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Library: DEC LINC8 / PDP12 |
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HardwareThe LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer) and its followups (LINC-8 and PDP-12) were 12-bit minicomputers designed for realtime lab use. In the 1960s such interactive use of a computer was unheard of.
LINC8-Programming-Manual.pdf
SoftwareThe LINC operating system LAP6 was written by Mary Allen Wilkes, arguably the first "home computer user" in history, as Washington University loaned her a LINC so she could continue the work she had started at MIT, before eventually moving to Washington University.
AcademicThe LINC, LINC-8, and PDP-12 were popular for medical research.
PDP12-Neurophysiology-1969.pdf This is a very small demo program for use as a simple introduction to the PDP-12, written by someone at Rochester University. It includes a flowchart & commented source code.
BrochuresFPP12 is the floating-point option for the PDP12.
LINC8-Brochure.pdf
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