PDP-8

E232116
12-bit computer minicomputer

The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
PDP-8 canonical 4
PDP-8/A 1
PDP-8/E 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 12-bit computer ⓘ
minicomputer ⓘ
abbreviationOf PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Programmed Data Processor-8
addressSpace 4K words ⓘ
addressSpaceExpandableTo 32K words ⓘ
architectureType 12-bit architecture ⓘ
cpuType discrete transistor logic ⓘ
dataWordSize 12 bits ⓘ
family PDP series ⓘ
formFactor rack-mounted system ⓘ
tabletop configuration ⓘ
impact considered the first commercially successful minicomputer ⓘ
widely adopted in small laboratories ⓘ
widely adopted in universities ⓘ
initialPriceUSD 18000 ⓘ
instructionSetType simple accumulator-based ISA ⓘ
instructionWordSize 12 bits ⓘ
introducedInYear 1965 ⓘ
iODevices DECtape drives ⓘ
line printer ⓘ
magnetic disk drives ⓘ
paper tape reader ⓘ
teletype terminal ⓘ
manufacturer Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
marketedAs low-cost computer ⓘ
memoryWordSize 12 bits ⓘ
notableFor compact size ⓘ
low cost ⓘ
popularizing minicomputers ⓘ
osSupport FOCAL monitor systems ⓘ
OS/8 ⓘ
PS/8 ⓘ
TSS-8 ⓘ
predecessor PDP-5 ⓘ
primaryRegister accumulator ⓘ
programmingLanguageSupport BASIC ⓘ
FOCAL ⓘ
Fortran ⓘ
surface form: FORTRAN

PAL-8 assembly ⓘ
successor DECmate ⓘ
PDP-12 ⓘ
PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PDP-8/A

PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PDP-8/E

PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PDP-8/I

PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PDP-8/L

VT78 ⓘ
technology transistor-transistor logic ⓘ
usedIn data acquisition ⓘ
education ⓘ
industry ⓘ
laboratory automation ⓘ
process control ⓘ
wordLength 12 bits ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Digital Equipment Corporation → notableProduct → PDP-8 ⓘ
PDP-7 → relatedTo → PDP-8 ⓘ
Gordon Bell → notableWork → PDP-8 ⓘ
DEC → notableProduct → PDP-8 ⓘ
subject surface form: Digital Equipment Corporation
PDP-8 → abbreviationOf → PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Programmed Data Processor-8
PDP-8 → successor → PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PDP-8/E
PDP-8 → successor → PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PDP-8/I
PDP-8 → successor → PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PDP-8/L
PDP-8 → successor → PDP-8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PDP-8/A