PDP-8/e

PDP-8/e
PDP-8/e at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle, Washington
ManufacturerDigital Equipment Corporation
Product familyPDP-8
Generation6th Generation
Release date1970
Introductory price$6,500
Operating systemOS/8
Label panel with PDP-8/e name
CPU was built using DEC M-series Flip Chip modules
Front panel switches were grouped for octal notation
Core memory plane for PDP-8

The PDP-8/e was a model of the PDP-8 line of minicomputers, designed by the Digital Equipment Corporation to be a general purpose computer that inexpensively met the needs of the average user while also being capable of modular expansion to meet the more specific needs of advanced user.[1]

  1. ^ Digital Equipment Corporation (1971). PDP-8/E : Small Computer Handbook. University of California: Digital Equipment Corporation. p. 2-1.