Title
The Mouse that Roared: PDP-1 Celebration Event, lecture by Harlan Anderson et al.Catalog Number
102695087Type
Moving ImageDescription
This is a color moving image with audio.From abstract: "Introduced in 1959, the DEC PDP-1 computer is truly the mouse that roared, a powerful, easy-to-operate computer with a host of new abilities that allowed its users to interact with a computer all to themselves. This was a novelty in the early 1960s when mainframe-based batch processing was the norm and the idea of a computer dedicated to a single-user was heretical, akin to having a personal aircraft carrier.
Our panel comprises key figures in the development and use of the PDP-1. Moderated by computer science legend Dr. Ed Fredkin, panelists will explore the creation and impact of this unique machine and how most of its features, functionality and DEC’s philosophy of interactive computing were eventually adopted by other companies years later."
Date
2006-05-15Credits
Anderson, Harlan E.; Fredkin, Edward; Bell, Gordon C.; Kotok, Alan; Russell, Stephen; Samson, PeterPublisher
Computer History MuseumPlace of Publication
Mountain View, CA, USPlatform
Microsoft Windows Media PlayerDuration
01:53:46Format
Mini-DVCopyright Holder
Computer History MuseumCategory
LectureSubject
PDP-1 (Computer); PDP computers--History; Digital Computer Corporation (DEC)Credit
Created by the Computer History Museum PDP-1 restoration teamLot Number
X3509.2006Related Records
102654189 | The Mouse that Roared: PDP-1 Celebration Event, lecture by Harlan Anderson et al. |