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| [[PDP-12]] || 1969 || ??? || ??? || TTL FLIP CHIPs || New version of LINC-8 | | [[PDP-12]] || 1969 || ??? || ??? || TTL FLIP CHIPs || New version of LINC-8 | ||
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| [[PDP-8/E]] || 1970 || 1978 || ??? || [[DEC card form factor|quad]] [[printed circuit board|PCBs]] || | | [[PDP-8/E]] || 1970 || 1978 || ??? || [[DEC card form factor|quad]] [[printed circuit board|PCBs]] || First [[OMNIBUS]] | ||
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| [[PDP-8/F]] || 1972 || ??? || ??? || quad PCBs || Smaller PDP-8/E | | [[PDP-8/E|PDP-8/F]] || 1972 || ??? || ??? || quad PCBs || Smaller PDP-8/E | ||
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| [[PDP-8/M]] || 1972 || ??? || ??? || quad PCBs || [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] PDP-8/F | | [[PDP-8/E|PDP-8/M]] || 1972 || ??? || ??? || quad PCBs || [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] PDP-8/F | ||
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| [[PDP-8/A]] || 1975 || ??? || ??? || single hex PCB || | | [[PDP-8/A]] || 1975 || ??? || ??? || single hex PCB || | ||
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== Architecture == | == Architecture == | ||
See [[PDP-8 | See [[PDP-8 architecture]] | ||
== Operating Systems == | == Operating Systems == | ||
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* [[OS/8]] | * [[OS/8]] | ||
* [[TSS/8]] | * [[TSS/8]] | ||
* [[RTS/8]] | |||
{{Nav PDP-8}} | {{Nav PDP-8}} | ||
[[Category: DEC Architectures]] | |||
[[Category: PDP-8s]] | |||
Revision as of 13:10, 7 September 2018
The PDP-8 family was a range of 12-bit minicomputers produced by DEC.
Models
| Model Name | Introduced | Discontinued | Cost | Implementation | Notes |
| PDP-5 | 1963 | 1967 | ??? | Transistor System Modules | |
| PDP-8 | 1965 | 1969 | $18,500 | Transistor FLIP CHIPs | |
| LINC-8 | 1966 | 1969 | ??? | Transistor FLIP CHIPs | |
| PDP-8/S | 1967 | 1970 | $10,000 | Transistor FLIP CHIPs | Serial, unbelievably slow |
| PDP-8/I | 1968 | 1971 | ??? | TTL FLIP CHIPs | |
| PDP-8/L | 1968 | 1971 | ??? | TTL FLIP CHIPs | Stripped down PDP-8/I |
| PDP-12 | 1969 | ??? | ??? | TTL FLIP CHIPs | New version of LINC-8 |
| PDP-8/E | 1970 | 1978 | ??? | quad PCBs | First OMNIBUS |
| PDP-8/F | 1972 | ??? | ??? | quad PCBs | Smaller PDP-8/E |
| PDP-8/M | 1972 | ??? | ??? | quad PCBs | OEM PDP-8/F |
| PDP-8/A | 1975 | ??? | ??? | single hex PCB | |
| VT78 | 1978 | 1980 | ??? | Intersil 6100 | Desktop |
| DECmate I | 1980 | 1984 | ??? | Harris 6120 | Desktop |
| DECmate II | 1982 | 1986 | ??? | Harris 6120 | Desktop |
| DECmate III | 1984 | 1990 | ??? | Harris 6120 | Desktop |
| DECmate III+ | 1985 | 1990 | ??? | Harris 6120 | Desktop |
as well as two microprocessor implementations:
Architecture
Operating Systems
| v • d • e PDP-8 Computers, Software and Peripherals |
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| PDP-8s: PDP-5 • PDP-8 • LINC-8 • PDP-8/S • PDP-8/I • PDP-8/L • PDP-12 • PDP-8/E • PDP-8/F • PDP-8/M • PDP-8/A
Workstations: VT78 Also: PDP-8 family • PDP-8 architecture • PDP-8 Memory Extension units |
