After seeing the instant success of the Altair others would soon jump on the band wagon. One of the first to do so was Bill Millard who founded IMS Associates. The computer they designed was very similar to the Altair 8800 with some improvements. Like the Altair the IMSAI 8080 came in kit form. Its maker Bill Millard was hoping to sell the machine to bussiness users. However without software this proved to be difficult.