DEC releases the PDP-8
22nd March 1965 On 22 March 1965, DEC introduced the PDP-8, the first commercially successful minicomputer. Priced at $18,500 it is the first computer to retail for under $20,000, a fifth of the cost of an IBM System 360 mainframe. Over 50,000 PDP-8 machines were sold over its lifetime. Related information: Image:
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