mainframe in 1977, then pdp8, then a pdp11...
November 19, 2024 at 10:54 AM
mainframe in 1977, then pdp8, then a pdp11...
May 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I started my professional computer life on a PDP8 with 32k of core memory, a tape reader and a teletype.
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I started my professional computer life on a PDP8 with 32k of core memory, a tape reader and a teletype.
What if it was a PDP8?
December 1, 2024 at 5:02 PM
What if it was a PDP8?
Well, it was 1976 and lunar lander has a birthdate between 1969 (DEC PDP8) and 1979 (Atari arcade).
February 23, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Well, it was 1976 and lunar lander has a birthdate between 1969 (DEC PDP8) and 1979 (Atari arcade).
Programming a PDP-8 with a Teletype Writer. Please note the coordinated color scheme of the PDP with the programmers shirt. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #classiccomputing2025 #classiccomputing #pdp #pdp8
September 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Programming a PDP-8 with a Teletype Writer. Please note the coordinated color scheme of the PDP with the programmers shirt. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #classiccomputing2025 #classiccomputing #pdp #pdp8
5 topics I could give an hour long talk on
- Inclusion in tech & professional employment
- Computer Networking
- PDP8 Computer Architecture
- Aviation disasters
- Dijkstra's Algorithm
- Inclusion in tech & professional employment
- Computer Networking
- PDP8 Computer Architecture
- Aviation disasters
- Dijkstra's Algorithm
5 topics I could give an hour long talk on
- how software engineers are terrible at humaning (I have 17 flavours of this one)
- ummm
- how software engineers are terrible at humaning (I have 17 flavours of this one)
- ummm
5 topics I could give an hour long talk on
- how open source is broken & why fixing it requires socialism
- building high trust teams & communities
- navigating the surveillance state & surveillance capitalism
- what it takes to run a local electoral campaign
- how to make a difference in your town
- how open source is broken & why fixing it requires socialism
- building high trust teams & communities
- navigating the surveillance state & surveillance capitalism
- what it takes to run a local electoral campaign
- how to make a difference in your town
May 1, 2026 at 9:57 AM
5 topics I could give an hour long talk on
- Inclusion in tech & professional employment
- Computer Networking
- PDP8 Computer Architecture
- Aviation disasters
- Dijkstra's Algorithm
- Inclusion in tech & professional employment
- Computer Networking
- PDP8 Computer Architecture
- Aviation disasters
- Dijkstra's Algorithm
I think this was my 3rd or 4th home computer. (My first was an IBM360 over dialup, and then a DEC PDP8 at work, booting with keys and paper tape)
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February 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I think this was my 3rd or 4th home computer. (My first was an IBM360 over dialup, and then a DEC PDP8 at work, booting with keys and paper tape)
One of the first computers I worked on was a DEC PDP8 with core memory.
July 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
One of the first computers I worked on was a DEC PDP8 with core memory.
My first computer class in high school used a PDP8 with a card reader.
October 24, 2024 at 1:17 AM
My first computer class in high school used a PDP8 with a card reader.
Ai miei, oltre all' UNIVAC, c'era un PDP8.
Il 386 è uscito 5 o 6 anni dopo.
Il 386 è uscito 5 o 6 anni dopo.
July 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Ai miei, oltre all' UNIVAC, c'era un PDP8.
Il 386 è uscito 5 o 6 anni dopo.
Il 386 è uscito 5 o 6 anni dopo.
Ours was a PDP8/e :)
December 10, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Ours was a PDP8/e :)
Awww, sweet. I had a PDP8 that I bought in a thrift store.
April 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Awww, sweet. I had a PDP8 that I bought in a thrift store.
PDP8. Bell Labs. 1969.
November 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM
PDP8. Bell Labs. 1969.
They do a PDP-8 replica too !
Mind you probably already have one or even an original squirelled away in the garage…
obsolescence.dev/pdp8.html
Mind you probably already have one or even an original squirelled away in the garage…
obsolescence.dev/pdp8.html
PDP-8 Replica: The PiDP-8
Entry page describing the PiDP-8, a replica of the PDP-8 computer
obsolescence.dev
September 8, 2026 at 10:08 AM
They do a PDP-8 replica too !
Mind you probably already have one or even an original squirelled away in the garage…
obsolescence.dev/pdp8.html
Mind you probably already have one or even an original squirelled away in the garage…
obsolescence.dev/pdp8.html
One of the first computers I worked on professionally was a PDP8 with the Octal front panel switches. I used to be able to think that in my sleep.
Core memory and paper tape too.
Core memory and paper tape too.
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One of the first computers I worked on professionally was a PDP8 with the Octal front panel switches. I used to be able to think that in my sleep.
Core memory and paper tape too.
Core memory and paper tape too.
Old enough to remember CP/M and bootstrapping the PDP8 to use TECO (what a PIA)!
March 30, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Old enough to remember CP/M and bootstrapping the PDP8 to use TECO (what a PIA)!
Date yourself with a snap of your first ever computer.
PDP8-L in the undergraduate physics lab, running multi-user FOCAL (interpreted BASIC-like language) on five Teletype terminals. 8K 12-bit words core, and a drum for something like 250K of semi-fast store for larger arrays.
PDP8-L in the undergraduate physics lab, running multi-user FOCAL (interpreted BASIC-like language) on five Teletype terminals. 8K 12-bit words core, and a drum for something like 250K of semi-fast store for larger arrays.
September 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Date yourself with a snap of your first ever computer.
PDP8-L in the undergraduate physics lab, running multi-user FOCAL (interpreted BASIC-like language) on five Teletype terminals. 8K 12-bit words core, and a drum for something like 250K of semi-fast store for larger arrays.
PDP8-L in the undergraduate physics lab, running multi-user FOCAL (interpreted BASIC-like language) on five Teletype terminals. 8K 12-bit words core, and a drum for something like 250K of semi-fast store for larger arrays.
#RetroComputing Meetup @cbase
Freitag, 03.11. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
Freitag, 03.11. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
November 1, 2023 at 4:29 PM
#RetroComputing Meetup @cbase
Freitag, 03.11. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
Freitag, 03.11. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
#RetroComputing Meetup @cbase.bsky.social
Freitag, 01.12. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
Freitag, 01.12. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
November 30, 2023 at 7:37 AM
#RetroComputing Meetup @cbase.bsky.social
Freitag, 01.12. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
Freitag, 01.12. ab 19 Uhr
in der c-base, Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
Offener #VintageComputing Stammtisch
Bei einem Getränk reden wir über Themen von #Zuse bis #Amiga, egal ob #Atari, #Commodore, #Apple oder #PDP8-#PDP11 - Hauptsache alte Rechner
lol, a PDP8? evin wit the computer props they gotta go for the cheapesk option
August 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
lol, a PDP8? evin wit the computer props they gotta go for the cheapesk option
I knew it was quite a while ago I bought this but not so long ago that it would be at my parents house.
May 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I knew it was quite a while ago I bought this but not so long ago that it would be at my parents house.