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(Editors Note.  This excerpt was taken from an earlier version of Bob)
(Supnik's simh_swre.txt file which referenced Sample Sofware packages)

1. PDP-8

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1.4 PDP-8 TSS/8

TSS/8 is the PDP-8's timesharing system.  It provides a program development
and execution environment for assembler, BASIC, and FORTRAN programs.  TSS/8
is provided as is, without fee, by Digital Equipment Corporation, for non-
commercial use only.  My thanks to John Wilson of Dbit Inc, who provided
the disk image and the initialization tape source.

Loading TSS/8
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Note: your environment must have a functioning second Teletype; that is, you
cannot at present run TSS if your host system does not support the SIMH
sockets library.

- Load the paper-tape bootstrap:

	sim> load tss8_init.bin

- Enable the RF08, if it is not enabled, and disable the DF32, if it is enabled:

        sim> set rf enabled
        sim> set df disabled

- Mount the TSS/8 disk image of the RF08:

	sim> attach rf tss8_rf.dsk

- Assign a TCP/IP port to the Telnet listener for the extra terminals:

	sim> attach ttix <port #>	-- 4000 typically works

- Run the bootstrap:

	sim> run 24200

- TSS/8 will boot and go through its startup dialog

	LOAD, DUMP, START, ETC? START
	MONTH-DAY-YEAR: mm:dd:yy	-- numeric, yy in range [74:85] ex: 10-02-74
	HR:MIN - hh:mm			-- numeric, 24 hour format
	(type cr to get attention)

	.

  and is now ready for login.  The list of accounts and passwords:

	 PPN  Password
	[0,1]   VH3M
	[0,2]   LXHE
	[0,3]   SHUG
	[77,77]
	[1,10]  WBCN
	[20,1]  DT
	[20,2]  PT
	[20,3]  TSS8
	[20,4]  EDIT
	[20,5]  4TH
	[1,50]  JERK

- Login using one of the existing accounts.  The login command won't echo:

	.LOGIN 2 LXHE			-- privileged library account

	TSS/8.24  JOB 01  [00,02]  K00    23:23:06

	SYSTEM IS DOWN, INC.

- The system is now ready for commands.  To get a directory listing:

        .R CAT (Option from account 0,1 for user lists is R CAT:L)

- Other users can log in by connecting, from a Telnet client, to localhost
  on the port specified in the ATTACH TTIX command.

(Editors Addendum: Thanks to the TSS-8 Sources John found, I added this...)

- Extra commands that I stumbled across (minimum character shortcuts):

        .A-SSIGN x (I presume to assign some sort of device)

        .BRE-AK x

        .BRO-ADCAST string (Only works from account 0,1)

        .CL-OSE (Close a file)

        .DE-POSIT x x (Deposit at address x values x)

        .DU-PLEX (Duplex mode)

        .EXA-MINE x x (Examine from address x to address x:limit-10)

        .FO-RCE kb string (Force keyboard # with string ^as controls)

        .K-JOB (Kill Job - Same as running LOGOUT)

        .LOA-D program (Load memory with program x)

        .LOGI-N (Log me in)

        .LOGO-UT (Log me out)

        .REL-EASE (I presume to release said device from above)

        .RES-TART x (Show or reset start address)

        .R-UN ACCT PROG x (Run program X from account PPN at address x)

        .S (By itself seems to do something, ^BS Stops a program)

        .ST-ART x (Start program or restart program w/without Oct Offset)

        .SW-ITCH x (Possibly load switch register with value)

        .SY-STAT (Run Systat program)

        .TA-LK kb string (Send message to keyboard number)

        .UN-DUPLEX (No Duplex)

        .US-ER x (Show the account and keyboard for Job x)

        .V-ERSION (Show version of TSS/8)

        .W-HERE (Show all switch register values)