The PDP-8 is a family of 12-bit minicomputers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Launched in 1965, it was the first minicomputer to sell for under 20,000 dollars, and over 50,000 units were sold during the model's lifetime.
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SignificanceThe first computer to be sold for under 20,000 dollars, making it the best-selling computer in history at that time 2 Connections
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Predecessor Of
PDP-11, Systems The PDP-8 (1965) was the earlier machine in Digital Equipment Corporations PDP minicomputer line that the PDP-11 (1970) directly succeeded.
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1. Wikidata: PDP-8
- Wikidata Q911888, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
- Wikidata Q911888 P577 (publication/release date) claim -> 1965; checked 2026-09-28
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Introduction
It was the first computer to be sold for under $20,000, making it the best-selling computer in history at that time.
- In Group: DEC PDP and VAX Systems, Wikidata instance-of instruction set architecture and computer model
In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead sentence
PDP-8 is a family of 12-bit minicomputers that was produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).
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