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Document:	12.15.07 7708 DOS BATCH 10.04
Order Number:	AE-3396G-TC
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Software Product Description
DOS/BATCH, Version 10.04

SPD 12.15.7

DESCRIPTION:
The DOS/BATCH, Version 10-04 disk operating system for the PDP-11 is both a keyboard-oriented program development system and a batch-oriented job
processing system. The system monitor provides development and application support by giving easy access to a full range of system programs and utilities
such as a MACRO assembler, editor, linker, and an
ANSI Standard FORTRAN IV plus a complete
debugging package. Job and system accounting information are provided by the BATCH facility.

Programmed monitor requests are available to the
user through the MACRO assembly language. The requests are made through macros which are assembled into the user's program and which specify the
operation to be performed by the monitor. The monitor is divided into logical modules, and monitor routines can be overlaid into memory as needed, or
made permanently resident before or during the execution of a particular program.

PRODUCT NAME:

DOS/BATCH, Version 10-04 is transportable across
differently configured systems and has a simple system generation procedure. The system is easy to use,
requires minimum operator intervention and has an
easily learned Batch Command language. It includes
a full complement of field-tested systems programs
as well as user file identification and protection.
The monitor provides input/output transfers at different levels ranging from the direct access of device
handlers to data formatting capabilities, while providing the convenience of device independence. The
user can write programs without concern for specific
input/output devices; he need only select the most
effective or convenient device available for the function to be performed. Input/output transfers are interrupt-driven and concurrent. The user selects either
TRAN level (device handler level), READ/WRITE level
(formatted sequential level) or RECORD/BLOCK level
(file-structured, random access level).
The file system on secondary storage uses two userspecified file structures, linked and contiguous.
Linked files can grow serially with no logic limit on
their size. Contiguous files must have their lengths
declared before use, but can be randomly accessed
by RECORD/BLOCK level input/output requests. Files
can be specified and referenced by name by a specific user, and also protected by that user against unauthorized use.
In interactive mode, the user communicates with the
monitor through keyboard instructions called commands. The keyboard commands enable the user to
load and run programs, assign input/output devices
or files, modify and dump memory contents, and retrieve system information.

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Version 10-04 of DOS/BATCH includes an English
language diagnostic facility. In addition, the RX11 is
supported as a storage device only.
Built into the system is an Error logger for diagnosing hardware errors which can be used to log errors
on user implemented devices. The module is optionally included during the monitor's initial dialogue and
is thereafter transparent to the user.
In BATCH mode, sequences of keyboard commands
are concentrated into simple Batch Command language (BCl) statements. BATCH streams are controlled by sets of BCl statements which are read by
the system from both file-structured and non-file
structured devices.
The following system programs and utilities are supported by DOS/BATCH and are supplied with and included in the license to use DOS/BATCH binaries.
EDIT-11 Text Editor is used to edit ASCII files interactively by using keyboard commands. The user can
prepare a source program or any text file; locate text
within a file by string comparison or line, to change,
delete or append sections of text; store long command strings in a "macro" area for repeated use; and
merge two files from two different input sources.
PIP-11 Peripheral Interchange Program is used to
perform file handling, including transfers, directory
listings and file renaming for file devices. It performs
ASCII or binary transfer for keyboard devices. PIP-11
can also be used to allocate contiguous files, change
protection codes, initialize a device directory, and
merge or transfer a group of files from one device to
another.

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SPD 12.15.7

DOS/BATCH, Version 10.04
-2LlNK-11 Linker is used for the linking and relocating
of assembled or compiled user programs. L1NK-11
can operate on binary output (object modules) to relocate each module and assign absolute addresses. It
creates a load module which can be loaded by the
monitor and executed and it builds the necessary files
in an overlay environment.
ODT -11 R On-line Debugging Technique is used to aid
in the debugging of assembled and linked object programs (load modules). By interaction through the terminal keyboard the user can: examine and alter
memory location contents; run a portion of a program
using the breakpoint feature; search for specific bit
patterns, or locations which reference other specific
locations; calculate offsets for relative addresses; and
fill a block of words or bytes with a designated value.
LlBR-11 Librarian is used to simplify the linking operation by allowing the user to place debugged object
modules in a library for iater reference by L1NK-11.
L1BR-11 provides facilities for creating, modifying, deleting, and listing of contents of libraries.
MACRO-11 Assembler provides the user with: relocatable object modules with global symbols; program
sectioning and conditional assembly directives; userdefined and system supplied macros; symbolic cross
referencing and alphabetized, formatted symbol table
listings; and input/output file specifications with program and command string control of assembly
functions.
FORTRAN IV compiler and Object Time System provides ANSI Standard FORTRAN, including random
access input/output statements, ENCODE/DECODE
and IMPLICIT statements, overlay capability through
L1NK-11, and single and double precision ftoating
point formats. Also included are mixed-mode expressions for array subscripts, hexadecimal and octal
constants, and general mixed-mode expressions for
all standard and complex data types. The user can
list source programs, compiled programs in object
code format, internal and external program symbols,
and program errors.
The complete set of DOS/BATCH, Version 10-04 system programs appears below:
• DOS/BATCH - Monitor
• CILUS - Core Image Update - Save Program
• EDIT - Editor
• ERLIST - Error Log Analyzer
• MACRO - Assembler
• LINK - Linker
• L1BR - Object Module Librarian
• ODT - Debugging System
• PIP - File Utility Program

• CREF - Symbolic Cross-Reference Listing Program
• FORTRAN IV - Compiler
• FILCOM - File Comparison Program
• FILDMP - Disk File Debugger
• VERIFY - Disk Verify Program
• EBASCI - EBCDIC to ASCII Conversion Program
• DSKINT - Disk Initializer
• ROLLIN - Device to Device Fast Copy Program
• REDUCE - Monitor Reduction Aid
• CTBACK - Cassette Save and Restore Program
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIRED:
• Any PDP-11 Central Processor except 11/03, 11/04
• 16K words of Memory
• RF11 256K word fixed-head disk system, or RK11
. 1.2M word removable cartridge DEC pack disk (16K
words memory minimum), or RP11-C 20M word
disk pack (24K words memory minimum and TU10
or TU16 magnetic tape)
• BM792-YB or MR11-DB Bootstrap
• Console Device
• TU10 or TU16 Magnetic Tape or TC11 DECtape
Unit
• KW11-L Line Clock
OPTIONAL HARDWARE:
• Additional memory to a system total of 28K words
• CR11, CD11, or CM11 Card Reader
• LP11 or LS11 Line Printer
• KW11-P Programmable Clock
• KE11-AB EAE Extended Arithmetic Unit
• KE11-E EIS Extended Instruction Set (11/40)
• KE11-F FIS Floating Point Instruction Set (11/40)
• FP11-B,C FPP Floating Point Processor (11/45,
11/70)
• PR11 or PC11 Paper Tape Reader/Punch
• TA 11 Cassette Tape
• RX11 Floppy Disk
PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE:
None
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE:
None
TRAINING CREDITS:
None
SUPPORT CATEGORY:
C - Software Support will be provided as listed in the
Software Support Categories Addendum to this SPD.

SPD 12.15.7

DOS/BATCH, Version 10.04
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UPDATE POLICY:
No updates are planned for this product
ORDERING INFORMATION:
This software is furnished under a license for use on
a single CPU and can be copied and modified (with
inclusion of DIGITAL's copyright notice) only for use
on such CPU, except as may otherwise be provided
in writing by DIGITAL.
Source and/or listing options are only available after
the purchase of at least one binary license and after a
source license agreement is in effect.
The following key (C, D, E, F, P, R, Z) represents the
distribution media for the product and must be specified at the end of the "Q" number, i.e., QJ270-CD =
binaries on 9-track magnetic tape.
C
DECtape
D
9-track Magnetic Tape
E
RK05 Disk
F
7-track Magnetic Tape
P
9-track Magnetic Tape (MASSBUS only)
R
Microfiche
Z
No hardware dependency
Standard Options
QJ270 -C- Sin,gle-use license, binaries and documentation for Monitor, System Programs, FORTRAN Compiler and OTS,
no support services (media: C, D, E, F,

P)
QJ250

QJ252

-D- Single-use license only for Monitor,
System Programs, FORTRAN Compiler
and OTS, no binaries, documentation
or support services (media: Z)
-D- Single-use license only for Monitor and
System Programs, no binaries, documentation, or support services (media:

Z)
QJ035

-D- Single-use license only for FORTRAN
Compilers and OTS, no binaries, documentation, or support services (media:

Z)
Source/Listing Options
QJ271 -E- Sources for Monitor and System Programs and Device Drivers (media: C, 0,
E, F)
QJ271 -F- Listings of Monitor and System Programs and Device Drivers (media: R)

QJ037
QJ037

-E- Sources for the FORTRAN Compiler
and OTS (media: C, 0, E, F)
-F- Listings of FORTRAN Compiler and
OTS (media: R)

Update Options
Users of DOS/BATCH whose specified Support Category warranty has expired, or whose Standard Program Update Service has expired, may order under
license the fpllowing software update at the then current charge for such update. The update is distributed in source or binary form on the appropriate
medium and includes no installation or other services
unless specifically stated otherwise.
QJ270

-H- Single-use license, binaries and documentation for Monitor, System Programs, FORTRAN Compiler and OTS,
no support services (media: C, D, E, F,

P)
Users of DOS/BATCH whose specified Support Category warranty has not expired may order under license the following software update for the then
current media charge. The update is distributed in
source or binary form on the appropriate medium
and includes no installation or other services unless
specifically stated otherwise.
QJ270

-W- Binaries, documentation (media: C, 0,
E, F, P)

ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
None
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