PDP-8 Frequently Asked Questions (posted every other month)

Archive-name: dec-faq/pdp8
Last-modified: Apr 8, 2001

Frequently Asked Questions about the DEC PDP-8 computer.

	By Douglas Jones, jones@cs.uiowa.edu
	(with help from many folks)

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Contents:

	What is a PDP?
	What is a PDP-8?
	What is the PDP-8 instruction set?
	What does PDP-8 assembly language look like?
	What character sets does the PDP-8 support?
	What different PDP-8 models were made?
	What about the LINC-8 and PDP-12?
	Where can I get a PDP-8 today?
	Where can I get PDP-8 documentation?
	What operating systems were written for the PDP-8?
	What programming languages were supported on the PDP-8?
	Where can I get PDP-8 software?
	Where can I get additional information?
	What use is a PDP-8 today?
	Who's Who?