Summary
Typewritten Program Check List for a PDP-8 minicomputer, from DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), dated August 16, 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
Five typewritten sheets (bound in the top left hand corner with a staple), two loose sheets marked in red pen and a back cover of a manual with red stamped text.
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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
First page (top): " PDP-8 / PROGRAM CHECK LIST " Loose sheets (top of page): " Sheet 1A Page 7 ", " Sheet 1A Page 8 " Back Cover page (red stamped): " RETURN DIRECT / TO TRIBOPHYSICS "
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Overall Dimensions
218 mm (Width), 2 mm (Depth), 280 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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