21 Dec
2018
21 Dec
'18
10:03 a.m.
On 12/21/18 9:58 AM, allison via cctalk wrote:
On 12/21/2018 10:10 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk
wrote:
yes
"Straight-8" seems to be a fairly modern name coming from collectors
I never heard it called that before then.
Does anyone know where the 'Straight 8'
name for the first PDP-8 model came
from? Obviously, it's probably a play on the car engine configuration name,
but how did the connection get made? Thanks - I hope!
Noel
ssrsly?