Author: Friedemann Brauer

HNO Forschungstrakt, Germany

Operating System: OS/8

Source Language: PAL-8

Abstract: Disk capacity is fully used, packing two 12-bit core words

into three 8-bit disk bytes (the buffered model allows transfer of an odd

number of bytes).

IBM compatibility is lost, since storage starts from track zero.

Both the system and the non-system handler are 2-page handlers, with

entries for 2 units.

The system handler's second page resides in field two; patches necessary

for FRTS, BLOAD and BASIC.FF are given (by Ian M. Templeton).

With a special secondary bootstrap format a very short toggle-in

bootstrap for the system handler will do.

In case of field zero "crashes", manual start at 27722 allows re-booting

the whole system.

Media Price Code: D2, G8 (Includes F)

Catalog: August 1978