<s>
The	O
PDP-8/e	B-Device
was	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
PDP-8	B-Device
line	O
of	O
minicomputers	B-Architecture
,	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
Digital	O
Equipment	O
Corporation	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
general	O
purpose	O
computer	O
that	O
inexpensively	O
met	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
average	O
user	O
while	O
also	O
being	O
capable	O
of	O
modular	O
expansion	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
more	O
specific	O
needs	O
of	O
advanced	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
prototype	O
was	O
built	O
in	O
1970	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
minicomputers	B-Architecture
small	O
enough	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
seat	O
of	O
a	O
Volkswagen	O
Beetle	O
Convertible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
-8/e	O
included	O
a	O
processor	O
,	O
core	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
data	O
terminal	O
,	O
a	O
tape	O
control	O
and	O
drive	O
,	O
a	O
programmers	O
table	O
,	O
a	O
line	O
printer	O
,	O
software	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
when	O
purchased	O
included	O
installation	O
,	O
training	O
and	O
maintenance	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
purchase	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PDP-8/e	B-Device
featured	O
a	O
processor	O
with	O
single-address	O
fixed	O
word	O
length	O
,	O
parallel	O
transfer	O
computer	O
using	O
12-bit	B-Device
,	O
two	O
's	O
complement	O
arithmetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
to	O
be	O
versatile	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
high	O
capacity	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
that	O
supports	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
types	O
of	O
peripherals	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
6	O
rack	O
unit	O
)	O
rackmount	O
or	O
table	O
top	O
unit	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
processor	O
,	O
core	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
,	O
front	O
panel	O
controls	O
(	O
"	O
programmer	O
's	O
console	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
console	O
terminal	O
interface	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
an	O
external	O
data	O
terminal	O
,	O
and	O
115	O
or	O
230	O
volt	O
AC	O
power	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RK05	B-Device
hard	O
drive	O
with	O
removable	O
cartridge	O
(	O
2.5	O
Mb	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heathkit	O
EU-801E	O
Laboratory	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
buffered	O
interface	O
,	O
provided	O
a	O
12-bit	B-Device
wide	O
data	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PDP-8	B-Device
.	O
</s>
