PDP-1

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:computer
gptkbp:architecture word-oriented
gptkbp:bus_connections unibus
single bus architecture
gptkbp:circuit gptkb:Transistor
gptkbp:clock_speed 1 MHz
gptkbp:community academic institutions
gptkbp:cooling_system air-cooled
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired computer art and games
gptkbp:data_bus_width 18 bits
gptkbp:design Ben Gurley
gptkbp:end_of_life 1970s
gptkbp:ended engineers and scientists
gptkbp:equipment discrete components
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:computer_science
gptkbp:form_factor tabletop
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era computing
gptkbp:historical_significance first commercially successful minicomputer
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:print
gptkb:keyboard
tape drives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PDP-1
gptkbp:influenced minicomputer market
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:IBM_704
gptkbp:input_output paper tape
gptkbp:instruction_set simple instruction set architecture
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1959
gptkbp:is_influenced_by time-sharing systems
gptkbp:legacy influenced future computer designs
gptkbp:location gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:market_segment scientific computing
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Stereo
gptkbp:notable_applications research and development
gptkbp:notable_contributor gptkb:John_W._Mc_Carthy
development of interactive computing
gptkbp:notable_event first computer game demonstration.
gptkbp:notable_feature first interactive computer
gptkbp:notable_features real-time processing
gptkbp:notable_programs gptkb:Spacewar!
gptkbp:notable_project early artificial intelligence research
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:number_built approximately 50
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:monitor
gptkbp:power_consumption 3 k W
gptkbp:primary_user MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club
gptkbp:production_years 1959-1969
gptkbp:programming_language gptkb:LISP
interactive programming
gptkbp:provides_support_for gptkb:assembly_language
gptkbp:ram 4096 words
gptkbp:sister_channel multiple channels
gptkbp:storage core memory
gptkbp:successor PDP-4
gptkbp:used_in early video games
gptkbp:weight approximately 1 ton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spacewar!
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5