PDP-8+Transistor

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=Invention: PDP-8 Straight Power Supply= == =** Date: March 22, 1965 **=


 * Description: Was made on March 22, 1965. Power Supply that can give 10-15 volts of energy. Standard pulse of energy was 100 nanoseconds. In the 1960's it powered transistor computers. Standard cost today is about $20 - $30.**


 * Bibliography: "** http://www.pdp8.net/straight8/pics_ps/small/P1030131.jpg." __PDP8.net.__ Retrieved 24 January 2013 .

=**Inventor: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)**= "Digital Equipment Corporation." __Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia.__3 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013 .
 * Birth Date - Death Date: Started in 1957**
 * Birth Place: Maynard, Massachusetts**
 * Brief biography: The DEC is responsible for making many NEW inventions in the 1950's - 1960's. These inventions included the PDP-8 and Transistor Computer. The DEC was opened in 1957.**
 * Bibliography: "** http://www.decodesystems.com/books/dec-1957-cover.gif." __ DEC Product Timeline __. Retrieved 24 January 2013 < http://www.decodesystems.com/dec-product-timeline.html>.