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A new architecture for mini-computers: the DEC PDP-11

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AFIPS '70 (Spring): Proceedings of the May 5-7, 1970, spring joint computer conference

Pages 657 - 675

https://doi.org/10.1145/1476936.1477037

Published: 05 May 1970 Publication History

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The mini-computer has a wide variety of uses: communications controller; instrument controller; large-system pre-processor; real-time data acquisition systems...; desk calculator. Historically, Digital Equipment Corporation's PDP-8 Family, with 6,000 installations has been the archetype of these minicomputers.

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AFIPS '70 (Spring): Proceedings of the May 5-7, 1970, spring joint computer conference

May 1970

739 pages

ISBN:9781450379038

DOI:10.1145/1476936

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Harry L. Cooke
RCA Laboratories

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