README

This directory holds files exported by
Douglas W. Jones, jones@cs.uiowa.edu
pertaining to the historic PDP-8 computer.

The following are available:

	coreimages.txt.Z -- core images (and some PAL) for the emulator.
		Includes FOCAL (an interpreted language like BASIC),
		RIM (a minimal loader, PAL source included),
		BIN (a more interesting loader, PAL source included),
		RXBOOT (RX01 diskette bootstrap, PAL source included).

	emulator.txt.Z   -- a PDP-8 emulator for UNIX systems
		Two versions can be made, one for X-Windows, one TTY based.
		Source is in C, uses minimal X toolkit (not motif).
		Tested under AIX, Solaris, BSD.
			
	pal.c -- a cross assembler for the PDP-8, largely PAL-8 compatable.
		Produces RIM or BIN format output.
		Source is in C, portable.

	pdp8e.sgp.tar.gz -- a PDP-8/E emulator written in Modula-3 for an
		X-windows environment by Stephen Pratt.

	pdp8e.sgp.txt -- installation notes for Stephen Pratt's emulator.