Origin of 'Straight 8' name

[ben]

On 12/21/2018 8:46 PM, John Ames via cctalk wrote:
> I'd definitely be interested to hear if the DECheads on this list know
> the specifics, but I'd gathered that it came about once other models
> were introduced and the need arose to differentiate between, say, a
> PDP-8/e and a "straight" (i.e. vanilla) PDP-8. The car connection
> probably made the particular phrasing happen (of course, they
> originally photographed it in a Volkswagen, but they couldn't very
> well have started calling it a "flat-4!")
> 

Well your flat 4 can get you a few $$$ as nice little aircraft engine.
Happy Flying.
Ben.