PDP 8I up and running but....

From: John B <dylanb_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed Nov 17 19:23:00 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Peschel <dpeschel_at_u.washington.edu>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: PDP 8I up and running but....


>John B wrote:
>
>> The 8I is up and running and the paper tape is now going.. I'll try FOCAL
>> and BASIC before playing with OS/8...
>
>Congratulations!
>
>> What is (these are on paper tape):
>>
>> 1) DEC X-8 (large paper tape.. I think more than 1)
>
>An "exerciser" or diagnostic program. This one was installed in core
during
>the last stage of production at the factory. If you had bought a PDP-8
new,
>you would be able to take it home, set it up, turn it on, and see X-8
>start running where it had left off.


Sounds cool. I will have to try it out.

>
>> 2) PT/8 ???? (Many tapes... but I have no idea what it is)
>

sorry it was PS/8 , not OS/8.

>I don't know.
>
>-- Derek
>
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