And if you’re not sure what a PDP-11 is, just pretend I said “Intel® Core™2 Quad.”
BBW Branch Both Ways
BEW Branch Either Way
BBBF Branch on Bit Bucket Full
BH Branch and Hang
BMR Branch Multiple Registers
BOB Branch On Bug
BPO Branch on Power Off
BST Backspace and Stretch Tape
CDS Condense and Destroy System
CLBR CLoBber Register
CLBRI CLoBer Register Immediately
CM Circulate Memory
CMFRM CoMe FRoM — essential for truly structured programming
CPPR Crumple Printer Paper and Rip
CRN Convert to Roman Numerals
DC Divide and Conquer
DMPK Destroy Memory Protect Key
DO Divide and Overflow
EMPC EMulate Pocket Calculator
EPI Execute Programmer Immediately
EROS Erase Read Only Storage
EXCE Execute Customer Engineer
HCF Halt and Catch Fire
IBP Insert Bug and Proceed
INSQSW INSert into Queue SomeWhere (for FISH queues (First In Still Here))
PBC Print and Break Chain
PDSK Punch Disk
PI Punch Invalid
POPI Punch OPerator Immediately
PVLC Punch Variable Length Card
RASC Read And Shred Card
RPM Read Programmers Mind
RSSC Reduce Speed, Step Carefully (for improved accuracy)
RTAB Rewind Tape And Break
RWDSK REWind DiSK
RWOC Read Writing On Card
SCRBL SCRibBLe to disk — faster than a write
SLC Search for Lost Chord
SPSW Scramble Program Status Word
SRSD Seek Record and Scar Disk
STROM Store in Read Only Memory
TDB Transfer and Drop Bit
WBT Water Binary Tree
I have a similar list that’s lost somewhere in my house, but this particular list comes from
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