In 1974 the SCELBI Computer Consulting released one of the first microprocessor-based computer kits, The SCELBI-8H.
The Scelbi-8H was designed aroung the Intel 8008 and contained 1k of ram. It was advertised on the back of the March 1974 issue of QST magazine for around $499.
Cameron Cooper & Mike Willegal are looking to bring this machine back as a replica.
You should know Cameron Cooper from the busted cap pic posted here on 8bit Aficionado and his website Cameron’s Closet.
You may know Mike Willegal from willegal.net, he makes great Apple 1 and Apple II replica kits.
The Mimeo, an Apple I Replica by Mike willegal
Which if this writer ever gets some extra money he may get the Apple 1 kit….. Someday… hint hint
Anyway these two gentleman are serious people looking to get a bunch of aficionados together and and make a limited run of SCELBI-8H kits.
Right now they are in the early design phase. They are looking for any information about the SCELBI-8H and 8B
In particular they are looking for detailed information on the following.
- power supply
- TTY interface
- cassette interface
- the oscilloscope output interface
- backplane and I/O connections
- software
- differences between the 8H and 8B
- ROM cards
- main and expansion enclosures
- documentation
They are also looking for technical people who want to be part of the project.
They are looking for
- People with mechanical enclosure experience
- People with PCB layout experience (they will have to work with Osmond PCB)
- People to help with documentation
- People to help with some emulation ideas they have
Anyone interested should check out his website here
There is no price set on the kits right now. They estimate that the kits will cost over $1000 each. They discussing reservations but I didn’t get a price on how much they wanted.
As I get more information I will keep you posted in blog updates.
For more information on the SCELBI you can check out the following links: