History of PDP-11

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The PDP-11 was a 16-bit minicomputer sold by DEC in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It has several uniquely innovative features, and was one of the most imitated computers in history. Not only was the PDP-11 successful, its imitators, the VAX and Motorola 68000 were also successful.

The PDP-11 was a 16-bit minicomputer sold by DEC in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It has several uniquely innovative features, and was one of the most imitated computers in history. Not only was the PDP-11 successful; machines with similar architectures, such as the Motorola 68000, as well as DEC's successor to the PDP-11, the VAX, were also successful.