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It was used in later[[DECsystem-10]] models, running [[TOPS-10]]. Via a series of kludges, it was also possible to run [[TENEX]] on the as-shipped hardware.
 
It was used in later[[DECsystem-10]] models, running [[TOPS-10]]. Via a series of kludges, it was also possible to run [[TENEX]] on the as-shipped hardware.
  
It was the first PDP-10 model to provide [[paging]] in its as-shipped form. It was initially released in a single-[[central processing unit|CPU]] version; a two-CPU version was released later.
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It was the first PDP-10 model to provide [[paging]] in its as-shipped form, with 12-[[word]] pages. It was initially released in a single-[[central processing unit|CPU]] version; a two-CPU version was released later.
  
 
[[Image:Sys37a.jpg|thumb|left|KI10 at Tymshare]]
 
[[Image:Sys37a.jpg|thumb|left|KI10 at Tymshare]]
  
 
[[Category: PDP-10 Processors]]
 
[[Category: PDP-10 Processors]]

Revision as of 20:50, 19 April 2021


KI10
Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation
Architecture: PDP-10
Year Design Started: December, 1969
Year First Shipped: May, 1972
Form Factor: mainframe
Word Size: 36 bits
Logic Type: TTL ICs
Design Type: clocked synchronous
Clock Speed: 1 μsec
Memory Speed: 1.0 μsec (fast), 1.8 μsec (slow)
Physical Address Size: 22 bits
Virtual Address Size: 18 bits
Memory Management: paging, 512-word pages
Operating System: TOPS-10, TENEX, TYMCOM-X
Predecessor(s): KA10
Successor(s): KL10
Price: US$200K (CPU), US$500K-1M (system)


The KI10 was the second generation of PDP-10 processors (themselves, exact re-implementations of the earlier PDP-6 architecture). It was built out of TTL chips, on FLIP CHIP cards.

It was used in laterDECsystem-10 models, running TOPS-10. Via a series of kludges, it was also possible to run TENEX on the as-shipped hardware.

It was the first PDP-10 model to provide paging in its as-shipped form, with 12-word pages. It was initially released in a single-CPU version; a two-CPU version was released later.

KI10 at Tymshare