Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Intellec" in English language version.
[…] the Intel Intellec 8 […] first appeared sometime in 1972 or 1973, two years or more before the Altair 8800 often credited as the "first microcomputer" by standard histories […] Intel maintains that the 8 Mod 8 was first produced in 1973 and discontinued in 1975. Tony Duell has an 8 Mod 80 CPU board dated 1972, and the 8 Mod 8 and 4 Mod 40 are both listed in the Intel Data Catalog published in February 1976, so the actual period of production may have been somewhat longer. (Pertinent Intel docs must be read carefully because the names MCS4, MCS40, MCS8 and MCS80 were used almost indiscriminately to refer to chipsets, computers or full systems.) […](52 pages)
[…] the Intel Intellec 8 […] first appeared sometime in 1972 or 1973, two years or more before the Altair 8800 often credited as the "first microcomputer" by standard histories […] Intel maintains that the 8 Mod 8 was first produced in 1973 and discontinued in 1975. Tony Duell has an 8 Mod 80 CPU board dated 1972, and the 8 Mod 8 and 4 Mod 40 are both listed in the Intel Data Catalog published in February 1976, so the actual period of production may have been somewhat longer. (Pertinent Intel docs must be read carefully because the names MCS4, MCS40, MCS8 and MCS80 were used almost indiscriminately to refer to chipsets, computers or full systems.) […](52 pages)
[…] the Intel Intellec 8 […] first appeared sometime in 1972 or 1973, two years or more before the Altair 8800 often credited as the "first microcomputer" by standard histories […] Intel maintains that the 8 Mod 8 was first produced in 1973 and discontinued in 1975. Tony Duell has an 8 Mod 80 CPU board dated 1972, and the 8 Mod 8 and 4 Mod 40 are both listed in the Intel Data Catalog published in February 1976, so the actual period of production may have been somewhat longer. (Pertinent Intel docs must be read carefully because the names MCS4, MCS40, MCS8 and MCS80 were used almost indiscriminately to refer to chipsets, computers or full systems.) […](52 pages)