PDP-8 architecture

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:addressSpace 4096 words
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PDP-8 architecture
gptkbp:influenced later minicomputer designs
gptkbp:instructionCycleTime 1.5 microseconds
gptkbp:instructionSet CISC
12-bit fixed length
IOT (Input/Output Transfer) instructions
basic arithmetic and logic operations
microcoded instructions
gptkbp:introducedIn 1965
gptkbp:length 12 bits
gptkbp:memoryBusWidth 12 bits
gptkbp:notableFor simplicity
low cost
gptkbp:RAM magnetic core memory
gptkbp:registration gptkb:Link
Program Counter
Memory Address Register
Accumulator
Memory Buffer Register
gptkbp:supports auto-increment addressing
indirect addressing
gptkbp:usedFor education
scientific computing
industrial control
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:PDP-8
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PDP-8/A
gptkb:PDP-8/M
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7