PDP-8/E Programming Systems

This chapter provides a comprehensive guide to programming the PDP-8/E computer. It covers memory addressing and organization, including the use of pages and pointers. It explains memory reference instructions, direct and indirect addressing, and index operations using the ISZ instruction. The text also delves into arithmetic and logic operations, subroutines, address modification, and looping techniques. Finally, it provides an overview of various programming systems and tools available for the PDP-8/E, such as monitors, assemblers, compilers, and application-specific software like the Edusystem series, INDAC, and Typeset-8.