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(Later fate of the PDP-7 unknown)
 
(Graphics history: PDP-6 and PDP-7 connection, possibly.)
 
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The PDP-7 that was used as a buffer computer (and was seemingly left behind when the MAC CTSS machine moved to main campus) was gone by ca. 1978, when I showed up. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 19:09, 10 May 2023 (CEST)
 
The PDP-7 that was used as a buffer computer (and was seemingly left behind when the MAC CTSS machine moved to main campus) was gone by ca. 1978, when I showed up. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 19:09, 10 May 2023 (CEST)
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Another observation is that non-timesharing PDP-6 TECO has code to communicate with a PDP-7.  I'm guessing this would be the kludge computer, but that is mostly just based on the fact the PDP-6 and PDP-7 were both part of Project MAC around the same time, and on the 9th floor of Tech Sq. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 19:22, 10 May 2023 (CEST)

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The PDP-7 that was used as a buffer computer (and was seemingly left behind when the MAC CTSS machine moved to main campus) was gone by ca. 1978, when I showed up. Jnc (talk) 19:09, 10 May 2023 (CEST)

Another observation is that non-timesharing PDP-6 TECO has code to communicate with a PDP-7. I'm guessing this would be the kludge computer, but that is mostly just based on the fact the PDP-6 and PDP-7 were both part of Project MAC around the same time, and on the 9th floor of Tech Sq. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 19:22, 10 May 2023 (CEST)