OS/8
E810933
OS/8 is a lightweight disk-based operating system developed by Digital Equipment Corporation for its PDP-8 minicomputers, providing a simple file system and program development tools.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | operating system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DEC OS/8
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PDP-8 OS/8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | 12-bit ⓘ |
| companyHeadquartersOfDeveloper | Maynard, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
OS/8 BASIC interpreter
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OS/8 BUILD system utility NERFINISHED ⓘ OS/8 CCL (Concise Command Language) NERFINISHED ⓘ OS/8 Command Decoder NERFINISHED ⓘ OS/8 EDIT text editor ⓘ OS/8 FOCAL interpreter NERFINISHED ⓘ OS/8 FORTRAN compiler ⓘ OS/8 Keyboard Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ OS/8 Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ OS/8 PIP file utility ⓘ PAL-8 assembler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
minicomputer
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resource-constrained systems ⓘ |
| developer | Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fileSystemFeature |
contiguous file allocation
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flat directory structure ⓘ six-character filenames ⓘ three-character file extensions ⓘ |
| forHardwarePlatform |
PDP-8
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PDP-8/A NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-8/E NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-8/F NERFINISHED ⓘ PDP-8/M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic kernel ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| memoryRequirement | at least 8K words of core memory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
simplicity
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small size ⓘ widespread use in education ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | PDP-8 operating systems ⓘ |
| predecessor |
OS/12
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OS/8 Disk Monitor (8K DMS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | late 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| storageMedium |
DECtape
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RK05 disk drive NERFINISHED ⓘ RL01 disk drive ⓘ RL02 disk drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
COS-300
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COS-310 NERFINISHED ⓘ COS-350 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
batch processing
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interactive use ⓘ program development tools ⓘ simple file system ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
BASIC
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FOCAL NERFINISHED ⓘ FORTRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ PAL-8 assembly language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsMultitasking | no ⓘ |
| supportsOverlayMechanism | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsTimeSharing | no ⓘ |
| usedIn |
educational institutions
ⓘ
industrial control systems ⓘ laboratory control systems ⓘ |
| userInterface | command-line interface ⓘ |
| wordSize | 12-bit word ⓘ |
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