Decuscope

This document, the first issue of Volume 6 of Decuscope (published in 1967), serves as a newsletter for the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS).

Key highlights include:

• LINC-8 Applications: Reports from Emory University, Drexel Institute of Technology, and Stanford Research Institute on the use of the LINC-8 computer for research, teaching, and experimental control in fields like neurophysiology, biomedical engineering, and behavioral science.
• Teaching Programs: A feature on the Pomfret School’s successful integration of a PDP-8 computer into their secondary school curriculum to provide computer science literacy.
• DECUS Statistics & News: A summary of membership growth, program library activity, and announcements regarding upcoming symposiums, proceedings, and new promotional brochures.
• Program Library Additions: Extensive listings and descriptions of new software programs available for the PDP-5, PDP-6, PDP-7, and PDP-8 systems, including arithmetic packages, debugging tools, and laboratory-specific data analysis routines.
• Technical Communications: Letters from members sharing tips, program modifications, and bug reports related to PDP system software (such as FORTRAN and DECtape routines).