Software Guides
Introduction
This page features a collection of operating system guides and programming language guides for the PDP-8 minicomputer.
OS/8 Guides
| Document Name | Order Part No. | Publication Date | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS/8 Device Extensions User's Guide | AA-D319A-TA | 1979 | OS |
| OS/8 Device Extensions Release Notes | AA-H565A-TA | November 1996 | OS |
| OS/8 System Generation Notes | AA-H606A-TA | March 1979 | OS |
| OS/8 System Reference Manual | DEC-S8-OSRMA-A-D | October 1973 | OS |
| OS/8 System Reference Manual | AA-H607A-TA | March 1979 | OS |
| OS/8 TECO Reference Manual | AA-H608A-TA | March 1979 | OS |
| OS/8 Error Messages | AA-H608A-TA | March 1979 | OS |
| OS/8 Software Support Manual (Version 3) | DEC-S8-OSSMB-A-D | June 1974 | OS |
| OS/8 Handbook Update | DEC-S8-OSHBA-A-DN4 | December 1996 | OS |
| OS/8 Getting on the Air | DEC-S8-OSGAB-A-D | June 1974 | OS |
| OS/8 V3D System Release Notes | AA-K421B-TA | November 1996 | OS |
| OS/8 Combined Kit Information Guide | AA-J016B-TA | January 1980 | OS |
RTS/8 Guides
| Document Name | Order Part No. | Publication Date | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTS/8 User Manual, V1 | DEC-08-ORTMA-A-D | June 1974 | OS |
| RTS/8 User Manual, V2B | DEC-08-ORTMA-C-D | February 1977 | OS |
| RTS/8 User Manual, V3 | AA-0724D-TA | February 1979 | OS |
| RTS/8 DECNET/8 User Guide | AA-5184A-TA | June 1996 | OS |
| RTS/8 Release Notes, V3 | AA-5158B-TA | November 1996 | OS |
| RTS/8 System Generation Manual | AA-D943A-TA | February 1979 | OS |
| SRT-8 User Manual | NA | February 1974 | OS |
MACREL/LINK Guides
| Document Name | Order Part No. | Publication Date | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACREL/LINK User Manual | AA-5664B-TA | March 1997 | OS |
| MACREL/LINK Software Support Manual | AA-J073A-TA | September 1980 | OS |
| MACREL/LINK Release Notes | AA-5663B-TA | February 1997 | OS |
MULTI-8 Guides
| Document Name | Order Part No. | Publication Date | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-8 System Guide - PART 1 | NA | NA | OS |
| Multi-8 System Guide - PART 2 | NA | NA | OS |
| Multi-8 System Guide - PART 3 | NA | NA | OS |
| Multi-8 Release Notes | NA | July 1979 | OS |
| Multi-8 Terminal Guide | NA | July 1979 | OS |
COS300/310 Guides
| Document Name | Order Part No. | Publication Date | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| COS300/310 System Reference Manual | DEC-08-0COSA-F-D | July 1975 | OS |
TSS-8 Guides
| Document Name | Order Part No. | Publication Date | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSS/8 Managers Guide for the PDP-8/I Time Sharing System | NA | July 1971 | OS |
| TSS/8 Monitor for the PDP-8, PDP-8/I | DEC-T8-FRFA-D | September 1968 | OS |
| Document Name | Order Part No. | Publication Date | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS/8 Language Reference Manual (BASIC, FORTRAN II, FORTRAN IV, PAL, SABR) | AA-H609A-TA | March 1979 | LANG |
| FOCAL Help File | NA | NA | FOCAL |
| OS/8 FORTRAN IV, Software Support Manual | AA-4532A-TA | November 1997 | FORTRAN |
| PDP8/I DIBOL Programming | DEC-08-WDRA-D | September 1970 | DIBOL |