[game_preservation] PDP-5 Emulation

[Martin Goldberg]

Not sure, I just know the 8 uses the 5's instruction set.

If you can get me a listing of the assembly set information on the
visual display interface, I can write up a Flash based emulator for
the PDP-5 for you.


Marty

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Devin Monnens <dmonnens at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, these are some interesting emulators (I downloaded another PDP-8 for

> the Mac that runs in OS9). But I don't think these support a visual display

> - just a teletype. The thing is, I thought if the software ran for both

> PDP-5 and 8, the DECUS number would begin PDP-5/8.

>

> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>> Just doing some further research, you should be able to get code

>> running with the multi-mainframe/mini simulator SIMH -

>>

>> http://simh.trailing-edge.com/

>>

>> It does the PDP-8, which is essentially the next step up from the

>> PDP-5 (12 bit machines that used the same instruction set - the 12 bit

>> PDP's were the 5, 8, and 12).

>>

>>

>> There's also:

>>

>> http://www.vandermark.ch/pdp8/index.php?n=PDP8.Emulator

>>

>>

>>

>> Marty

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