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Any line in the pdp11 assembly language source code can include a label field. Dec pdp 11 45 built 1972 sn 6583 left, sn 5270 right on 30jul04 the ricm rescue squad, assisted by mike rahamut of purvis systems, rescued a pair of pdp 11 45 systems that were part of the brooklyn, ny fire dispatch system. They were located in an neoitalian style public building located next to prospect park that was built in 19. After the famous pdp 1 in 1960, dec established a successful business and during the 1960s launched its remarkable 12bit pdp 8 series of minicomputers.

The pdp11 programmed data processor was one the if not the most successful computers of all times. A large proportion of the manuals and print sets produced by dec over the years are now online, at. The first one has been upgraded to mos memory before i received it. I had a lab with two pdp11s about 1972 one was serial number 185 and the second serial number was 215.

A line of personal computers based on the pdp11, the dec professional series, failed. Almost thirty years ago i bought a pdp8 with the idea of using it. The dec pdp 11 was the successor of the pdp 10 and the predecessor of the vax 11. The digital equipment corporation dec pdp 8 is generally considered as the first, and quintessential, mini. First pdp11 native compiler to generate machine code. Dec core memory boards among my core memory collection, in may 2009 i stumbled across this pair. Minicomputers selling the computer revolution computer. Rsts 11, a timesharing operating system for the pdp 11, is introduced 1971. This page is intended as a tribute to one of the most famous computers. In this new design dec managed to squeeze in all cpulogic on one single hex board instead of previously two hex boards.

C was initially used that makeup the operating system. Software engineers handbooklanguage dictionarydec pdp11. Digital equipment corporation dec s pdp 10, later marketed as the decsystem10, is a mainframe computer family manufactured beginning in 1966 and discontinued in 1983. The pdp 1 see the manual of pdp 1 was the first computer in digital equipment corporations successful 14members pdp series the last model, pdp 16, was launched in 1972.

Both are in working order or at least they were in working order when i last tested them. As of summer 20, i have an unassessed pdp 11 04 with octal front panel and cpu boards. The pdp 11 is a series of 16bit minicomputers sold by digital equipment corporation dec from 1970 into the 1990s, one of a succession of products in the pdp series. The pdp12 programmed data processor was created by digital equipment corporation dec in 1969 and was marketed specifically for science and engineering. The pdp11 is a series of computers introduced in 1969 1 by the digital equipment corporation dec, in production there from 19701990. Dec s lsi 11 was their earliest product with a cpu on a set of large lsi ics. Just bfore this instruction is fetched and executed, the pc points to. Three and a half months later, the prototype programmed data processor1 pdp 1 was complete. Bulletin board system memory management bi polar old technology digital scale desktop computers ham radio aesthetics electronics. Pdp8 frequently asked questions posted every other month. C was originally first implemented on the dec pdp11 computer in 1972. The information acts as a processor handbook in support of the pdp11 simulator system that defines an assembly language and simulator based upon the dec pdp11 60, developed in the dept. It is in a desktop box, has built in graphics, dual floppies, a 10mb hard drive, a network port, and several expansion slots. Pdp 11 welcome to the dec pdp 11 roms section of the rom database.

The pdp11 series of minicomputers manufactured by digital equipment corporation from 1970 to the early 1990s. The dec pdp11 was the most popular in the pdp programmed data processors line of minicomputers, a successor to the previously popular pdp 8 the pdp 10 1967 was a higher capacity 36bit mainframelike version of the pdp 8, much adored and rumoured to have souls, and remained in production until the decision to discontinue the line as of. The pdp 11 was a 16bit mini computer manufactured by the digital equipment corporation dec during the 70s and 80s. Given the unavailability of real systems it became time to write an emulator. Originally designed as a followon to the pdp11, decs vax11 series was the first widely used 32bit minicomputer, sometimes referred to as superminis.

Miscellaneous digital equipment corporation pdp11 information. A dec system in a photo from if it aint broke, dont fix it. It had several uniquely innovative features, and was easier to program than its predecessors. Computer love micro computer home computer computer. Vintage digital pdp11 computers professor mark csele. It was the third in the linc family and its main uses were for applications in chemistry, applied psychology, patient monitoring and. The last machine marketed under the name pdp was the 16 in 1972. The digital equipment corporation pdp1150 at columbia university. While not a pdp11 issue, the longevity of computers is a concern and. From the collection, a scannedin computer related document. The original dec fortran, for example, generated threaded code. Despite of a minor crack in the ceramic case, its still running. Pdp 11 70mp multiprocessor technical manual preliminary 1977 kb11e preliminary 11 74 difference specification 1978 pdp 11 45 processor kb11a, kt11c, and fp11b the 11 45 is essentially a 11 70 without cache, massbus and 22 bit addressing, but otherwise very similar. The 1170 is arguably the largest pdp built by digital equipment corporation.

The pdp 11 45, the most powerful pdp 11 family member to date is introduced. The pdp 11 04 is from the mid seventies and is a successor to the pdp 11 05. In this new design dec managed to squeeze in all cpulogic on one single hex. In total, around 600,000 pdp11s of all models were sold, making it one of decs most successful product lines. C was adopted as a system development language because it produces code that runs nearly as fast as the code written in assembly language. Digital equipment corporations pdp 11 computers were popular, widely used machines in the era before personal computers. Contribute to doctorwktunix jun72 development by creating an account on github. The pdp11 is a series of 16bit minicomputers sold by digital equipment corporation. Dec no longer makes them and in any case was absorbed by compaq which was absorbed by hp. The family concept has possibly seen its most widespread realization in the dec pdp11. Not the final step but a big milestone, as now i can play again adventure as we used at the times when i worked on pdp 11. There were three or four fullsize cabinets, i dont remember exactly. From the collection, a scannedin computerrelated c pdp11 handbooks pdp11 40 processor handbook 1972. Today more than half a million pdp 11 systems are still operating around the world.

Pdp 11 based computers are still manufactured today e. I acquired my first pdp1105 system in the early 80s. This is why minicomputers, such as the pdp 11, came equipped with a timesharing operating system capable of handling multiple task at the same time. Bliss 11 was pretty early, but it was a crosscompiler on a dec 10. The drive and controller has been restored to operating condition. These 16bit minicomputers mini as opposed to the roomsized mainframe computers of the 1950s and 60s were relatively inexpensive and were used for business payroll, accounting, scientific, educational, and timesharing purposes. The pdp 11 family of computers, one model of which is shown here, represents a minicomputer timesharing system typical of those found in universities and research settings in the 1970s. Some of these may support the 11 04 i acquired in the same period and noted above with other pdp 11 cpus. The first pdp11s were called pdp11 and that model became pdp11 20. Columbias pdp1150 was housed in 208 computer center 19751982 and. Since production of the pdp 11 in 1970, about 10 different implementations have appeared. The pdp 11 was a 16 bit machine and was launched in 1970.

This drive on the right is one of two rm03 massbus disk drives. Dec slightly simplified the linc system and instruction set, aiming the pdp5 at. The pdp 12 was introduced in 1969, and in 1970 came the machine this page is all about. Pdp 1170 emulator march 2020 this emulator came about because years ago i was a programmer for rstse on a pdp 1145 and had admired the console idle loop light pattern but i couldnt quite remember how it looked. An early cpu board was a quadwidth kd11f, and the dec model was 11 03. Dec vintage computers and mainframes for sale ebay. Ancient computers in use today dec pdp 11, 1972 ca. Jun 24, 2017 this video show a pdp 11 05 computer connected to a tc11 dectape controller and tu56 dectape drive booting rt 11 operating system. Jan 17, 2008 here is a video taken in 2007 of a live dec digital equipment corporation pdp1140 computer system running a 1979 v7 version of the rstse operating system. Pdp11 45 id been looking for an older pdp11 with blinking lights and switches for some time now with little success.

Should restart a sleeping pdp1173 via the serial port useful if its been shut. Released in in 1972, the 1105 was a reducedcost successor to the original pdp11, the 1120. The computer on a board provided greater performance than the pdp1120 and maintained compatibility with the pdp11 systems that preceded it. During the late 1960s however, the time had come for the introduction of a 16bit machine to replace the pdp 8. This was the king of all minicomputers, and once you get past the amazing front panels of the 11 20, 11 40, and 11 70, youll find. The pdp 14 was a realtime controller, the 15 a successor of the 9, implemented in ttl. All have two slots for the km11 card, plugged in to debug the cpu. Get the best deals on dec vintage computers and mainframes when you shop the largest online selection at. I couldnt actually think of a dec compiler before fortran iv plus that generated optimized pdp 11 machine code.

Dennis ritchie and ken thompson introduced the origin of c that is originally implemented in assembly language on a pdp 7 and incorporating several ideas from colleagues. In its first week of release digital received 150 orders. Today i was for the first time able to boot into rt 11. Based on the pdp 11 instruction set, the lsi 11 used a nonunibus backplane architecture called qbus. If you are interested in old computer technology, especially the pdp11 from digital equipment corporation, in short dec, i would like to invite you on a tour along my vintage digital pdp11 computer systems. The pdp1145 was the very first computer i ever worked with at college in 1978. Dec pdp11, programmed data processor history of computer. What compiler which was hosted on a pdp 11 system was the first to generate pdp 11 machinelanguage. Also the os lineage for dec went tops tss rt11 rstse rsx and vms. Please scroll down for more sections and remember to share this page. For marketing purposes, the pdp11 family is categorized into groups that allow industry to select a system appropriate for its need and affordability.

Dec pdp 1170 this pdp 1170 was donated to the ricm by steve hort of mount vernon, nh. Cj11hack on vcfed where len and others were also in the progress of building their own pdp 11 hack. Mar 27, 2014 today, all of the pdp machines are in dec s corporate past, except the pdp 11 family, which survives as a line of microcomputers. Once in a while one would show up on ebay, but when i did bid on one, it seemed like i was always outbid at the last minute in one case i lost the bidding in the last 6 seconds. Pdp11 from scratch thanks, im hoping somebody here can help me understand why i cannot get the cpu to boot to a define rom address on power us using the circuit and gal code i have there. The difference between the two cpus was whether they worked with the fp11b or fp11c fpp. Pdp11 05 pdp11 10 pdp11 20 pdp11 34c pdp11 35 pdp11 53 pdp11 70 decstation vaxserver vax welcome. The circuits boards of the computer is mounted in a wirewrapped backplane which has nine slots. The pdp11 is a series of 16bit minicomputers sold by digital equipment corporation dec from 1970 into the 1990s, one of a succession of products in the pdp series. The design for the architecture of this machine was one of the most successful and innovative of its era. The pdp 11 was digitals successor to the hugely successful pdp 8. The pdp 1105 and 10 came in three versions, with four different versions of the main backplane the 9slot system unit holding the two cpu cards. The prototype was ready in 1969 and in 1970 the pdp11 was launched to the market. Sep 16, 2016 columbias pdp 11 50 was housed in 208 computer center 19751982 and ran dec s rstse operating system as a pilot project in open timesharing we would have liked to try unix but at the point it had no security.

Looking to simplify and update their line, dec replaced most of their smaller machines with the pdp11 in 1970, eventually selling over 600,000 units and cementing decs position in the industry. Dec 30, 2016 1972 dec pdp 10 ki10 computer console panel. Ritchie to develop the unix operating system at bell labs. Its ease of use and low cost allowed more people to develop computer chess software. For a museum group, i spent a year developing an exhibit and researching the history of an early pdp 11 20 system. C is a generalpurpose, highlevel language that was originally developed by dennis m. Pdp11 programmed data processor11 is one of the most famous computers in computing history, one of a series manufactured by digital equipment corporation dec from the early 1960s through the mid1990s. Pdp11 still working in nuclear plants for 37 more years. Their lifetime spanned a period of momentous changes in the computer world.

Miscellaneous digital equipment corporation pdp 11 information introduction a substantial effort has been put into making the documentation for the pdp 11 provided by dec digital equipment corportation available online, for use by collectors, museums, etc, in keeping antique pdp 11 s running. It was the third in the linc family and its main uses were for applications in chemistry, applied psychology, patient monitoring and industrial testing. The pdp 11, which was a 16bit minicomputer, was the successor to dec s pdp 8 computer in the pdp series of computers. For marketing purposes, the pdp 11 family is categorized into groups that allow industry to select a system appropriate for its need and affordability. This page is dedicated to pdp 11 and compatible hardware and software as well as other vintage dec systems such as the rainbow 100. I have seen a 1972vintage audio ic which succumbed to the purple. I am interested in anything pdp 8 related, computers, peripherals used with them, dec or. It is famous for being the computer most important in the creation of hacker culture at mit, bbn and elsewhere. The pdp 11 is perhaps the most important computer in history. Occasionally, some lab has built a machine out of dec hardware and called it a pdp with a new number. A pro 380 is a personal computer with a pdp 11 cpu j 11. Since production of the pdp11 in 1970, about 10 different implementations have appeared. Pdp1105103540, digital equipment corporation, 1973. The pdp 1123 project or a fool and his money are soon parted.

Dec has promised to discontinue pdp 11 sales on sept. As a kid, in the 1970s, these were the apex of computer technology. Our pdp1104 came with a memory board which can handle 16kbyte. The pdp 11 20, the first of digitals 16bit family of machines, is delivered 1971. See more ideas about old computers, pdp 11 and old technology. The right cabinet has the cpu in the bottom and spare parts in the top. We eventually had 11 pdp11s in the lab of various models. Pdp1140 computer and vt52 decscope terminal youtube. During one of my hack days at a friends place we recovered space invaders from an 8 floppy disc and played it on a dec pdp1170. However it ends up spinning waiting for tx ready bit of the console serial port to. Our machine is the micro pdp 11 23 which offered minicomputer performance and software in a microsized package, but actually the machine was still quite a lump. How to understand the logic of the code in java or c quora. Here is a video taken in 2007 of a live dec digital equipment corporation pdp11 40 computer system running a 1979 v7 version of the rstse operating system. This handbook describes the pdp 11 40, one of the latest computers in the pdp 11 family from digital equipment corporation dec.

A young hardware engineer named ben gurley was hired to design digitals first computer. The system came with two rl02 drives and the following modules. The family concept has possibly seen its most widespread realization in the dec pdp 11. Xerox alto personal computer was developed at xerox parc. It was used in a huge variety of ways, from timesharing to embedded control as well as some desktop use. A pdp11 simulator system manual may be purchased from the department office ms 247. Digital equipment dec pdp 1105 system pdp 1105 ebay. From the collection, a scannedin computerrelated c pdp11 pdp11 programming card jul75 skip to main content this banner text can have markup. The pdp 11 45 was the early fast unibus pdp 11 system, using the kb11a cpu early units, prior to 1976 or kb11d cpu later units highperformance cpus, implemented in ssi schottky ttl logic. Pdp 11 45 id been looking for an older pdp 11 with blinking lights and switches for some time now with little success. The pdp11, which was a 16bit minicomputer, was the successor to decs pdp8 computer in the pdp series of computers. Larger 11s featured blinking lights which went wild as the computer ran.

Operator changing disk pack on dec pdp11 timesharing. Almost all have been inspired by brent hilperts first hack. This powerful, lowpriced machine is packaged in a 21 front panel slide chassis, allowing convenient access and expansion when mounted in a standard rack. C was originally first implemented on the dec pdp 11 computer in 1972. Pdp11 programmed data processor 11 is one of the most famous computers in computing history, one of a series manufactured by digital equipment corporation dec from the early 1960s through the mid1990s. It began its career as a minicomputer, and ended up as a micro or supermicrosupermini. I have three digital equipment corporation dec pdp 11 computers, all made in the 1970s. Dec pdp 11, benchmark for the first 1632 bit generation. Subcategories this category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. While wellliked by programmers, it was eventually superseded by personal computers, including the ibm pc and apple ii. Dec pdp1145 built 1972 sn 6583 left, sn 5270 right on 30jul04 the ricm rescue squad, assisted by mike rahamut of purvis systems, rescued a pair of pdp1145 systems that were part of the brooklyn, ny fire dispatch system. The pdp11, sold by digital equipment corporation in the 1970s and 1980s, was one the most successful computers of all times, beginning life as a minicomputer and ending up as a micro or supermicrosupermini.