PDP-8: only one working PAL-III assembler, and the oldest one

[zxalexis]

I've tried dec-08-lpala-pb (the latest, as I think) and it crashes on Pass2
Then I've tried dec-08-asc1-pb (the one that previous replaced) and it did the same
At last I got working PALIII only from dec-08-asb1-pb papertape.
Is it the sim proper behavior?

The session log is in attachment.
session.log

zx@zxflaptop [~/simh/pdp8/basesys]$ simh-pdp8

PDP-8 simulator Open SIMH V4.1-0 Current git commit id: c47e933
sim> show version
PDP-8 simulator Open SIMH V4.1-0 Current
Simulator Framework Capabilities:
32b data
32b addresses
no Ethernet
Idle/Throttling support is available
Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) support
RAW disk and CD/DVD ROM support
FrontPanel API Version 12
Host Platform:
Compiler: GCC 13.2.1 20230801
Simulator Compiled as C arch: x64 (Release Build) on Feb 24 2024 at 17:15:09
Build Tool: simh-makefile
Memory Access: Little Endian
Memory Pointer Size: 64 bits
Large File (>2GB) support
SDL Video support: No Video Support
PCRE RegEx (Version 8.45 2021-06-15) support for EXPECT commands
OS clock resolution: 1ms
Time taken by msleep(1): 1ms
OS: Linux zxflaptop 6.7.6-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:31:48 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
tar tool: tar (GNU tar) 1.35
curl tool: curl 8.6.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/8.6.0 OpenSSL/3.2.1 zlib/1.3.1 brotli/1.1.0 zstd/1.5.5 libidn2/2.3.7 libpsl/0.21.2 libssh2/1.11.0 nghttp2/1.59.0 nghttp3/1.2.0
git commit id: c47e933
git commit time: 2024-02-23T10:47:24-0800
sim>

[vrs42]

I believe you are expected to set bit 11 for PTP output. I was able to get all three versions to punch on the high speed punch using 4001 as the SR value. That line that reads BB<(<0&0!*%,,/2,$!7 is actually the "paper tape" coming out on the low speed (ASR-33) punch. Vince

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On 2/27/2024 10:00 AM, zxalexis wrote: I've tried dec-08-lpala-pb (the latest, as I think) and it crashes on Pass2 Then I've tried dec-08-asc1-pb (the one that previous replaced) and it did the same At last I got working PALIII only from dec-08-asb1-pb papertape. Is it the sim proper behavior? The session log is in attachment. session.log <https://github.com/open-simh/simh/files/14423885/session.log> ***@***.*** [~/simh/pdp8/basesys]$ simh-pdp8 PDP-8 simulator Open SIMH V4.1-0 Current git commit id: c47e933 <c47e933> sim> show version PDP-8 simulator Open SIMH V4.1-0 Current Simulator Framework Capabilities: 32b data 32b addresses no Ethernet Idle/Throttling support is available Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) support RAW disk and CD/DVD ROM support FrontPanel API Version 12 Host Platform: Compiler: GCC 13.2.1 20230801 Simulator Compiled as C arch: x64 (Release Build) on Feb 24 2024 at 17:15:09 Build Tool: simh-makefile Memory Access: Little Endian Memory Pointer Size: 64 bits Large File (>2GB) support SDL Video support: No Video Support PCRE RegEx (Version 8.45 2021-06-15) support for EXPECT commands OS clock resolution: 1ms Time taken by msleep(1): 1ms OS: Linux zxflaptop 6.7.6-arch1-1 #1 <#1> SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:31:48 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux tar tool: tar (GNU tar) 1.35 curl tool: curl 8.6.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/8.6.0 OpenSSL/3.2.1 zlib/1.3.1 brotli/1.1.0 zstd/1.5.5 libidn2/2.3.7 libpsl/0.21.2 libssh2/1.11.0 nghttp2/1.59.0 nghttp3/1.2.0 git commit id: c47e933 <c47e933> git commit time: 2024-02-23T10:47:24-0800 sim> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#361>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ANSGMVYEVUEMOVVYYIOCOSTYVYNNDAVCNFSM6AAAAABD4SNOR2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSGE2TOMRZGE4DQOA>. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[zxalexis]

Oh, thanks!
It really helped and the Issue may be closed now.

In every manual for PAL-III (regarding Pass2) I saw just this:

I believe you are expected to set bit 11 for PTP output. I was able to get all three versions to punch on the high speed punch using 4001 as the SR value. That line that reads BB<(<0&0!*%,,/2,$!7 is actually the "paper tape" coming out on the low speed (ASR-33) punch. Vince