Summary
Computer program titled 'Kaleidoscope'. Unknown author. DECUS Program library number 8-99. October 1967. Published by the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, Massachusetts.
Abstract: A program which creates pictures varied by manipulating the sense switches. Full source code listing is supplied.
"Try putting a small radio near the console lights. The sounds that result may prove interesting."
The Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS) was set up by early users of the PDP-1 computer, which was manufactured by Digital Electronic Corporation (DEC), in Massachsetts, United States of America. The creation of DECUS was driven by the need to share information and computer programs for the PDP-1. One of the key reasons was that early users had to write their own software; DEC initially sold only hardware. Set up in 1961, DECUS grew to be one of the largest international societies of computer users in the world.
Physical Description
3 page, portrait format paper which is printed on one side only and stapled together in the top left hand corner. The front cover has the Decus Program Library name and logo printed in blue in the top register of the page. The booklet number, title, author, company, date and format are also listed in the front cover. The information is presented in text format (with some pencil additions) and is printed in black ink.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Materials Science Division, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 19 Jun 1986
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Publisher
Digital Equipment Computer Users' Society (DECUS), Australia, Canada, Europe & United States of America, 1967
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Inscriptions
'DECUS PROGRAM LIBRARY/ DECUS NO. 8-99/ TITLE KALEIDOSCOPE/ AUTHOR Anonymous/ COMPANY / DATE October, 1967/ FORMAT/ Although this program has been tested by the contributor, no warranty, express or implied, is made by the contributor...' (front cover)
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Reference materials
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Overall Dimensions
279 mm (Length), 207 mm (Width)
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