The Intel 8008 and SCELBI Mini-Computer

The SCELBI (SCientic-ELectronics-BIology) was arguably the first commercially available micro-computer marketed toward hobbyist.   The core of the design was based on the new Intel 8008 micro-processor.  The company name, SCELBI, which stands for SCientic-ELectronics-BIology, clearly indicates that the business clearly had a plan to penetrate specific markets which were not necessarily hobby oriented.   

• The SCELBI registry - an online museum of original SCELBI computers

• About the Intel 8008

• 8008 Applications
  

• About the SCELBI “Mini” Computer - "the very first mini-computer designed for the electronic/computer hobbyist"
  

• SCELBAL and tiny SCELBAL - the only BASIC that is able to run on the 8008 micro-processor

• Build Your Own Reproduction SCELBI

• MCMON - a 256 Byte Mini-Monitor for the 8008

•  Adding an EPROM  to a SCELBI 1K SRAM Card
  

• An OS/X SCELBI Emulator Application - for those that can't afford the real thing
  

Other important sites with SCELBI information