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* KM8-A Extended Option - main memory extension and [[time-sharing]] control, etc | * KM8-A Extended Option - main memory extension and [[time-sharing]] control, etc | ||
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* DKC8-AA - front panel control, real-time [[clock]], [[asynchronous serial line]] interface, etc | * DKC8-AA - front panel control, real-time [[clock]], [[asynchronous serial line]] interface, etc | ||
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The -8/A could use either an Operator's Panel, or a Programmer's Panel (similar to the [[KY11-LB Programmer's Console|KY11-LB]]); the latter required the DKC8-AA. | The -8/A could use either an Operator's Panel, or a Programmer's Panel (similar to the [[KY11-LB Programmer's Console|KY11-LB]]); the latter required the DKC8-AA. | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 20 September 2018
| PDP-8/A | |
| Year Introduced: | 1976 |
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| Form Factor: | minicomputer |
| Word Size: | 12 |
| Logic Type: | TTL |
| Clock Speed: | 333KHz |
| Memory Speed: | 1.5 µseconds |
| Physical Address Size: | 32KW (requires optional KM8-A) |
| Virtual Address Size: | 4KW |
| Memory Management: | bank selection, CPU mode |
| Bus Architecture: | OMNIBUS |
| Operating System: | OS/8, TSS/8 |
| Predecessor(s): | PDP-8/E |
The PDP-8/A was DEC's last non-microprocessor PDP-8. The KK8-A CPU was a single hex board, which plugged into an OMNIBUS backplane. It supported both core main memory (MM8-AA and MM8-AB) and semiconductor (MS8-A).
There were a number of options available for use with the -8/A, including:
- KM8-A Extended Option - main memory extension and time-sharing control, etc
- FPP8/A Floating Point Processor
- DKC8-AA - front panel control, real-time clock, asynchronous serial line interface, etc
The -8/A could use either an Operator's Panel, or a Programmer's Panel (similar to the KY11-LB); the latter required the DKC8-AA.
The -8/A came either as a kit of boards, or as a complete system including a chassis, power supply and backplane; in the latter form, there was a list of different configurations.
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