BASIC-8

This document describes BASIC-8 Version 1, an easy-to-learn, conversational computer language for the PDP-8. It is designed for scientific, business, and educational applications and can solve both simple and complex mathematical problems. Key features include user-coded functions, device control for input/output, and interpretive execution that checks commands before execution, providing error messages with line numbers and error types. The document lists the available statements and functions, the minimum required hardware (PDP-8 processor with 8K memory and an LT33 terminal), and optional hardware like the LE8 Line Printer and PC8E High-Speed Papertape Reader/Punch. There are no prerequisite or optional software requirements. The software is provided under a single-CPU license, with distribution media being paper tape. No updates are planned, and software support will be provided as per a separate addendum. The document is dated November 1975.