From Ciarcia's How it all began article above: [ While most people waited until the 8080 or 6502 to discover computing, back in 1974 I had an 8008 homebrew sys

From Ciarcia's How it all began article above: [ While most people waited until the 8080 or 6502 to discover computing, back in 1974 I had an 8008 homebrew system running immediately after it appeared (see Photo 1). I paid $120 (converts to about $500 today) for that 8008 chip, and to this day, I remember sweating as I powered it up the first time. Would it be puff, pop, or hum? Well, it worked. ] The parts about the subterfuge and skullduggery going on in the industry then are also interesting.