On Wed, Apr 19, 2000 at 10:52:22PM -0500, John C. Frenzel wrote:
> PDP 11/40
> I think it used a 12 bit word?

Bzzzt! The PDP-11 uses a 16 bit word, and has a very nice orthogonal
intstruction set. It was the model for the Motorola 68000 and others, and
has probably been DEC's most influential contribution to processor design.

The 12 bit word you were thinking of was the PDP-8, which was a popular
DEC mini before the PDP-11 came along. A PIC compares quite closely with
a PDP-8, actually, only the PIC is faster.

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