The 8008 was twice as powerful as the 4004. According to the magazine Radio Electronics, Don Lancaster, a dedicated computer hobbyist, used the 8008 to create a predecessor to the first personal computer, a device Radio Electronics dubbed a "TV typewriter." It was used as a dumb terminal.

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