Summary
Master Drawing List and 25 sheets of drawings (electrical diagrams, flow diagrams, layouts) related to components of the PDP-8 Memory. The drawings were issued 29 November 1967.
The PDP-8 is a minicomputer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), of Maynard, Massachusetts, U.S.A. It is considered to be the first commercially successful minicomputer.
Physical Description
26 sheets of paper printed in black ink with electrical symbols, diagrams and text. The cover sheet (Master Drawing List) has a list of the drawing sheets attached together with three metal staples on one edge. The drawing sheets have been folded in half.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Materials Science Division, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 19 Jun 1986
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Manufacturer
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Maynard, Massachusetts, United States of America, 1967
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Inscriptions
On top of cover sheet: " MASTER DRAWING LIST" Inside drawing title block of cover sheet: " digital [corporate logo font] EQUIPMENT / CORPORATION / MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS", " PDP-8 MEMORY "
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Overall Dimensions
285 mm (Width), 30 mm (Depth), 445 mm (Height)
Overall dimension is for folded folio of sheets. Single, unfolded sheet size is 562 mm width x 436 mm height.
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References
Background history of PDP-8 computer from "Old-Computers" website: [Link 1] - Retrieved 15 Sep 2010 History of DEC company at "Computer History Museum" website: [Link 2] - Retrieved 15 Sep 2010
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