This nice little handbook, published in 1973 by Digital Equipment Corporation, is a necessity if you have an old PDP-8/e

It is comprised of 10 chapters as follows:

• chapter 1 -- pdp-8/e story
• chapter 2 -- system introduction
  • pdp-8/a basic system
  • kk8-e central processing unit
  • m3800 major registers module
  • m8310 major registers control module
  • m8320 bus loads module
  • m8330 timing generator module
  • m849 rfi shield module
  • kc8-ea programmer's console
  • m8650 asynchronous data control module
  • memory system
  • interfacing
  • differences between the pdp-8/e and its predecessors
  • pdp-8/f and pdp-8/m
• chapter 3 -- system operation
  • programmer's console operation
  • memory organization
  • memory and processor instructions
  • augmented instructions
  • group 1 microinstructions
  • group 2 microinstructions
  • group 3 microinstructions
  • instruction execution and timing
• chapter 4 -- input/output operations
  • programmed data transfer
  • program interrupt transfers
  • data break transfers
• chapter 5 -- processor options
  • mechanical expansion options
  • ke8-e extended arithmetic element
  • memory equipment options
  • real time clock options
  • kp8-e power fail detect
• chapter 6 -- internal i/o options
  • console teleprinters
  • crt displays
  • x/y plotter options
  • line printer options
  • data communications equipment options
  • card reader options
  • rk8-e disk cartridge system
  • omnibus magnetic tape options
  • laboratory peripherals
  • db8-e interprocessor buffer
• chapter 7 -- external i/o options
  • external bus interface control options
  • random access disk devices
  • magnetic tape options
  • data aquisition peripherals
  • vw01 writing tablet
  • fpp-12 floating point processor
  • data entry terminals
  • dw08-a i/o conversion panel
• chapter 8 -- installation planning and delivery
  • pre-delivery planning and site preparation
  • temperature and humidity
  • factors affecting system reliability
  • extended operation under extreme conditions
  • electrical considerations
  • ac power facility installation and testing
• chapter 9 -- the omnibus interfacing
  • introduction
  • section 1 omnibus description
  • section 2 how to choose the type of i/o transfer
  • section 3 designing basic programmed i/o interface control circuits
  • section 4 designing a basic data break interface
  • section 5 general design and construction guidelines
  • section 6 pdp-8/e interface hardware
• chapter 10 -- i/o expansion techniques
  • section 1 positive i/o bus interfacing tecniques
  • section 2 omnibus interfacing using "off the shelf" modules