PDP-5

PDP-5
DeveloperDigital Equipment Corporation
Product familyProgrammed Data Processor
TypeMinicomputer
Release date1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Introductory priceUS$27,000 (equivalent to $268,709 in 2023)
Units soldabout 1,000[1]
PlatformDEC 12-bit
Mass540 pounds (240 kg)
PredecessorLINC
SuccessorPDP-8

The PDP-5 was Digital Equipment Corporation's first 12-bit computer, introduced in 1963.[2]: p.5 

  1. ^ "PDP-5 Historical Interlude". 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION – Nineteen Fifty-Seven To The Present (PDF). Digital Equipment Corporation. 1975.