Mark-8

After building the machine, Titus decided to share its design with the community and reached out to Radio-Electronics and Popular Electronics.

[1][2] The Mark-8 was introduced as a 'build it yourself' project in Radio-Electronics's July 1974 cover article, offering a US$5 (equivalent to $30 in 2024) booklet containing circuit board layouts and DIY construction project descriptions, with Titus himself arranging for US$50 (equivalent to $300 in 2024) circuit board sets to be made by a New Jersey company for delivery to hobbyists.

[citation needed] The Mark-8 was introduced in R-E as "Your Personal Minicomputer" as the word 'microcomputer' was still far from being commonly used for microprocessor-based computers.

"[4] Although not very commercially successful, the Mark-8 prompted the editors of Popular Electronics 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 Altair 8800.

[5] According to a 1998 Virginia Tech University article, Titus' Mark-8 microcomputer now resides in the Smithsonian Institution's "Information Age" display [6]

The July 1974 issue of Radio-Electronics : "Build The Mark-8: Your Personal Minicomputer". [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Intel 8008 CPU.