PDP-20

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer
gptkbp:architect 16-bit
gptkbp:busConnections gptkb:Unibus
gptkbp:coolingSystem air-cooled
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:equipment disk drives
printers
tape drives
graphics terminals
gptkbp:formFactor rack-mounted
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PDP-20
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:PDP-1
gptkbp:inputOutput serial and parallel ports
teletype
gptkbp:introduced 1967
gptkbp:language LISP
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern computing
gptkbp:marketSegment education
government
scientific computing
industry
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Pascal
C
Scribe
ALGOL
Emacs
Multics
GNU Emacs
BASIC
FORTRAN
TECO
LISP Machine
available on modern systems
gptkbp:notableFeature time-sharing capabilities
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:operatingHours TOPS-20
gptkbp:operationalStatus real-time processing
batch processing
interactive debugging
gptkbp:powers approximately 1 kW
gptkbp:processor gptkb:PDP-20_CPU
gptkbp:productionCompany 1960s to 1980s
gptkbp:RAM core memory
gptkbp:relatedModel gptkb:PDP-20_Model_D
gptkb:PDP-20_Model_A
gptkbp:storage up to 256 KB
gptkbp:successor gptkb:PDP-10
gptkb:PDP-11
gptkbp:usedIn academic research