one more question about pdp8/e console switches behaviour

From: ben franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Thu Nov 11 09:55:15 2004

Gooijen H wrote:

> That would mean that the displayed data and the displayed Memory
> Address *can* be out of 'sync'. Only after you pressed EXAM at least
> once you are sure that the displayed data is from location minus one
> from the displayed Memory Address.
> Is my understanding correct?

That is correct reading from the PDP-8 Handbook,
both the PC and MAR are incrimented.
ADDR LOAD is normaly used to start a program so
that is no problem if you are not stepping thru a program.
Received on Thu Nov 11 2004 - 09:55:15 GMT