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Document:	21.09.03 7802 DECSYSTEM-20 SORT MERGE V4
Order Number:	AE-4192C-TM
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Pages:	2
Original Filename:	http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/spd/21.09.03_7802_DECSYSTEM-20_SORT_MERGE_V4.pdf

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Software Product Description
PRODUCT NAME: DECSYSTEM-20 SORT/MERGE, Version 4
DESCRIPTION:
SORT / MERGE is a disk sort utility for the DECSYSTEM-20 which operates stand-alone or in configuration
with
COBOL-58
and
FORTRAN-20.
SORT / MERGE reorders the records of:
• ASCII files
• SIX BIT files
• EBCDIC files
• Binary Files produced by COBOL or FORTRAN
in a sequence determined by the sorting parameters
prepared by the user.
SORT/MERGE automatically controls the use and allocation of disk work space and memory work space.
The user can also specify memory limits.
SORT/MERGE provides error diagnostics and statistics upon completion.
The MERGE capability permits the merging of sorted
files into a single sorted file. This function can be
invoked
either
in
the
stand-alone
use
of
SORT/MERGE, or via the COBOL MERGE verb.

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIRED:
DECSYSTEM-20 with 128K words of memory (total
memory and disk requirements vary with the number
of records, record size and blocking factor)
OPTIONAL HARDWARE SUPPORTED:
TU45 magnetic tape can be used for input and output
files
PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE:
TOPS-20 System Software, Version 1 or later
DECSYSTEM-20 COBOL-68, Version 12 or later (only
if imbedded use required)
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE SUPPORTED:
None
TRAINING CREDITS:
None
SUPPORT CATEGORY:
B - 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 following installation, will be
February 1978

SPD 21.9.3

provided to the customer without additional 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.
The following key (M) represents the distribution
media for the product and must be specified at the
end of the order number, e.g., OT007-AM = binaries
on 9-track magnetic tape.
M

1500 bpi 9-track MagnetiC Tape

Standard Options
For SORT/MERGE:
OT007 -A- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, support services (media: M)
OT007 -U- Armed services procurement regulation
license, sources, documentation, support services (media: M)
For COBOL-68 and SORT/MERGE:
OT011 -A- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, support services (media: M)
OT011 -U- Armed services procurement regulation
license, sources, documentation, support services (media: M)

ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
For SORT/MERGE:
OT007 -3- Maintenance Service (media: M)
OT007 -Z- Armed services procurement regulation
maintenance service (media: M)
For COBOL-68 and SORT/MERGE:
OT011 -3- Maintenance Service (media: M)
OT011 -Z- Armed services procurement regulation
maintenance service (media: M)

AE-4192C-TM

DECSYSTEM-20 SORT/MERGE, Version 4

SPD 21.9.3
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ADDENDUM
SOFTWARE SUPPORT CATEGORIES
Each software product (hereinafter 'SOFTWARE') with a designated Support Category A or S 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 designated Support Category A or S, 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.
DIGIT 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.