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Document:	15.86.04 7809 DECAL
Order Number:	AE-3424E-TC
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Pages:	2
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Software Product Description
PRODUCT NAME: DECAL, Version 2, Digital Equipment CAl Author Language System

SPD 15.86.4

DESCRIPTION:
DECAL, Digital Equipment CAl Author Language System, is the Computer Assisted Instruction (CAl) lesson
authoring system. It is designed to enable teachers
with no previous computer experience to provide individualized instruction for students. Written in BASIC-PLUS, the language of DIGITAL's Resource Sharing Timesharing System/Extended (RSTS/E), DECAL
is suitable for use in any subject area and at all grade
levels.

Appropriately configured RSTS/E DECAL systems
can handle up to 254 instructor accounts, and record
statistics for up to 10,000 students.

DECAL lessons can present textual material to a
student, provide additional help at the student's request, anticipate and respond to both correct and incorrect responses, and dynamically determine sequences based upon those responses to individual
lesson sections. Lessons can be up to 50 segments
(questions) in length and can be linked with other
lessons to form courses and share among schools.
Students can leave a DECAL lesson at any pOint in
the lesson, and later return to the lesson at the point
where they left off. These features enable instructors
to create effective lessons in the area of:
• drill and practice
• tutorials
• quizzes and tests
• dialog/inquiry sessions
• simulation and games
• problem solving
DECAL lessons are interactive and can provide
"HELP" messages for all questions requiring a response from the instructor· or student. The DECAL
system includes provisions for administering, creating, and editing lessons; gathering and reporting lesson and individual student comments and statistics;
and, at the discretion of the instructor, limiting and
maintaining access to lessons via student directories.

PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE:
RSTS/E Resource Sharing Timesharing System, V06A
. or later.

Statistics are collected and stored automatically. Statistics included are the mean, variance, and standard
deviation of student scores; summary of answer
selections; response time statistics; the names, execution times, and execution dates of lessons and student comments; and summaries of failed questions.
The programs are modular and enable the instructor
to obtain reports on particular lessons, questions, or
students.

September 1978

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIRED:
Any valid RSTS/E configuration.
OPTIONAL HARDWARE:
Supports any device supported by the prerequisite
software.

OPTIONAL SOFTWARE:
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
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:
AIL 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
whi.ch 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.

AE-3424E-TC

DECAL, Version 2

SPD 15.86.4
-2-

The following key (D, E, Q, T, V) represents the distribution media for the product and must be specified at
the end of the order number, e.g., QPE10-XD =
sources on 9-track magnetic tape.

o
E
a
T
V

9-track Magnetic Tape

= RK05 Disk Cartridge

RL01 Disk Cartridge
RK06 Disk Cartridge
RK07 Disk Cartridge

Standard Options
aPE10 -X- Single-use license, source license,
sources, documentation, support services (media: 0, E, a, T, V)

Upgrade Options
The following option is available as an upgrade kit
from EDU-DECAL for use on the same single CPU on
which EDU-DECAL is licensed. The license previously
granted for EDU-DECAL shall be extended to cover
this upgrade.
aPE11 -X- Single-use license, source license,
sources, support services (media: 0, E)

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 designated 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.
DIGITAL 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 SPO.