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Hacking on the PDP1 Raspberry Pi Emulator - Computerphile

Computerphile May 6, 2026 14:45
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The PDP1 was a groundbreaking computer from the 1950's - but where does it fit into computing history and how would you use it? Thanks to Angelo Papenhoff from "Obsolescence Guaranteed" for demonstrating the PiDP1 emulator! Obsolescence Guaranteed: https://obsolescence.dev/ Minskytron online: https://www.masswerk.at/minskytron/ Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile Code for the circle: 00001 / circle 00002 100/ 000100 200113 00003 go, lac x 000101 761000 00004 lup, cma 000102 675017 00005 sar 4s 000103 400114 00006 add y 000104 240114 00007 dac y 000105 220114 00008 lio y 000106 675017 00009 sar 4s 000107 400113 00010 add x 000110 240113 00011 dac x 000111 730007 00012 dpy 000112 600101 00013 jmp lup 00014 000113 200000 00015 x, 200000 000114 000000 00016 y, 0 00017 00018 start go This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com
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