MF20 MOS memory

The MF20 was a MOS DRAM main memory system for the later PDP-10s, principally the final KL10s (models KL10-E and KL10-R). An MF20 contained up to three storage groups, each with 256KW, for a maximum of 768KW; up to 4 MF20's could be connected to a single system, for a total of up to 3072KW.

The access time is .80 µseconds at the CPU, and the cycle time is 1.00 µseconds (both for the first word in a 4-word block). ECC is provided to protect the memory contents. The MF20 connected to the KL10's ugraded internal memory bus, the X-Bus.

The sizes above are with 16Kx1 chips; the manual says that 64Kx1 chips would be supported, giving 1024KW for a group, but it's not clear if this was ever produced; although perhaps this was later named the MG20 MOS memory.