PDP-1 computer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mainframe computer
gptkbp:architecture serial, parallel, single-address
gptkbp:displayType gptkb:Type_30_Precision_CRT_display
gptkbp:firstCustomer gptkb:MIT
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PDP-1 computer
gptkbp:input light pen
console typewriter
typewriter
gptkbp:instructionSet 18-bit instructions
gptkbp:introduced 1959
gptkbp:length 18 bits
gptkbp:location_of_working_model gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:Programmed_Data_Processor-1
gptkbp:memoryBusWidth 18 bits
gptkbp:notable_for early interactive computing
first computer in the PDP series
influenced hacker culture
used in early AI research
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Spacewar!
gptkb:TECO
gptkb:Expensive_Typewriter
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Alan_Kotok
gptkb:John_McCarthy
gptkb:Marvin_Minsky
gptkb:Peter_Samson
gptkb:Steve_Russell
gptkbp:numberBuilt about 53
gptkbp:operatingSystem none (programmed directly)
gptkbp:powerSource about 3.5 kW
gptkbp:RAM 4096 words
up to 65536 words
gptkbp:speed 200 kHz
gptkbp:storage paper tape
magnetic tape (optional)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:PDP-4
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:BBN_Technologies
gptkb:Bolt,_Beranek_and_Newman
gptkb:MIT_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory
gptkb:SRI_International
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:usedFor artificial intelligence research
early computer games
interactive graphics
scientific research
text editing
gptkbp:weight about 680 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peter_Samson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6