IMS Associates, Inc.
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IMS Associates, Inc., or IMSAI, was a microcomputer company, responsible for one of the earliest successes in personal computing, the IMSAI 8080. The company was founded in 1973 by William Millard and
The IMSAI 8080
ComputerLand
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ComputerLand was a widespread chain of retail computer stores during the early years of the microcomputer revolution, and was one of the outlets chosen to introduce the IBM PC in 1981. The first Compu
IMS Associates, Inc.
…William Millard and was based in San Leandro, California. Their first product launch was the IMSAI 8080 in 1975. One of the company's subsidiaries was ComputerLand. IMS stood for "Information Management Sciences". IMS Associates required all executives and key employees to take the EST Standard Training. Forbes…
The name changed from Computer Shack to ComputerLand in this July 1977 advertisement.
ComputerLand founder, William H. Millard, looks on as ComputerLand's Cromemco distribution agreement is finalized in 1984 (L to R: Cromemco President Harry Garland, ComputerLand President Ed Faber, ComputerLand Chairman William H. Millard, Cromemco Vice President and co-founder Roger Melen)
ComputerLand storefront in Amsterdam-West, 1984