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| image = PDP 8 e Trondheim.jpg | | image = PDP 8 e Trondheim.jpg | ||
| caption = PDP-8/E front panel | | caption = PDP-8/E front panel | ||
− | + | | manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] | |
− | | | + | | architecture = [[PDP-8 architecture|PDP-8]] |
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| year introduced = 1970 | | year introduced = 1970 | ||
| form factor = [[minicomputer]] | | form factor = [[minicomputer]] | ||
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| design type = [[clock]]ed random [[logic]] | | design type = [[clock]]ed random [[logic]] | ||
| clock speed = 385KHz | | clock speed = 385KHz | ||
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+ | | ram = Maximum of 32 kwords in eight 4 kword banks | ||
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| memory speed = 1.2 μseconds | | memory speed = 1.2 μseconds | ||
| bus arch = [[OMNIBUS]] | | bus arch = [[OMNIBUS]] | ||
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| predecessor = [[PDP-8/I]] | | predecessor = [[PDP-8/I]] | ||
| successor = [[PDP-8/A]] | | successor = [[PDP-8/A]] | ||
+ | | price = US$5K (CPU and 4KW memory) | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | The '''PDP-8/E''' was an improved model in the [[PDP-8]] | + | The '''PDP-8/E''' was an improved model in the [[PDP-8 family|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 [[core memory|core]] [[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 -8/E's KK8-E [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] consists of five [[DEC card form factor|quad]] boards; the MM8-E | + | The -8/E's KK8-E [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] consists of five [[DEC card form factor|quad]] boards; the MM8-E core memory that was standard on the -8/E consisted of sets of three quad boards. |
Options included: | Options included: | ||
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* KM8-E Memory Extension and Time-Share Option, which was needed to support more than 4K [[word]]s of memory, and allowed the computer to operate in either Executive Mode or User Mode | * KM8-E Memory Extension and Time-Share Option, which was needed to support more than 4K [[word]]s of memory, and allowed the computer to operate in either Executive Mode or User Mode | ||
* MP8-E Memory Parity | * MP8-E Memory Parity | ||
+ | * KD8-E [[OMNIBUS|Data Break]] Interface | ||
* KE8-E Extended Arithmetic Element, which supported [[hardware]] integer multiplication and division, one-[[bit]] double-word shifts, and [[normalization]] | * KE8-E Extended Arithmetic Element, which supported [[hardware]] integer multiplication and division, one-[[bit]] double-word shifts, and [[normalization]] | ||
+ | * FPP12-P and FPP12-AP [[Floating point processor|Floating Point Processor]] (24+12 bits) | ||
+ | * FPP12-AE Double Precision option (FPP12-AP only, 60+12 bits) | ||
It could perform an addition to the [[accumulator]] in 2.6 μseconds, and a 12 by 12 bit multiplication with 24 bit result in 40 μseconds, using the math extension hardware. | It could perform an addition to the [[accumulator]] in 2.6 μseconds, and a 12 by 12 bit multiplication with 24 bit result in 40 μseconds, using the math extension hardware. | ||
The -8/M could be supplied with either a KC8-M Operator's Console, or a KC8-ML Programmer's Console, the latter being basically identical to the KC8-EA Programmer's Console of the basic -8/E. | The -8/M could be supplied with either a KC8-M Operator's Console, or a KC8-ML Programmer's Console, the latter being basically identical to the KC8-EA Programmer's Console of the basic -8/E. | ||
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+ | ==External links== | ||
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+ | * [https://ethw.org/First-Hand:PDP-8/E_OMNIBUS_Ride First-Hand:PDP-8/E OMNIBUS Ride] - PDP-8/E Design Story | ||
{{Nav PDP-8}} | {{Nav PDP-8}} | ||
[[Category: PDP-8s]] | [[Category: PDP-8s]] |
Revision as of 13:21, 7 April 2019
PDP-8/E | |
PDP-8/E front panel | |
Manufacturer: | DEC |
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Architecture: | PDP-8 |
Year Introduced: | 1970 |
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 |
Price: | US$5K (CPU and 4KW memory) |
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 core main memory, but only a single OMNIBUS backplane. The PDP-8/M is the OEM version of the PDP-8/F.
The -8/E's KK8-E CPU consists of five quad boards; the MM8-E core memory that was standard on the -8/E consisted of sets of three quad boards.
Options included:
- KA8-E Positive I/O Bus Interface, to allow use of older PDP-8 devices
- KM8-E Memory Extension and Time-Share Option, which was needed to support more than 4K words of memory, and allowed the computer to operate in either Executive Mode or User Mode
- MP8-E Memory Parity
- KD8-E Data Break Interface
- KE8-E Extended Arithmetic Element, which supported hardware integer multiplication and division, one-bit double-word shifts, and normalization
- FPP12-P and FPP12-AP Floating Point Processor (24+12 bits)
- FPP12-AE Double Precision option (FPP12-AP only, 60+12 bits)
It could perform an addition to the accumulator in 2.6 μseconds, and a 12 by 12 bit multiplication with 24 bit result in 40 μseconds, using the math extension hardware.
The -8/M could be supplied with either a KC8-M Operator's Console, or a KC8-ML Programmer's Console, the latter being basically identical to the KC8-EA Programmer's Console of the basic -8/E.
External links
- First-Hand:PDP-8/E OMNIBUS Ride - PDP-8/E Design Story
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