Foxboro PCP-88 (PDP-8)

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Thu Jun 20 23:04:22 2002

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:

>
> According to this FAQ:
>
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/dec-faq/pdp8-models/section-2.html
>
> ...the PDP-8 was OEM'd to a company called Foxboro Corporation that
> re-badged it as the PCP-88.

If memory serves correctly, Foxboro was/is(?) in the process control and
instrumentation business. Likely used as a part of such a system.

                                                 - don

> Has anyone ever seen a PCP-88? I would assume it is functionally and
> physically equivalent to a DEC PDP-8?
>
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