I understood the 8008’s limitations and was interested in making improvements in the next-version CPU chip design. I’d programmed the 8008 myself, and also served as liaison to several contract programmers who developed software for our CPU product line. As an applications engineer, my job was to find new ways of using our technologies, to look for market opportunities, and to get customer feedback on our current products. Accordingly,I was in contact with some of our 8008 customers.