The PDP 8/S is one I was considering but I'm not real sure about hardware compatibility become it uses a serial bus which became the basis for the Omnibus . I will do research when I can but right now I am concentrating on the PDP-5 and Straight-8.
On Sep 8, 2016 8:04 PM, "Davis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I've always been fascinated by the PDP-8S, in part because of the great > story behind it. I keep seeing references to it not being 100% compatible > with the other PDP-8 systems. How different was it (or how was it > different)? Is there any 8S specific software extant? > > On 09/08/2016 06:57 PM, Ray Jewhurst wrote: > > After both reading and participating in some recent discussions, I got to > thinking that maybe the array of PDP-8 models could be better represented. > I say this because from what I have read very early PDP-8 code is not 100% > compatible with later models conversely the PDP-5 is compatible with the > early code and likewise uses a negibus like the Straight-8. I thank this > could be a rewarding experience for some of us and since I can't work I > would be able to help coordinate, write pseudo code and beta test. If > anyone is interested in this let the discussion begin. > > Thanks > Ray > > > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing > [email protected]http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > > > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >
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