🚀 go-pugleaf

The PDP-8 archive is now available for anonymous FTP access on
ftp.telebit.com, in the directory /pub/pdp8.

There's not much in it yet, so I urge everyone that has PDP-8 software to
contribute.

The README file is enclosed below.

Cheers,
Eric
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PDP-8 ARCHIVE
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This archive contains information and software relating to the PDP-8 series
of machines which were produced by Digital Equipment Corporation, as well as
other related machines, peripherals, etc.

The maintainer of the archive does not have a significant amount of PDP-8
information and software, so the contents of the archive are provided
principally through the generosity of others.  If you have any information
which may be useful to other PDP-8 users, please consider submitting it to
the archive.

For information on the current contents of the archive, please refer to the
file "INDEX".


WHAT IS A PDP-8?
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DEC produced a family of 12-bit mini- and micro- computers which are
generically referred to as "PDP-8"s, although the actual "PDP-8" designation
refers to a single model.  The PDP-5, LINC-8, and PDP-12 are generally
considered to be part of the PDP-8 family, as are later machines such as the
VT-78 and DECmate.  These machines all use essentially the same simple yet
elegant instruction set, although the LINC-8 and PDP-12 additionally offer
the LINC instruction set.

Some people consider the PDP-8/e to be the first personal computer, as it
generally supported one user, cost under $10,000, and was easy to use
(relative to other machines of its day).

For more details, refer to the file "WHAT-IS-A-PDP8", by Charles Lasner.


MAINTAINER
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This archive is maintained by Eric Smith ("eric@telebit.com").  Although it
is intended that the archive will be offered on a permanent basis, there is
no guarantee.


SUBMISSIONS
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Files may be submitted for inclusion in the archive by putting them in the
directory /pub/incoming.

Please send mail to eric@telebit.com to notify me that I should move the
submitted files to an apropriate place.


DISCLAIMER
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Neither the maintainer of the archive nor Telebit Corporation offer any
warranty for the contents of this archive.  Use at your own risk!


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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There is a mailing list for the PDP-8 and related topics called PDP8-LOVERS.
Please send administrative email such as subscription and cancellation
requests to "pdp8-lovers-request@ai.mit.edu".

Submissions to the list should be emailed to "pdp8-lovers@ai.mit.edu".