Developer | Digital Equipment Corporation |
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Product family | Programmed Data Processor |
Type | Minicomputer |
Release date | 1963 |
Introductory price | US$27,000 (equivalent to $268,709 in 2023) |
Units sold | about 1,000[1] |
Platform | DEC 12-bit |
Mass | 540 pounds (240 kg) |
Predecessor | LINC |
Successor | PDP-8 |
The PDP-5 was Digital Equipment Corporation's first 12-bit computer, introduced in 1963.[2]: p.5