Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8

GPTKB entity

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