Welcome
![DEC engineers performing checkout of PDP-1 system](http://images.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/dec.pdp-1.two_men_at_pdp-1.c1963.102618923.lg.jpg)
The launch of Digital Equipment Corporation’s PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) computer in 1959 marked a radical shift in the philosophy of computer design.
This on-line exhibition covers the history of this groundbreaking computer and the Computer History Museum’s recent restoration of a PDP-1 to working order.
Start your exploration in the Introduction