Looking for 8008 language software (PL/M, MASM, BASIC,...)

From: John Lewczyk <jlewczyk_at_his.com>
Date: Fri Apr 2 11:56:13 1999

Hi Joe,

Thanks for responding.

What version? That's a good question. The only information that I have is
a reference to the tools in my old MCS-8 User's Manual. I've never had,
seen, nor used the original software, so I don't know what version. The
MCS-8 manual is dated November 1974. It also describes a MCS-8 Cross
Assembler Software Package (MAC 8) and MCS-8 Simulator Software Package
(INTERP 8).

There is also a reference to MCS-8 User's Program Library with items like:
Binary Search Subroutine
Floating Point Arithmetic Package
8-bit multiply
8-bit divide
etc..

On the back/inside cover of the manual it states under "Ordering
Information":
PL/M Compiler Software Package (written in Fortran IV)
MCS-8 Cross Assembler and Simulator Software Package (written in Fortran IV)

The manual states that both are "available via time sharing service or
directly from Intel".

I have source for PL/M version 2.0 (January 1975) which is 8080 specific
(The source and documents contain no references to "8008". So what I'm
looking for I guess predates that. Unless this version produces code (or
could be modified to produce code) that is 8008 compatible. I haven't yet
looked into that idea.

If what you have in 8" floppies could be transferred to a DOS diskette or
even emailed to me or placed on some ftp sire I could check it out and see
if its what I'm looking for. Let me know what you need to do that: $$ or
trade or whatever.

Thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe [mailto:rigdonj_at_intellistar.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 9:42 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Looking for 8008 language software (PL/M, MASM, BASIC,...)
>
>
> John,
>
> I think I have all of that stuff on 8" floppy disks for the
> Intel MDS but
> I don't know if it is 8080 only or if it will produce 8008 code. Do you
> know anything about what version you need?
>
> Joe
>
> At 01:52 PM 3/31/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi. I'm new to the list and this is my first posting. I am looking for
> >PL/M cross compiler that Intel produced for the 8008 CPU. I
> have the Intel
> >manual, but no source or object for the language compiler, which
> was written
> >in Fortran by Gary Kildall when he worked for Intel back in
> ~1973. I have
> >source for an 8080 version of PL/M from Intel which went into the public
> >domain at some time, but I do not believe that it will produce 8008 code
> >(that ability is not mentioned in the documentation). Any help or
> >information on this would be appreciated.
> >
> >Also, a macro assembler or a basic interpreter would also be appreciated!
> >
> >Anything would be better than hand assembling and jamming in bytes via
> >switches.
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >John
> >
> >- John Lewczyk
> >- IO Consulting
> >- 401 Queens Row Street
> >- Herndon, Virginia 20170-3131
> >- jlewczyk_at_his.com
> >
> >
>
>
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