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PDP 1 Simulator Configuration
Parsa Amini edited this page Feb 22, 2017
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Introduced in 1960, the PDP-1 was DEC's first computer, and the world's first minicomputer. Documentation and drawings are sketchy; in addition, the machine was often customized for particular uses. The simulator is based on the 1963 maintenance manual.
Photographs (courtesy of Digital Equipment Corporation):
| Option | Description | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| CPU and memory | PDP-1 | 4KW - 64KW |
| CPU options | Type 10 automatic multiply divideType 15 memory extension controlType 20 16-channel sequence break systemPDP-1D extended features | |
| Console | Soroban B typewriter (FIODEC code) | |
| Paper tape | integral | |
| Line printer | Type 62 line printer (Hollerith code) | |
| Microtape (DECtape) | Type 550/555 Microtape | 148KW |
| Drum | Type 23 parallel drum | 131KW |
| Type 24 serial drum | 131KW | |
| Multiplexer | Type 630 data communications subsystem | 1-32 lines |