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Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Digital_Equipment_Corporation_PDP-8
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
mainframe computer
gptkbp:architecture
12-bit
gptkbp:displayType
front panel lights and switches
gptkbp:emulator_available
gptkb:SIMH
gptkbp:formFactor
rack-mounted
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8
gptkbp:influenced
later minicomputers
gptkbp:input
typewriter
teletype
punch card reader
gptkbp:instructionSet
PDP-8 instruction set
gptkbp:introduced
1965
gptkbp:legacy
inspired hobbyist computer kits
widely used in the 1960s and 1970s
gptkbp:length
12 bits
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:marketedAs
gptkb:PDP-8/A
gptkb:PDP-8/E
gptkb:PDP-8/F
gptkb:PDP-8/I
gptkb:PDP-8/L
gptkb:PDP-8/M
gptkb:PDP-8/S
Straight-8
gptkbp:nickname
the Model-T of computers
gptkbp:notable_for
first commercially successful minicomputer
gptkbp:notableUser
gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA
various universities
gptkbp:operatingSystem
gptkb:PDP-8_Monitor
gptkb:OS/8
gptkb:TSS-8
gptkbp:output
gptkb:print
teletype
paper tape punch
gptkbp:powerSource
AC mains
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:PDP-5
gptkbp:priceRange
$18,500
gptkbp:processor
Discrete transistor logic
gptkbp:RAM
4K words (standard), expandable
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:PDP-12
gptkbp:used_in
education
laboratory automation
industrial control
early computer science research
gptkbp:weight
approx. 250 pounds (original model)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Living_Computers:_Museum_+_Labs
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6