PDP-12 Super LINC

PDP-12 Super LINC

The PDP-12 is a 12-bit minicomputer introduced by DEC in 1969. It executes both LINC instructions and PDP-8 instructions. It is the second DEC machine to do this, after the LINC-8.

This unit is the larger configuration, with the optional floating point unit and a hard disk in the expansion cabinet on the right.

Manufacturer Digital Equipment Corporation
Model PDP-12 Super LINC
Classification Minicomputer
Introduced 1969
Word Size 12 bits
Implementation TTL ICs - M Series Flip Chip modules.
Registers 2 (AC, Multiplier-Quotient)
Logical Address 10 bits (LINC mode)
12 bits (PDP-8 mode)
Physical Address 15 (5 bit field + 10 bit address in LINC mode)
15 (3 bit field + 12 bit address in PDP-8 mode)
Memory Type Ferrite core