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DEC-11-XPDCW-A-D

May 1975

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Document:	..43 SPD Index
Order Number:	DEC-11-XPDCW-A-D
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Pages:	3
Original Filename:	http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/spd/15.12.00_7510_ASSIST-11.pdf

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Software Product Description
PRODUCT NAME:

SPD 15.12.0
ASSIST-II Version 1, Directory Assistance Package

DESCRIPTION:
ASSIST-II is a telephone directory assistance system designed
to give a directory assistance operator computerized access to
up to 20 million directory entries, without the necessity of
printed directories. Requests entered at an operator terminal
will be serviced by the computer, and a list of telephone numbers fitting the entered description will be displayed on the
screen in telephone directory format.
ASSIST-II is an application package which runs under RSTS/E
and supports a number of operator stations equipped with VT52
displays. It includes all the necessary facilities for simultaneous directory assistance inquiries and maintenance of the
directory data base.
Storage Capacities:
Operating System Overhead
Overhead, each Directory

1,000 blocks
100 blocks

Capacity -- each RP04:
RK05:

7,000 directory pages
200 directory pages

System ~1ax -- 8 RP04' s:

56,000 directory pages

Display Times (typical):

11/40

11/70

CPU time to handle average request
Capacity -- Requests/min.

1 sec.
60

0.25 sec.
240

Time to Fill Screen

2 sec.

CPU time to display full page·
(45 entries--4.5 directory. col. in.)<C 2 sec.
CPU time to display one entry'
<e.4 sec.
NOTE:

20,000,000
telephone
numbers

<::::0.5 sec.
<0.1 sec.

Times are independent of the size of the data base.

October 1975

DEC-ll-XPDCW-A-D

ASSIST-II Version 1, Directory Assistance Package
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Display:
Displays all entries matching provided information error messages and alternate spellings for unsuccessful searches.
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIRED:
Any valid RSTS/E configuration (refer to current RSTS/E SPD) , and
• 32K words additional parity memory available for ASSIST-II.
• TJU16 (11/45 and 11/40) or TWU16 (11/70) Magtape System.
• 'VT52 Display Terminal for each operator station.
OPTIONAL HARDWARE SUPPORTED:
Additional parity memory to a system total of 124K words (11/40,
11/45) or
additional parity memory to a system total of l024K words (11/70)
RP04 44M word Disk Drives (up to 8 drives) or
RP03 20M word Disk Drives (up to 8 drives) or
RP02 10M word Disk Drives (up to 8 drives)
RK05 1.2M word Removable Cartridge DECpack Disk Drives (up to
8 d~ives)
KL11, DLll-A,B,C,D, or LC11 Local Line or DCll or OLlIE
Automatic-Answer Dataset Interfaces (up to 16)
DHll-AA Terminal Multiplexor with DM1I-BB Modem controls
and teletype or EIA Line Adaptors (up to 63 lines)
PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE:
RSTS/E operating system, Version 6 or later.
The customer is required to purchase at least one supported
RSTS/E license at each facility where ASSIST-II will be used.
If additional ASSIST-11 systems are present at the same facility, additional licenses may be purchased at the customer's
option.
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE SUPPORTED:
None
TRAINING CREDITS:
None
SUPPORT CATEGORY:
Bi Software Support will be provided as listed in the Software
Support Categories Addendum to this SPD.

ASSIST-II Version 1, Directory Assistance Package

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UPDATE POLICY:
Software Updates, if any, released by Digital during the one (l)
year period following installation, will be provided to the customer without additional charge. After the first year, updates,
if any, will be made available according to then prevailing
Digital Policies.
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 £or use on such CPU except as may otherwise be provided in writing by DIGITAL.
Source and binary options with no support services are only
available after the purchase of one full-support license and
after either an OEM Agreement or End-User "Waiver of Support
Agreement" is in effect. When a software license is ordered
without support services, the category of support applicable
to such software is Category C.
Listing options are only available after the purchase of at
least one full-support source and binary license.
The following key (P,R,Z) represents the distribution media for
the product and must be specified at end of "Q" number i.e.,
QPA25-XP = bin~ries and sources on 9-track Magtape.
P - 9-track Magtape
(TU16)

. R -

Hicrofiche

Z - No hardware
dependency

Standard Options
QPA25-X_
QPA25-Y_
QPA25-D_

Single-use license, sources and binaries, documentation, support services (media: Pl.
Single-use license, sources and binaries, documentation, no support services {media: P}.
Single-use license only, no support services, (media:
Z).

Source/Listing Options
QPA25-F

Program listings (media:

R,Z

= paper)
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