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1962:
Gordon Bell begins design work on the
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1963:
DIGITAL's first 12-bit machine, the PDP-5, is announced. |
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April
1965:
Introduction of the PDP-8, the world's first
mass-produced minicomputer. |
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1966:
The PDP-8/S is introduced as an economical
alternative to the "classic" PDP-8. |
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1966:
The LINC-8 is introduced. |
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August
1968:
The PDP-8/I is DIGITAL's third 12-bit computer
system and the first to be implemented with
integrated circuits. |
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1968:
The TYPESET-8, the pioneer of the
"turnkey" computer system, is
introduced. |
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1969:
The PDP-12, successor to the LINC-8, is
introduced. |
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March
1969:
The PDP-14 is delivered. |
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1970:
The PDP-8/E, successor to the PDP-8/I, is
introduced (shown here with contemporary
footwear). |
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1976:
DIGITAL enters the word-processing market with
the WPS-8. |
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May 1982:
DIGITAL introduces a range of new personal
computers. |