PDP-11 Electrical Design Review Minutes

This document contains the minutes from the initial PDP-11 design review session held on February 17, 1969. It outlines the project's goal to target the low-cost 16-bit market, specifically Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The memo details manufacturing cost targets, the proposal of two machine models (Model A and Model B), and an initial delivery schedule. Furthermore, it records discussions on system modularity (macro modules), the use of quad boards for manufacturing cost reduction, field maintenance strategies, bit numbering, memory addressing optimization via a complex assembler, and early refinements to the instruction set, such as byte-handling operations.