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Comprehension Check:
                                         The PDP-1                                                     Answer in complete sentences.



                                                                                                       1. How was PDP-1 different from
          One of the well known minicomputers is                                                           others?

          called the Programmed Data Processor-1                                                           ____________________.

          (PDP-1). It was the first computer to focus on

          interaction with the user and the first                                                      2. What video game it could host?
                                                                                                           ____________________.
          minicomputer to host a video game- 1962's

          Spacewar! It was produced in 1959 by Digital                                                 3. When was it produced?

          Equipment Corporation.                                                                           ____________________.




          Only three PDP-1 computers are still known

          to exist. These three are in the collection of

          the Computer History Museum (CHM).











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