I wrote a version of od.

build/Makefile

@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ $(BINDIR)/altmkdir: $(ALTSRC)/wktmkdir.s
 
 # The commands that did not come from the scans
 others: dirs $(BINDIR)/sh $(BINDIR)/wktcat $(BINDIR)/wktcp $(BINDIR)/date \
-	$(BINDIR)/ln $(BINDIR)/ls $(BINDIR)/mv $(BINDIR)/stat
+	$(BINDIR)/ln $(BINDIR)/ls $(BINDIR)/mv $(BINDIR)/stat $(BINDIR)/od
 
 # Alternative other commands: no dd, but . and ..
 altothers: dirs $(BINDIR)/sh $(BINDIR)/wktcat $(BINDIR)/wktcp $(BINDIR)/date \
-	$(BINDIR)/ln $(BINDIR)/altls $(BINDIR)/mv $(BINDIR)/stat
+	$(BINDIR)/ln $(BINDIR)/altls $(BINDIR)/mv $(BINDIR)/stat $(BINDIR)/od
 
 
 $(BINDIR)/sh: $(OTHERSRC)/pbsh.s
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ $(BINDIR)/mv: $(OTHERSRC)/wktmv.s
 $(BINDIR)/stat: $(OTHERSRC)/wktstat.s
 	$(AS) $(ASARGS) -o $(BINDIR)/stat $(OTHERSRC)/wktstat.s
 
+$(BINDIR)/od: $(OTHERSRC)/wktod.s
+	$(AS) $(ASARGS) -o $(BINDIR)/od $(OTHERSRC)/wktod.s
+
 tests:
 	mkdir -p $(TESTDIR)
 	$(AS) $(ASARGS) -o $(TESTDIR)/decimal_out  $(TESTSRC)/decimal_out.s	

build/proto

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dd 	         drwr- -1 4
 	init     frwr- -1 bin/init
         ln       frwr- -1 bin/ln
         ls       frwr- -1 bin/ls
+        od       frwr- -1 bin/od
         mv       frwr- -1 bin/mv
 	password frw-- -1 fs/password
         sh       frwr- -1 bin/sh

src/other/wktod.s

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+" Warren's version of od: od filename
+"
+
+main:
+   lac 017777 i		" Do we have any arguments?
+   sad d4
+     jmp noarg		" No, an error
+
+   lac 017777           " Move five words past the argument word count
+   tad d5		" so that AC points at the first argument
+   dac argptr
+
+   sys open; argptr:0; 0 " Open up the file, save the file descriptor
+   spa
+     jmp badfile
+   dac fd
+
+lineloop:
+   lac fd
+   sys read; buf; 8	" Read 8 words from the file
+   sna
+     sys exit		" Nothing read, exit now
+   dac count
+
+   lac offset		" Print out the offset
+   jms octal;
+   lac fd1
+   sys write; colon; 1	" Write colon space
+   lac ibufptr
+   dac bufptr		" Start at the beginning of the buffer
+  
+
+printloop:
+   lac bufptr i		" Print out the next word
+   jms octal;
+   lac fd1
+   sys write; space; 1	" Write a space
+   -1
+   tad count		" Decrement the count
+   dac count
+   sna
+     jmp endofline	" Nothing left to print
+   isz bufptr
+   jmp printloop
+
+
+endofline:
+   lac fd1
+   sys write; newline; 1 " Write a space
+   lac d8
+   tad offset		" Bump up the offset
+   dac offset
+   jmp lineloop
+
+
+
+
+
+octal: 0
+   lmq			" Move the argument into MQ
+   -6
+   dac c		" Set the loop count to 6
+1:
+   cla
+   llss 3		" Shift 3 more bits into AC
+   tad o60		" Add AC to ASCII '0'
+   dac cbuf		" and print out the digit
+   lac fd1
+   sys write; cbuf; 1
+   isz c		" Any more characters to print out?
+     jmp 1b		" Yes, loop back
+   jmp octal i		" and return from subroutine
+
+
+noarg:
+   " Print a "no arg" error and exit
+   lac d1
+   sys write; noargstr; 4
+   sys exit
+noargstr: <no>; < a>; <rg>; 012
+
+badfile:
+   lac argptr       	" Get the pointer to the argument
+   dac 1f               " Store it in 1f below
+   lac d1
+   sys write; 1:0; 4    " Write the name, max 4 words
+   lac d1               " Then write " ?\n"
+   sys write; 1f; 2
+   sys exit             " and exit
+1: 040; 077012          " String literal: " ?\n"
+
+ibufptr: buf
+bufptr: buf
+buf: .=.+8		" Buffer of eight words
+count: 0		" Count of words read in
+offset: 0		" Offset from the beginning of file
+cbuf: 0                 " Used to print out in the octal routing
+c: .=.+1                " Loop counter for printing octal digits
+fd: 0
+
+fd1: d1: 1
+d4: 4
+d5: 5
+d8: 8
+o60: 060
+
+colon: 072040		" Colon space string
+space: 040		" Space string
+newline: 012		" Newline string