TOPS-10 Monitor Calls Manual Volume 1 Oct88

This document, "TOPS-10 Monitor Calls Manual, Volume 1" (AA-0974G-TB, October 1988), is the first of a two-volume reference set for assembly language programmers developing for the TOPS-10 Version 7.04 operating system.

Volume 1 describes the monitor's facilities and functions, detailing requirements for I/O, computation, and information processing. It covers specific monitor features like inter-process communication, programmed interrupts, and various device I/O operations, all in the context of the monitor calls needed to use them.

Volume 2, which is essential to be used with Volume 1, provides an alphabetical listing of the monitor calls, including their coding sequences, data return formats, GETTAB tables, a glossary of terms, executable file formats, and a description of the File Daemon program.

The manual assumes familiarity with DECsystem-10 architecture and MACRO programming. It references, but does not detail, separately purchased software products like DECnet-10 or IBM communication, directing users to their specific documentation.