Software Performance Summary for the PDP-8 & PDP-12

Summary:

This document is a performance summary intended to supplement the Family of 8 software documentation. It provides a comprehensive compilation of known software issues, patches, manual corrections, and programming notes for various systems and applications running on the PDP-8 and PDP-12 computers.

Key aspects of the document include:

• Purpose: It serves as a central resource for users to find technical updates, fixes for identified bugs, and procedural workarounds for software anomalies.
• Organization: The document is indexed by system program, and individual articles are coded to allow users to easily identify which updates are applicable to their specific installations.
• Maintenance: Users are directed to the monthly Digital Software News for the PDP-8 & PDP-12 for ongoing updates and newly discovered information.
• Table of Contents: The document includes an extensive table of contents spanning several pages, detailing specific issues (e.g., problems with FOCAL, FORTRAN, Disk DDT, DECtape formatting, and diagnostic routines) along with the corresponding patches or notes.
• Obtaining Updates: It includes instructions on how to request updated price lists or additional copies of the summary through the Digital Equipment Corporation's Program Library.