:

And MobyGames has a whole boatload of games for CP/M:
https://www.mobygames.com/platform/cpm/

Is that what you were looking for?

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Hey Bill! Yeah, thanks! Got some reading to do. I was looking for a good primer on this. Wiki, ok. I feel smart :wink:

and the CP/M list at Mobygames. Check! thanks again.cheers!

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I’ll start with and get cracking with the CP/M white pages!
Thanks Bill and Granz!