Item HT 5988 Program Library - DECUS, No.8-162, 1960s

Summary

Written/ hardcopy computer program titled 'Demonstration Programs for the PDP-8'. Author: John Ducmanus, A.M. Romaya, A.K.Head. DECUS Program Library number 8-162: date unknown. Published by the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, Massachusetts.

Abstract: Multiple contributions with demonstration programs which generate music, simulate a clock and 'World War II (1939-1945) - Snoopy and Matching Pennies' game.

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 either both sides or 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 and title are listed on the front cover and the author, company and format are are listed on the interior title page. The information is presented in text format and is printed in black ink.