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Document:	14.52.05 7808 PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2
Order Number:	AE-5665F-TC
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Pages:	3
Original Filename:	http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/spd/14.52.05_7808_PDP-11_BASIC-PLUS-2.pdf

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Software Product Description
PRODUCT NAME: PDP-11

BASIC-PLUS-2, Version 1.5

SPD 14.52.5

DESCRIPTION:
BASIC is a conversational programming language developed at Dartmouth College'that uses simple English-like statements and familiar mathematical notations to perform operations.

• Routines to handle dynamic allocation of string
storage and I/O buffers
• Routines to handle input/output operations
• Error-handling routines to process errors in arithmetic, I/O, and system operations

The BASIC-PLUS-2 language is a superset of Dartmouth BASIC. In addition to the elementary BASIC
statements, BASIC-PLUS-2 also features:
• Terminal-format files
• Virtual arrays
• RMS Record I/O
• Extensive string support
• Full matrix package
• Long variable names
• IF .. THEN .. ELSE
• ON ERROR condition handlers
• Statement modifiers: IF, WHILE, UNLESS, FOR
• User-defined functions
• Multi-statement lines
• Multi-line statements
• Program segmentation: SUB, CALL, CHAIN,
COMMON
• External subprograms
BASIC-PLUS-2 uses the full ASCII character set for
its alphabet.

BASIC-PLUS-2 allows the user to' write subprograms
and insert them into OTS or user libraries. These
subprograms can be written in BASIC-PLUS-2 or in
MACRO assembly language, and are accessed by the
CALL statement. Furthermore, BASIC-PLUS-2 programs can access any system library routines that
utilize the FORTRAN calling sequence.

The BASIC-PLUS-2 language processor is composed
of a compiler and an Object-Time System/Library.
The BASIC-PLUS-2 compiler produces an object
module from a source program. The compiler checks
each program line for syntax errors and returns an
appropriate message if an error is found. The user
can then correct the program (if necessary) and compile it. Program compilations result in an object module that can be linked and executed at the operating
system command level. (On RSTS/E systems, the BASIC-PLUS-2 compiler can produce an image module
that can be executed immediately, provided no CALL
statement or RMS I/O is referenced.) BASIC-PLUS-2
provides a traceback mechanism that traces the path
of program execution when an error occurs in a function or subroutine.
The BASIC-PLUS-2 Object-Time System/Library
contains the following run-time routines:
• Math routines that include library functions and
arithmetic routines

August 1978

BASIC-PLUS-2 Record I/O operations are controlled
through the RMS file structure. This method of Record I/O supports sequential, relative, and indexed file
organizations. Note that indexed files require the
presence of RMS-11 K on the system. RMS features
also include primary and alternate keys, fixed and
variable length records, and record mapping. RMS11 K is an optionally supported facility of the RSTS/E,
RSX-11 M, and lAS operating systems.
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIRED:
Any valid RSX-11 M, lAS, or RSTS/E operating system
configuration that includes the Extended Instruction
Set and has at least 48K bytes of memory in addition
to the minimum required by the operating system.
Also, at least 1000 free blocks must be available on
the public disk structure.
OPTIONAL HARDWARE SUPPORTED:
Supports any mass storage, unit record, or terminal
device supported by the prerequisite software, except
DECtape.
PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE:
Anyone of the following operating systems that includes RMS-11:
RSX~11 M, Version 3 or later, or
RSTS/E, Version 6C or later, or
lAS, Version 2 or later
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE SUPPORTED:
RMS-11K
TRAINING CREDITS:
None

AE-5665F-TC

SPD 14.52.5

PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2, Version 1.5
-2SUPPORT CATEGORY:
A - Software Support will be provided as stated in
the Software Support Categories Addendum to this
SPD.
UPDATE POLICY:
Software Updates, if any, released by DIGITAL during
the one (1) year period folLQwing installation, will be
provided to the customer for a media charge (includes no installation). After the first year, updates, if
any, will be made available according to then prevailing DIGITAL policies.
ORDERING "INFORMATION:
All binary licensed software, including any subsequent updates, is furnished under the licensing
provisions of DIGITAL's Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale, which provide in part that the software
and any part thereof may be used on only the single
CPU on which the software is first installed, and may
be copied, in whole or in part (with the proper inclusion of the DIGITAL copyright notice and any DIGITAL
proprietary notices on the software) only for use on
such CPU. All source licensed software is furnished
only under the terms and conditions of a separate
Software Program Sources Agreement between Purchaser and DIGITAL.
Standard options with no support services are only
available after the purchase of one supported license.
When a software license is ordered without support
services, the category of support applicable to such
software is Category C.
A single-use license only option is a license to copy
the software previously obtained under license, and
use such software in accordance with DIGITAL's
Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. The category
of support applicable to such copied software is Category C.
The following key (D, E, F, Q, T, V, Z) represents the
distribution media for the product and must be specified at the end of the order number, e.g., QJ916-AD
= binaries on 9-track magnetic tape.
D
E
F

o
T
V
Z

9-track MagnetiC Tape
RK05 Disk Cartridge
7-track Magnetic Tape
RL01 Disk Cartridge
RK06 Disk Cartridge
RK07 Disk Cartridge
No hardware dependency

Standard Options
For RSTSIE Sy'stems:
OJ916 -A- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, support services (media: D, E, F,
a, T, V)
OJ916 -C- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, no support services (media: D,
E, F, 0, T, V)
aJ916 -D- Single-use license only, no binaries, no
documentation, no support services
(media: Z)

For RSX-11M Systems:
aJ918 -A- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, support services (media: D, E, a,
T, V)
aJ918 -C- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, no support services (media: 0,
E, 0, T, V)
aJ918 -0- Single-use license only, no binaries, no
documentation, no support services
(media: Z)
For lAS Systems:
aJ919 -A- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, support services (media: D, E, T)
aJ919 -C- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, no support services (media: 0,
E, T)
aJ919 -0- Single-use license only, no binaries, no
documentation, no support services
(media: Z)
Update Options:
Users of PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2, Version 1.0, whose
specified Support Category warranty has expired may
order the following software update at the then current charge for such update, for use under the existing license. Except where the medium is designated
as Z, the update is distributed in source or binary
form on the appropriate medium. A software update
where the medium is designated as Z grants the user
of PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2, Version 1.0, the right to
copy the previously ordered aJ916-H, OJ918-H,
aJ919-H, or OJ916-W, OJ918-W, OJ919-W software
update for use on an additional single CPU for which
a Product license has been obtained. No installation
or other services are included unless specifically stated otherwise.
For RSTSIE Systems:
aJ916 -H- Binaries, documentation (media: D, E,
F, T)
aJ916 -H- Right to copy for single-use (under existing license), no binaries, no documentation (media: Z)
For RSX-11 M Systems:
OJ918 -H- Binaries, documentation (media: D, E,
T)

aJ918

-H- Right to copy for single-use (under existing
license),
no
binaries,
no
documentation (media: Z)

For lAS Systems:
aJ919 -H- Binaries, documentation (media: D, E,

T)
aJ919

-H- Right to copy for single-use (under existing license), no binaries, no documentation (media: Z)

Users of PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2, Version 1.0, 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.

PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2, Version 1.5

SPD 14.52.5
-3-

For RSTSIE systems:
QJ916 -W- Binaries, documentation (media: D, E,
F, T)
For RSX-11M systems:
QJ918 -W- Binaries, documentation (media: D, E,
F, T)
For lAS systems:

QJ919

-W- Binaries, documentation (media: D, E,
T)

Miscellaneous Options
QJ919 -G- Pre-delivery kit (media: Z)
ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
None

ADDENDUM
SOFTWARE SUPPORT CATEGORIES
Each software product (hereinafter 'SOFTWARE') with a designated Support Category A or B in the applicable Software Product
Description (SPD) existing at the time of order will be the current release at the time of delivery and will conform to the SPD.
DIGITAL's sole obligation shall be to correct defects (nonconformance of the SOFTWARE to the SPD) as described below. Any
SOFTWARE with a designated Support Category C will be furnished on an 'as is' basis.
For SOFTWARE with a designatea Support Category A or B, DIGITAL will provide the services set forth below without additional
charge.
CATEGORY A
1. Upon notification by customer to the nearest DIGITAL office that the computer system, including all required prerequisite
hardware and software, is ready for the installation of the SOFTWARE, DIGITAL will install such SOFTWARE in any location
within the contiguous forty-eight (48) United States, the District of Columbia, or a country in which DIGITAL or a subsidiary
of DIGITAL has a software service facility. The notification must be received by DIGITAL and the system must be ready for
installation within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the SOFTWARE to customer or DIGITAL will have no obligation to
install. Installation will consist of: (1) verification that all components of the SOFTWARE have been received by customer, (2)
loading the SOFTWARE, and (3) executing a DIGITAL sample procedure.
2. During the ninety (90) day period after installation, if the customer encounters a problem with the current unaltered release
of the SOFTWARE which DIGITAL determines to be a defect in the SOFTWARE, DIGITAL will provide the following remedial
service (on site where necessary): (1) if the SOFTWARE is inoperable, apply a temporary correction (TC) or make a
reasonable attempt to develop an emergency by-pass, and (2) assist the customer to prepare a Software Performance
Report (SPR) and submit it to DIGITAL.
3. During the one (1) year period following installation, if the customer encounters a problem with the SOFTWARE which his
diagnosis indicates is caused by a SOFTWARE defect, the customer may submit an SPR to DIGITAL. DIGITAL will respond
to problems reported in SPRs which are caused by defects in the current unaltered release of the SOFTWARE via the
Maintenance Periodical for the SOFTWARE, which reports SPRs received, code corrections, temporary corrections, generally
useful emergency by-passes and/or notice of the availability of corrected code. Software Updates, if any, released by
DIGITAL during the one (1) year period, will be provided to the customer on DIGITAL's standard distribution media as
specified in the applicable SPD. The customer will be charged only for the media on which such updates are provided,
unless otherwise stated in the applicable SPD, at DIGITAL's then current media prices.
CATEGORY B
During the one (1) year period following delivery, the services provided to the customer will be the same as set forth in 3 above.
CATEGORY C
SOFTWARE is provided on an 'as is' basis. Any software services, if available, will be provided at the then current charges.
DIG IT AL shall have the right to make additional charges for any additional effort required to provide services resulting from
customer use of other than current unaltered release of the SOFTWARE operated in accordance with the SPD.