The 8008 architecture was essentially in use before it was bought by Intel and made into a finished chip, I.e.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datapoint_2200 ht

The 8008 architecture was essentially in use before it was bought by Intel and made into a finished chip, I.e.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datapoint_2200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datapoint_2200 Though this could also just be referring to the start date of a project that ultimately was implemented with an 8008.