PDP series
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The PDP series is a line of influential minicomputers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation that played a key role in the evolution of interactive computing and time-sharing systems in the 1960s and 1970s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware series
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minicomputer family ⓘ |
| architectureType |
12-bit (selected models)
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16-bit (selected models) ⓘ 18-bit (selected models) ⓘ 36-bit (selected models) ⓘ |
| computingParadigm |
interactive computing
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time-sharing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer | Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| influenced |
UNIX operating system
NERFINISHED
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VAX NERFINISHED ⓘ computer time-sharing systems ⓘ interactive programming environments ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | minicomputer market ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on operating system design
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relatively low cost compared to mainframes ⓘ role in the development of early hacker culture ⓘ support for interactive terminals ⓘ widespread use in universities and research labs ⓘ |
| notableModel |
PDP-1
NERFINISHED
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PDP-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-11 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-14 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early mainframe computers ⓘ |
| producedBy | Digital Equipment Corporation manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
DECtape
NERFINISHED
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VT series terminals ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| succeededBy | VAX series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education
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industrial control ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ software development ⓘ |
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