# Episode 166 - Beyond the PDP-11

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Podcast: [Advent of Computing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/advent-of-computing-497186)
Published: 2025-10-05T23:24:00+00:00
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## Resource

My trilogy on the PDP-11 concludes with a look at the far flung places this computer can take us. In this episode we look at some issues with claims of the PDP-11's linage, smuggling, Hungarian-made microcode, and much more. Along the way we answer the question: if the PDP-11 was such a good design then where was it during the home computing boom of the 80s?

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