# PDP-10 Simulator Configuration

The PDP-10, also known as the DECsystem-10 and the DECsystem-20, was among the most famous and popular 36-bit computers. Digital introduced its first 36-bit computer, the PDP-6, in 1964. The product was not a success. Digital relaunched the family, with a new design, as the PDP-10 in 1966, and shipped the first systems in 1967. In all, Digital brought six 36-bit designs to market:

- 1964: PDP-6 - first design
- 1967: KA10 - first PDP-10
- 1972: KI10 - first DECSYSTEM-10
- 1975: KL10 - first ECL design - as DECSYSTEM-10, as DECSYSTEM-20
- 1978: KL10B - extended addressing KL10
- 1979: KS10 - last 36-bit system, also known as DECSYSTEM-2020

Option | Description | Capacity
CPU and memory | KS10 | 1MW
IO bus | dual Unibus |
Console | 8080-based front end processor |
Paper tape | PC11 paper tape reader and punch |
Timer | built in |
Time of year clock | TCU150 (from Digital Pathways) |
Line printer | LP20 line printer |
Terminal multiplexor | DZ11 terminal multiplexor | 8-32 lines
Disk | RH11/RM03, RM05 disk packs | 67-256MB
| RH11/RM80 non-removable disk | 124MB
| RH11/RP04 (RP05), RP06 disk pack | 87-174MB
| RH11/RP07 non-removable disk | 516MB
Floppy disk | RX211/RX02 floppy disk | 512KB
Magnetic tape | RH11/TU45 800/1600bpi 9 track magnetic tape |
Network | DEUNA Ethernet interface |

Updated 24-Mar-2004 by Bob Supnik (bob AT supnik DOT org - anti-spam encoded)