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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:CPU_technology
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discrete transistors
TTL logic (later models)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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PDP-8 minicomputer
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gptkbp:input
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gptkb:print
gptkb:DECtape
gptkb:CRT_terminal
paper tape
teletype
disk drives
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gptkbp:instruction_cycle_time
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1.5 microseconds (original model)
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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:legacy
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emulated in software
inspired later minicomputers
preserved in museums
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gptkbp:length
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12 bits
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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
gptkb:VT78
gptkb:DECmate
Straight-8
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gptkbp:nickname
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the Model-T of computers
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gptkbp:notable_for
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low cost
widespread adoption
compact size
first commercially successful minicomputer
influential design
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gptkbp:operating_systems
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gptkb:TSS/8
gptkb:OS/8
gptkb:PDP-8_Disk_Monitor_System
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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:RAM
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4K words (standard)
up to 32K words (with expansion)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:PDP-11
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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:EXEC_8
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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