Interdata 7/32 and 8/32

The Model 7/32 and Model 8/32 were 32-bit minicomputers introduced by Perkin-Elmer after they acquired Interdata, Inc., in 1973. The 7/32 and 8/32 are primarily remembered for being the first 32-bit minicomputers under $10,000.^[1]^[2] The 8/32 was a more powerful machine than the 7/32, with the notable feature of allowing user-programmable microcode to be employed.

The Model 7/32 provided fullword data processing power and direct memory addressing up to 1 million bytes through the use of 32-bit general registers and a comprehensive instruction set.^[3]

^ "Under-$10,000 32-bit mini open mega-mini market". Machine Design. 45: 14. 1973. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Interdata Announces the Industry's First 32-bit Minicomputer for Under $10,000". Computerworld: 25. October 17, 1973. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Model 7/32 Processor User's Manual" (PDF). bitsavers.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[1] "Under-$10,000 32-bit mini open mega-mini market". Machine Design. 45: 14. 1973. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[2] "Interdata Announces the Industry's First 32-bit Minicomputer for Under $10,000". Computerworld: 25. October 17, 1973. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[usersman-3] "Model 7/32 Processor User's Manual" (PDF). bitsavers.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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