OS/8
< OS
| Developer | Digital Equipment Corporation |
|---|---|
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | 1971 |
| Platforms | PDP-8 |
| Default user interface | Concise Command Language (CCL) (Command-line interface) |
| License | Proprietary |
| Preceded by | PS/8 |
OS/8 is the primary operating system used on the Digital Equipment Corporation's PDP-8 minicomputer.
PDP-8 operating systems which precede OS/8 include:
- R-L Monitor, also referred to as MS/8.
- P?S/8, requiring only 4K of memory.
- PDP-8 4K Disk Monitor System
- PS/8 ("Programming System/8"), requiring 8K. This is what became OS/8 in 1971.
Other/related DEC operating systems are OS/78, OS/278, and OS/12. The latter is a virtually identical version of OS/8, and runs on Digital's PDP-12 computer.
Digital released OS/8 images for non-commercial purposes which can be emulated through SIMH.