Subject: PDP-8s and -10s
From: William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:41:02 -0400 (EDT)
To: cctalk at
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Speaking of PDP-8s, and now PDP-10s - a thought that passed my mind:
Is there a good reason why DEC did not use the PDP-8 architecture in the
PDP-10, for proper channel controllers? Cheap, versatile, sixbit, and when
the KA10 came out, already designed. I would have thought it to be an
obvious "drop-in" solution.
Any thoughts?
William Donzelli
aw288 at
osfn.org
The BOCES/LYRICS machine was a 10/8 combo with the 8I handling the
terminal concentrator for the 10.
Allison