1970 Timeline

|  | Information Research Services | Updated: 25 November 1997

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | The PDP-8/E, successor to the PDP-8/I, is introduced (shown here with contemporary footwear).
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DIGITAL introduces the TU10 magnetic tape unit.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | April: The PDP-11/20, the first of DIGITAL's 16-bit family of machines, is delivered.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DIGITAL introduces three new peripherals: the LA30 DECwriter, the TU10 magnetic tape unit and the VT05 alphanumeric keyboard terminal.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | MUMPS software for the PDP-15 is introduced.