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Programmed Data Processor-1 (PDP-1) Reimplementation Using FPGA



Programmed Data Processor-1 (PDP-1) Reimplementation Using FPGA

Details

Category: System on Chip

Created: Feb 22, 2011

Updated: Jan 27, 2020

Language: VHDL

Other project properties

Development Status: Alpha

WishBone compliant: No

WishBone version: n/a

License: LGPL

Description

PDP-1 reimplementation using an FPGA. The goal is to run old software like Spacewar!, the music compiler, and Expensive Typewriter on current FPGA hardware. Initial platform is a Spartan 3A starter kit.
For more information on the original machine, see http://pdp-1.computerhistory.org/pdp-1