PS/8

E810934

PS/8 is a lightweight operating system developed by Digital Equipment Corporation for its PDP-8 minicomputers, providing basic program development and file management capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf operating system
architecture 12-bit
category DEC operating system
minicomputer operating system
designedFor low-cost disk systems
small memory configurations
developer Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED
era late 1960s
fileSystemType flat file system
hasAbbreviationExpansion Programming System for the PDP-8 (commonly interpreted)
hasComponent device handlers
file utilities
system monitor
influenced OS/8 design
intendedUsers commercial PDP-8 customers
educational institutions
scientific and engineering users
manufacturer Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED
notableFeature compact design suitable for limited PDP-8 memory
integrated development environment for PDP-8 assembly programs
operatingSystemFor PDP-8 NERFINISHED
predecessorOf OS/8 NERFINISHED
provides assembler
command-line interface
debugging tools
editor
file system
linker
runsFrom disk
runsOn various PDP-8 models
supports batch processing
file management
interactive use
job control via commands
line printers (via handlers)
paper tape I/O (via handlers)
program development
teletypes and terminals
supportsLanguage BASIC NERFINISHED
FORTRAN (via tools on PS/8-based systems) NERFINISHED
PDP-8 assembly language
supportsStorageDevice DEC disk drives for PDP-8 NERFINISHED
targetHardware PDP-8 minicomputer
useCase general-purpose time-shared work on PDP-8
software development on PDP-8

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PDP-8 osSupport PS/8