PDP-8e
| Manufacturer: | Digital Equipment Corporation |
| Year Introduced: | 1970 |
| Cost (new): | $6,500 |
| Processor: | PDP-8 |
| RAM: | 32,000 12-bit words |
| Storage Media: | Two RK05 Removeable Disk Drives (2.5 MB each) |
| Operating System: | ETOS, MULTOS/8, or OS/8 |
| System Bus: | 12-bit |
The PDP-8 series is often considered to be the "Model T" of computers, because it was the first series of computers to be mass- produced at an affordable price.
The PDP-8e was the first computer to use a standard hardware bus (Omnibus), which greatly simplified the process of adding expansion boards to the machine. The PDP-8e Omnibus was the predecessor to the ISA and PCI expansion buses in modern PCs. About 50,000 PDP-8 machines were produced, with over one-fifth being the 8e model.