> On Dec 20, 2017, at 1:16 AM, Nigel Williams via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> There is a CPU board for sale on ebay, M8189, and it has the usual 3 chips >> CPU, MMU, FPU. However, there are 2 extra chips and I've never seen that >> before. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-11_architecture#Optional_instruction_sets > > Microcode ROMs for the CIS (Commercial Instruction Set)
I believe PDP11 COBOL makes use of those if available, and the RSTS kernel will use the string move instruction for block memory copies if it sees CIS. paul