DECUS Proceedings

This document contains the proceedings of the Fall 1965 DECUS (Digital Equipment Computer Users Society) Symposium held at Stanford University on November 29, 1965. It includes a preface by John T. Gilmore, Jr., and several technical papers covering various applications of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) computers. The topics include:

• Simulation and Control: GRASP for PDP-1, direct digital control for particle accelerators using PDP-5, and hybrid computer-oriented software.
• Data Acquisition: Spiral reader control for PDP-4 in bubble chamber analysis, on-line data reduction for nuclear physics using PDP-7, and a submarine weapon system evaluation using PDP-8.
• Psychology and Research: LINC computer applications in operant conditioning and laboratory data collection.
• Compilers and Software: Advances in the ALICS assembly language, the DECAL compiler, and message switching using PDP-5.
• Time-Sharing: PDP-6 time-sharing monitor development and implementation.

The volume includes a complete program for the symposium, an author index, and a list of attendees, serving as a comprehensive record of the technical activities and interests of the DEC user community in 1965.