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{{Infobox Machine | {{Infobox Machine | ||
| name = PDP-8/E | | name = PDP-8/E | ||
| image = PDP 8 e Trondheim.jpg | | image = PDP 8 e Trondheim.jpg | ||
| caption = PDP-8/E front panel | | caption = PDP-8/E front panel | ||
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| ram = Maximum of 32 kwords in eight 4 kword banks | | ram = Maximum of 32 kwords in eight 4 kword banks | ||
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| year introduced = 1970 | | year introduced = 1970 | ||
| + | | form factor = [[minicomputer]] | ||
| + | | word size = 12 | ||
| + | | physical address = 32KW (requires optional KM8-E) | ||
| + | | virtual address = 4KW | ||
| + | | logic type = [[Transistor-transistor logic|TTL]] | ||
| + | | design type = [[clock]]ed random [[logic]] | ||
| + | | clock speed = 385KHz | ||
| + | | memory speed = 1.2 μseconds | ||
| + | | bus arch = [[OMNIBUS]] | ||
| + | | memory mgmt = bank selection, CPU mode | ||
| + | | operating system = [[OS/8]], [[TSS/8]] | ||
| + | | predecessor = [[PDP-8/I]] | ||
| + | | successor = [[PDP-8/A]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | + | The '''PDP-8/E''' was an improved model in the [[PDP-8]] line, and introduced the [[OMNIBUS]] for interfacing to [[device controller]]s. | |
The '''PDP-8/F''' was a cost-reduced version of the -8/E with the same [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] and [[main memory]], but only a single OMNIBUS [[backplane]]. The '''PDP-8/M''' is the [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] version of the PDP-8/F. | The '''PDP-8/F''' was a cost-reduced version of the -8/E with the same [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] and [[main memory]], but only a single OMNIBUS [[backplane]]. The '''PDP-8/M''' is the [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] version of the PDP-8/F. | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 3 September 2018
| PDP-8/E | |
 PDP-8/E front panel | |
| Year Introduced: | 1970 |
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| Form Factor: | minicomputer |
| Word Size: | 12 |
| Logic Type: | TTL |
| Design Type: | clocked random logic |
| Clock Speed: | 385KHz |
| Memory Speed: | 1.2 μseconds |
| Physical Address Size: | 32KW (requires optional KM8-E) |
| Virtual Address Size: | 4KW |
| Memory Management: | bank selection, CPU mode |
| Bus Architecture: | OMNIBUS |
| Operating System: | OS/8, TSS/8 |
| Predecessor(s): | PDP-8/I |
| Successor(s): | PDP-8/A |
The PDP-8/E was an improved model in the PDP-8 line, and introduced the OMNIBUS for interfacing to device controllers.
The PDP-8/F was a cost-reduced version of the -8/E with the same CPU and main memory, but only a single OMNIBUS backplane. The PDP-8/M is the OEM version of the PDP-8/F.
It could perform an addition to the accumulator in 2.6 microseconds, and a 12 by 12 bit multiplication with 24 bit result in 40 microseconds with the math extension hardware.
| 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 |
