DEC PDP-1

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mainframe computer
gptkbp:architecture serial, single-address, accumulator-based
gptkbp:category gptkb:personal_computer
historic computer
Digital Equipment Corporation product
gptkbp:displayType gptkb:Type_30_Precision_CRT_display
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DEC PDP-1
gptkbp:input light pen
console typewriter
typewriter
gptkbp:instructionSet 18 instructions
gptkbp:introduced 1959
gptkbp:length 18 bits
gptkbp:locationOfFirstUnit gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:memoryType magnetic core memory
gptkbp:notableFor early interactive computing
first computer in the PDP series
platform for Spacewar!
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:BBN
gptkb:Bolt,_Beranek_and_Newman
gptkb:Carnegie_Mellon_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:numberBuilt 53
gptkbp:operatingSystem none
gptkbp:powerSource ~3.5 kW
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:priceRange $120,000
gptkbp:processor 18-bit serial processor
gptkbp:RAM 4096 words
gptkbp:speed 200 kHz
gptkbp:successor gptkb:PDP-4
gptkbp:usedFor early computer games
education
research
gptkbp:weight ~1,600 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4