PDP-10 1090


PDP-10 1090

The 1090 (PDP-10, DECsystem-10, KL10) is a 36-bit computer made by DEC in the late 70s. It could be considered a small mainframe.

This one has 6 cabinets of core memory, with 256 kilowords apiece, for a total of 1.5 megawords.

Manufacturer Digital Equipment Corporation
Model PDP-10 Model 1090 (KL-10D)
Classification Mainframe
Introduced 1978
Word Size 36 bits
Implementation Emitter Coupled Logic SSI
Registers 16 (15 index)
Logical Address 18 bits (256 kW)
Physical Address 22 bits (4 megawords)
Memory Type Ferrite core, third-party MOS