LINC-8 is the name of a minicomputer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation between 1966 and 1969. It combines a LINC computer with a PDP-8 in one cabinet, thus being able to run programs written for either of the two architectures. The LINC-8 contains one PDP-8 CPU and one LINC CPU, partially emulated by the PDP-8.

The LINC-8 was a computer produced by DEC for use in laboratory settings; it included both a PDP-8 (the original model's CPU) and a LINC computer, which shared access to the PDP-8's main memory (the LINC acted as a DMA peripheral to the PDP-8, using the PDP-8 …

The LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer) and its followups (LINC-8 and PDP-12) were 12-bit minicomputers designed for realtime lab use. In the 1960s such interactive use of a computer was unheard of.

The LINC-8 is a 12-bit minicomputer with built-in analog inputs designed for realtime lab use. It was introduced in 1966, and executed both LINC instructions and PDP-8 instructions. The LINC-8 has analog inputs and relay outs to easily interface with user-built devices.

With the development of the I-INC-8, DEC has combined the features of two successful general purpose laboratory computers, the I-INC, developed under National Institutes of Health and NASA grants and

Clayton, R.J. Comparison of the LINC, LINC-8, and PDP-12 computers. Behav. Res. Meth. & Instru. 2, 76 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03211002. Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Provided by the Springer Nature …

The first follow-on, the LINC-8, booted (slowly) to a PDP-8 program called PROGOFOP (PROGram OF OPeration) which interfaced to the separate LINC hardware. The PDP-12 was the last and most popular follow-on to the LINC.

The LINC processor is a 1's complement machine with special instructions for easy use of the input and output equipment and tape drive. The PDP-8 has a better instruction set for general purpose programming. Some of the original LINC instructions are emulated by code running on the PDP-8 to save cost. This machine has 4k 12 bit words of core ...

DIGITAL LINC-8. The LINC-8 (aka PDP-8/LINC) computer dates from September 1966. Designed as a laboratory computer, it is controlled by separate LINC & pdp8 processing units, it’s memory is the same as the pdp8, 4K. There were only approximately 145 of these units ever made, this makes it very difficult for us to find the spare parts we need.

Priced at $43,000, the LINC-8 was the first practical, reasonably priced personal computer on the market. On the early PDP machines, modular design ensured many alternatives for interconnecting computer components. By contrast, the LINC design was more restrictive, with a relatively modest primary memory and a single CRT.