The PDP-8 is widely considered one of the most influential computers in history because it brought computing power out of the "glass house" of the mainframe and into the laboratory. Foster uses the PDP-8's instruction set to teach:
The "brain" within the CPU that directs the flow of data. Computer architecture by Caxton C. Foster - Open Library
The , an initiative of the Internet Archive, is perhaps the best place to find this seminal work. Because "Computer Architecture" is out of print and often difficult to find in physical bookstores, the Open Library provides several ways to engage with the text: The PDP-8 is widely considered one of the
