http://www.itworld.com/security/362522/buy-matthew-broderick-s-old-movie-computer-possibly-impress-ally-sheedy
By Phil Johnson
ITWorld.com
June 26, 2013
30 years ago this month, the classic hacker movie WarGames came out, and
young nerds across the land ogled the setup Matthew Broderick’s character
David Lightman had in his bedroom. No, we’re not (only) talking about Ally
Sheedy, who liked to hang out there. We speak, of course, about the fine
looking computer hardware he used to almost start a global thermonuclear
war and if you ever dreamed about owning it all, you now can, for the
right price.
As I wrote last week, Lightman’s room featured an IMSAI 8080
microcomputer, with an IMSAI FDC-2 dual 8-inch floppy drive, an IMSAI
IKB-1 intelligent keyboard and an IMSAI (in actuality a Cermetek) 212A
modem. In the process of researching that slideshow, I contacted the man
who supplied the hardware for the movie and who still owns most of it. His
name is Todd Fischer and he wrote a very detailed background on the
history of his involvement providing the movie’s makers with all that cool
hardware.
Turns out that Fischer still has the 8080, the keyboard and the modem, and
they’re all still in working condition (the dual floppy drive was damaged
in shipping after use in the movie and was discarded). He’s now looking to
sell the famous props as a set. He hasn’t currently decided how he’ll
handle the sale, though he’s leaning towards an auction house. However, he
will also consider any offers now that someone might want to make.
“The package will include all provenance, hardware, and promotional items
including posters and lobby cards that I received from MGM at the time,”
Fischer told me.
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