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89: 126:" as the word 'microcomputer' was still far from being commonly used for microprocessor-based computers. In their announcement of their computer kit, the editors placed the Mark-8 in the same category as the era's other 'minisize' computers. As quoted by an Intel official publication: "The Mark-8 is known as one of the first computers for the home." 20: 114:
company for delivery to hobbyists. Prospective Mark-8 builders had to gather the various electronics parts themselves from various sources. A couple of thousand booklets and some one hundred circuit board sets were eventually sold.
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magazine to consider publishing a similar but more easily accessible microcomputer project, and just six months later, in January 1975, they went through with their plans announcing the
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According to a 1998 Virginia Tech University article, Titus' Mark-8 microcomputer now resides in the Smithsonian Institution's "Information Age" display
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construction project descriptions, with Titus himself arranging for US$ 50 (equivalent to $ 300 in 2023) circuit board sets to be made by a
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graduate student in chemistry. After building the machine, Titus decided to share its design with the community and reached out to
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s July 1974 cover article, offering a US$ 5 (equivalent to $ 30 in 2023) booklet containing
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was interested and announced the Mark-8 as a 'loose kit' in the July 1974 issue of
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Although not very commercially successful, the Mark-8 prompted the editors of
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Collection of old analog and digital computers at www.oldcomputermuseum.com
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Titus and the Mark-8, Bit-by-Bit, a Haverford College Publication
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The Mark-8 was introduced as a 'build it yourself' project in
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microprocessor). The Mark-8 was designed by Jonathan Titus, a
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Titus, Jonathan (July 1974). "Build the Mark 8 Computer".
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Index


microcomputer
Intel 8008
CPU
8-bit
Virginia Tech
Radio-Electronics
Popular Electronics

circuit board
DIY
New Jersey
Minicomputer
Popular Electronics
Altair 8800
Microcomputer
Minicomputer
SCELBI
MCM/70
Micral




Radio-Electronics; July 1974 issue.
"Mark-8 Minicomputer"
"Intel Microprocessor Timeline"
"About Forrest M. Mims III"
"Pioneers in microprocessor technology"
Mark-8 Minicomputer

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