176 BEGINNING OF THE MINICOMPUTER
Table 1. LINC Family Characteristics
LINC |
LINC-8 |
PDP-12 |
|
Project start |
1961 |
Summer 1965 |
6/67 |
First shipment |
3/62 |
8/66 |
6/69 |
Withdrawn |
12/69 |
12/69 |
6/75 |
Number produced |
50 (21 by DEC) |
143 |
1,000 |
Price (minimum) |
$43600 |
$38500 |
$28100 |
Goals and features |
Complete system for laboratory user (including file system and scope) |
Low cost. speed. PDP-8 software/hardware, compatibility |
Larger scope. bus compatible with PDP-8/I |
Size (in inches) |
69X32X30 plus separate tape, keyboard. console, and interconnection boxes |
69X32X33 |
76X35X33 |
Memory-processor accesses (per second) |
125 K |
667K (PDP-8 memory) |
667K (PDP-8/I memory) |
Power (watts) |
1 ,000 |
2.000 |
<2,000 |
Cathode ray tube |
Originally 2 oscilloscopes; later only 1 |
1 |
1 |