PDP-8s and -10s

[Allison]

>
>Subject: PDP-8s and -10s
>   From: William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org>
>   Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:41:02 -0400 (EDT)
>     To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
>
>Speaking of PDP-8s, and now PDP-10s - a thought that passed my mind:
>
>Is there a good reason why DEC did not use the PDP-8 architecture in the
>PDP-10, for proper channel controllers? Cheap, versatile, sixbit, and when
>the KA10 came out, already designed. I would have thought it to be an
>obvious "drop-in" solution.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>William Donzelli
>aw288 at osfn.org

The BOCES/LYRICS machine was a 10/8 combo with the 8I handling the 
terminal concentrator for the 10.

Allison