Title
SCELBI-8HSCatalog Number
X574.85Type
Physical objectDescription
This was a hobbyist personal computer that called itself a "mini- computer." The instruction manual is duplicated, not printed, and all in upper case.. Handwritten on card taped to system unit chassis: "SMALL COMPUTERMODEL: 1974 SCELBI 8H
Central Processing Unit (CPU): INTEL 8008
The 1st 8 bit microprocessor (1971)
10-20 Microsecond Average Instruction Time (AIT)
Memory: 4,286 Bytes Random Access Memory (RAM)
256 Bits Per Chip
Console toggle switch entry, single step, LED Light Display
Power Supply Separate"
. Object is an early hobbyist system in several separate aluminum chassis boxes connected by a tangle of cables, including:. System unit, with 8 printed circuit boards mounted vertically; on the front, 8 toggle switches with matching LEDs, and 4 pushbuttons.. Keyboard by "Control Research Corp., Garden Grove, CA". SCELBI ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY box. SCELBI AUDIO TAPE INTERFACE box. SCELBI KEYBOARD INTERFACE box. Weight is of entire object, dimensions are of entire object as shelved.
Date
1974Manufacturer
SCELBI Computer Consulting- Inc.Place Manufactured
U.S.Identifying Numbers
Model number | SCELBI-8HS | |
Other number | 0379 on end of keyboard | |
Serial number | 2100+2101-0004 | Label on Alpha Numeric Display unit |
Serial number | 2105-005 | Label on Keyboard interface unit |
Serial number | 3100-009 label on system unit | |
Serial number | 4100-0026 label on system unit |