Top Document: PDP-8 Summary of Models and Options (posted every other month) Previous Document: What is a PDP-8/F? Next Document: What is a PDP-8/A? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Date of introduction: 1972. Date of withdrawal: 1978. Technology: This machine was a PDP-8/F (with a PDP-8/E CPU) Reason for introduction: DEC knew that OEM customers were an important market, so they packaged the PDP-8/F for this market, with no hardware changes behind the front panel. Reason for withdrawal: Same as the PDP-8/F Compatability: The PDP-8/M used the PDP-8/E CPU and peripherals. Standard configuration: Identical to the PDP-8/F, except that the KC8M front panel was replaced with a minimal function panel and the color scheme was different. Because of this, one of the following options were required: -- M848 -- KP8E Power fail and auto-restart. -- M847 -- MI8E Hardware Bootstrap Loader. Expandability: All options applying to the PDP-8/F applied. In addition, the KC8M front panel (standard with the PDP-8/F) was available as an option; the only difference between a PDP-8/F and a PDP-8/M with the KC8M front panel was in the artwork on the front panel and on the serial number and configuration stickers on the back of the box. Survival: As with the PDP-8/F. User Contributions:Top Document: PDP-8 Summary of Models and Options (posted every other month) Previous Document: What is a PDP-8/F? Next Document: What is a PDP-8/A? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: jones@cs.uiowa.edu (Douglas W. Jones)
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