[Simh] slightly off-topic question

[Tim Shoppa]

Davis Johnson <davis at frizzen.com> wrote:
> DEC used the name "DECsystem" for two unrelated products. One was the 
> PDP-10 based 36 bit timesharing system that ran TOPS-10 and the like. 
> The other is a headless DECstation. A DECsystem 5000 is a DECstation 
> 5000 without a keyboard or video controler, both are intended to run Ultrix.

"DECsystem" was also used for PDP-11 configurations sold as prepackaged
systems to businesses and schools (note also the EDUsystems), as well as
PDP-8 systems (e.g. DECSystem 310, an 8/a built into a desk with a RX01
for word processing).

Tim.