PDP-8s and -10s

[Bob Shannon]

Gate count is not the issue.  Routing is.  The 6600 has an amazing design...

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From: "Andy Holt" <andyh at andyh-rayleigh.freeserve.co.uk>
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Subject: RE: PDP-8s and -10s


>
>> I've seen some discussion recently that you could put a complete 6600
>> into a high end FPGA.   That would be neat.  I haven't heard of that
>> being actually done, though.
>
> As the 6600 was entirely built with discrete components, not chips, and 
> yet
> had to
> be physically relatively compact, I doubt if it had much more than say
> 20,000-25,000 gates.
> Nowadays that isn't anywhere near high end of the FPGA ranges.
>
> Andy
>
>