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==Further reading==
 
 
* C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John. E. McNamara, "''Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design''" (Digital Press, Bedford, 1978) - Chapter 7 covers the PDP-8 family
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp8 PDP-8] - Original PDP-8 documents
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp8 PDP-8] - Original PDP-8 documents
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* C. Gordon Bell and John E. McNamara, [http://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/Computer_Engineering/00000201.htm The PDP-8 and Other 12-Bit Computers], in C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John. E. McNamara, ''Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design'', Digital Press, Bedford, 1978
 
* [http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/pdp8/models/ PDP-8 Models and Options]
 
* [http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/pdp8/models/ PDP-8 Models and Options]
 
* [https://ethw.org/File:OMNI-pdp8.pdf The PDP-8] - "The first ‘personal’ computer for engineers and scientists ushered in the minicomputer era", John Voelker, IEEE Spectrum
 
* [https://ethw.org/File:OMNI-pdp8.pdf The PDP-8] - "The first ‘personal’ computer for engineers and scientists ushered in the minicomputer era", John Voelker, IEEE Spectrum

Revision as of 03:18, 9 December 2021

The PDP-8 family was a range of 12-bit minicomputers produced by DEC.

Models

Model Name Introduced Discontinued Cost Implementation Notes
PDP-5 1963 1967  ??? Transistor System Modules Effectively, the prototype
PDP-8 1965 1969 $18,500 Transistor FLIP CHIPs
LINC-8 1966 1969  ??? Transistor FLIP CHIPs
PDP-8/S 1967 1970 $10,000 Transistor FLIP CHIPs Serial, unbelievably slow
PDP-8/I 1968 1971  ??? TTL FLIP CHIPs
PDP-8/L 1968 1971  ??? TTL FLIP CHIPs Stripped down PDP-8/I
PDP-12 1969  ???  ??? TTL FLIP CHIPs New version of LINC-8
PDP-8/E 1970 1978  ??? quad PCBs First OMNIBUS
PDP-8/F 1972  ???  ??? quad PCBs Smaller PDP-8/E
PDP-8/M 1972  ???  ??? quad PCBs OEM PDP-8/F
PDP-8/A 1975  ???  ??? single hex PCB
VT78 1978 1980  ??? Intersil 6100 Desktop
DECmate I 1980 1984  ??? Harris 6120 Desktop
DECmate II 1982 1986  ??? Harris 6120 Desktop
DECmate III 1984 1990  ??? Harris 6120 Desktop
DECmate III+ 1985 1990  ??? Harris 6120 Desktop

as well as two microprocessor implementations:

  • Intersil 6100 used in the VT78
  • Harris 6120, used in the DECmate systems

Architecture

See PDP-8 architecture

Operating Systems

See also

External links

  • PDP-8 - Original PDP-8 documents
  • C. Gordon Bell and John E. McNamara, The PDP-8 and Other 12-Bit Computers, in C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John. E. McNamara, Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design, Digital Press, Bedford, 1978
  • PDP-8 Models and Options
  • The PDP-8 - "The first ‘personal’ computer for engineers and scientists ushered in the minicomputer era", John Voelker, IEEE Spectrum