PDP8 - Presentation #1

The first of a series of short videos from The National Museum of Computing.

Loading a short program into one of our PDP8 computers.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• pdp8
• national
• computer
• computing
• museum
• tnmoc
• digital
• dec

[giefuser]

Thanks for putting this online. I've seen a few pdp-8's but never a running straight-8! good stuff

[tnmoc]

Many thanks - we hope this is the start of a series on vintage systems.

[cobrachoppergirl]

Very cool, but the LGP-30 is cooler. I like the green cabinet ones better, they match my shoes. How do you launch the missles...?

[twylo]

It really is nice to see a running straight-8. I've seen running pdp-8/e's and pdp-8/i's, but never an original, so this is great. Thanks so much for filming it.

[tampabayimages]

A running straight-8! How very cool! Thanks for posting this!

[toresbe]

I very much enjoyed your series!

I think the content is so interesting that it deserves more technical care from an audiovisual professional, though. A wireless clip-on microphone, and a good video camera, would do this far more justice.

If only I were in England - I would love to help you out!

[jtel]

Thank you for posting this.