PiDP-8/i TSS/8 computing experience

Experience the TimeSharing System 8 on a PiDP-8/i. Can you complete the challenges and make the leaderboard?

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amr@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y

Was just playing around on there, added my low-pass RC filter program (FILTER.BAS) and also fixed FIBCOW.BAS which had a bug that was printing the previous number doubled instead of Fibonacci numbers. The fixed version is called FIXCOW.BAS (got to be creative with 6-letter filenames!).

imekon@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 3y

I worked on DECmate - the PDP8 system that DEC had for wordprocessing. I learnt the machine code instructions to support the software.

peron@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y

Enjoy the awesome challenges!

peron@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 3y

Although the BASIC-8 is a limited dialect, I can speak it, even after all these years. No doubt the Processor can interpret it!

The work of David Ahl is good enough to support the PDP-8 with a small cheery BASIC dialect who could work on the 4KWord of the PDP-8. Love for the awesome PiDP-8!

Next time I would try his port of HAMURABI if I can source it. Its the BASIC version of the FOCAL game playing as a Sumerian king.