26 Nov
2007
26 Nov
'07
2:32 p.m.
Someone wrote....
> Good grief, that is a lot larger than any doc set
I've ever seen for
> RT-11. I had V3, V4 (both donated to the Library), and still have 5.0x
> (I think 5.04). I'd be interested in knowing the titles as well.
Ok, I took the time to look up the specifics for my own set. The set is for
RT-11 v5.0, and is dated March 1983. These DEC-badged orange manuals have a
DEC-made printed insert on the spine with labled number/letter pairs and a
list of what manuals are in that binder. Each "title" in the binder is in
fact a separate manual. Note that none of these document "options", they are
all manuals covering the base system with the exception of the BASIC &
Fortran IV manuals. The entire set is 28.5 inches long with the two optional
manuals, or 23 inches long without those two. Also, reading the "Guide to
Documentation" gives me the impression that this is the normal set sent out
with RT-11 at the time and not just an "expanded set". I could be wrong.
Binder 1A
Guide to Documentation
System Release Notes
Introduction to RT-11
Binder 1B
Installation Guide
Binder 1C
System Generation Guide
Binder 2A
System Users Guide
Binder 2B
System Utilities Guide
Binder 2C
System Messages Manual
Master Index
Binder 2D
Keypad Editor Users Guide
TECO Users Guide
Binder 3A
Programmers Reference Manual
Macro-11 Language Reference Manual
Binder 3B
Software Support Manual
I'd hate to try running an RT-11 system with just a subset of the above
manuals, I don't see any that would be "ok I can do without that" - but
that's a fairly subjective statement on my part.
According to the Guide to Documentation, also included in the above set (I
have all the following too) is an RT-11 Automatic Installation Booklet, an
RT-11 Mini Reference Manual (mine is in a short mini orange binder too), and
a paperback book titled "Intro to BASIC" (not to be confused with the DEC
manual). In addition, in binder 2D is included the TECO Pocket Guide and the
PDP-11 Keypad Editor Reference Card.
Then I have two optional manuals also in DEC orange binders with DEC-printed
labels on the spine as follows:
In one binder (no label at the top of the spine other than "RT-11 v5.0")
BASIC-11/RT-11 Installation Guide & Release Notes
BASIC-11/RT-11 User's Guide
BASIC-11 Language Reference Manual
In another binder labled "RT-11 Fortran IV"
Language Reference Manual
User's Guide
Installation Guide & Release Notes
Hope that helps!
Jay West