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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PS/8 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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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