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>, the PDP-8E was introduced in 1970 and by 1971 it was probably present in a significant portion of us high schools. Was there a special program to support a
by PopAlongKid 4y ago
>, the PDP-8E was introduced in 1970 and by 1971 it was probably present in a significant portion of us high schools.
Was there a special program to support a roll-out of this era's PDP-8 boxes to U.S. high schools? Or some other reason how/why this is? (I recall access to a PDP-8I in high school circa the same time).
- jleyank 4y agoIt was not staggeringly expensive. Google says 6-7k and I vaguely recall a trustee ponying up 15k so that the (private) school had a computer. Time sharing services were probably a manageable expense. While not cheap it’s way less than “real” computers and tended to be open for the hackers not the staff.
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