Author: Donald A. Walter and Kathryn B. Willis, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, Institute, West Virginia

LABCOL I is a user oriented language to be used on PDP/8 series computers for control of laboratory devices or other equipment. It is easily used by those familiar with FORTRAN, BASIC, or other computational languages. Commands are easily substituted or added, and it can be readily adapted to various peripheral device configurations. The language has these features: integer arithmetic; decision and branching; subroutines; variable, numerical, array, and literal arguments; nesting and looping one and two dimensional arrays; and manipulation of symbol lists.

LABCOL I is particularly suited for conducting human and animal research, where experimental decisions must be made based on responses.

Storage Requirement: 4400(8)

Hardware Required: PDP-8E, ASR33, DK8-EC, VC8E, (DR8-EA*)

Other Programs Needed: RIM-BIN

Source Language: PAL III

Restrictions: * Program has been used with user designed 12-bit relay I/O interface. Adaptable to any 12-bit interface configuration.

Catalog: June 1976