The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 3: The Microcomputer Kit Era

Together, Gilmore and Fenzel were largely responsible for getting Heath into the microcomputer kit business. It was a fairly unique new product development process, but really neat and worked well. Heathkit H8 Microcomputer. The Heath Company introduced the Heathkit H8 microcomputer and H9 CRT terminal in 1977. The full Heathkit history series on EEJournal:The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 1: Early DaysThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 2: The 1960s through the mid-1970sThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 3: The Microcomputer Kit EraThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 4: The Demise of HeathkitThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 5: Final ThoughtsThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 6: And Yet More Final Thoughts