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Who produced the PDP machines? What has become of them?
 
Who produced the PDP machines? What has become of them?
  
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmed_Data_Processor PDP Wikipedia Page]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation DEC Wikipedia Page]
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* [http://www.decodesystems.com/dec-product-timeline.html DEC Product Timeline]
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* [http://www.dec.com dec.com which now points to hp.com]
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DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) produced and sold the PDP (Programmed Data Processor) line of computers from 1959 to the mid 1990s before selling the PDP11 design to Mentec inc.
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The last of DEC was eventually bought by Compaq and is now owned by HP (which bought Compaq).
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[[User:Edlefma|Edlefma]] 12:03, 2 Sep 2008 (EST)

Revision as of 13:03, 2 September 2008

Who produced the PDP machines? What has become of them?

DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) produced and sold the PDP (Programmed Data Processor) line of computers from 1959 to the mid 1990s before selling the PDP11 design to Mentec inc.

The last of DEC was eventually bought by Compaq and is now owned by HP (which bought Compaq).

Edlefma 12:03, 2 Sep 2008 (EST)