DECsystem-10
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The DECsystem-10 was a family of influential 36-bit mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s, widely used in universities and research institutions for time-sharing and early networked computing.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DECsystem-10 canonical | 2 |
| DEC System 10 | 1 |
| DEC systems | 1 |
| PDP-10 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mainframe computer family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DECsystem-10
ⓘ
surface form:
DEC System 10
PDP-10 ⓘ
surface form:
PDP-10 family
|
| architecture | 36-bit ⓘ |
| characterEncoding |
6-bit character set
ⓘ
7-bit ASCII ⓘ |
| cpuFamily |
KA10
ⓘ
KI10 ⓘ KL10 ⓘ KS10 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
interactive computing
ⓘ
time-sharing ⓘ |
| discontinuedBy | Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| influenced |
DECsystem-20
ⓘ
early ARPANET hosts ⓘ early time-sharing systems ⓘ |
| instructionSetArchitecture | PDP-10 ISA ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| marketRegion |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| networkRole | early ARPANET node ⓘ |
| notableUse |
AI research systems at MIT
ⓘ
early email and messaging systems ⓘ early multi-user programming environments ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
TENEX operating system
ⓘ
surface form:
TENEX
TOPS-10 ⓘ WAITS ⓘ |
| powerType | minicomputer-style mainframe from DEC ⓘ |
| primaryInputOutput | teletypes and video terminals ⓘ |
| relatedTo | PDP-10 ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | DECsystem-20 ⓘ |
| supports |
multiple simultaneous users
ⓘ
time-sharing terminals ⓘ virtual memory (on some models) ⓘ |
| technologyEra | third-generation computers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
academic computing
ⓘ
research computing ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
commercial organizations
ⓘ
government laboratories ⓘ research institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| wordLengthCategory | large-word mainframe ⓘ |
| wordSize | 36 bits ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
PDP-10
this entity surface form:
DEC System 10