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gptkbp:instanceOf
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mainframe computer
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gptkbp:architecture
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12-bit
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gptkbp:category
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historic computer
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gptkbp:emulated_by
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gptkb:PDP8/E_Simulator
gptkb:SIMH
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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PDP-8
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gptkbp:influenced
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microcomputers
later minicomputers
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gptkbp:input
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gptkb:DECtape
paper tape
disk drive
teletype
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gptkbp:instruction_cycle_time
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1.5 microseconds
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gptkbp:instructionSet
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simple, accumulator-based
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gptkbp:introduced
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1965
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gptkbp:length
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12 bits
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gptkbp:main_storage_technology
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magnetic core memory
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
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gptkbp:marketedAs
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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
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Classic-8
gptkb:Omnibus-8
Straight-8
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gptkbp:notable_for
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first commercially successful minicomputer
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gptkbp:notableUser
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gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA
various universities
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gptkbp:operatingSystem
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gptkb:PDP-8_Monitor
gptkb:TSS/8
gptkb:OS/8
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:PDP-5
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gptkbp:priceRange
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$18,500
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gptkbp:processor
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Discrete transistor logic
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gptkbp:productionEndYear
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1979
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gptkbp:RAM
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4K words (standard)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:PDP-12
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gptkbp:totalProduced
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over 50,000 units
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gptkbp:used_in
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education
laboratory automation
industrial control
early computer science research
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:DEC
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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