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DEC PDP-11 Absolute Loader

The Absolute Loader is a special tape image that must be loaded in order to load other tapes which use the Absolute Loader format.

To see the Absolute Loader in action, start with the Bootstrap Loader Demo.

PCjs has archived the following DEC resources:

• Absolute Loader
• LISTING OF PDP-11 ABSOLUTE LOADER (June 1975)
• "APPENDIX D: THE BOOTSTRAP AND ABSOLUTE LOADERS" from the PDP-11 BASIC PROGRAMMING MANUAL (December 1970)