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             -    NEW  ENGLAND  DISTRICT   -

FIELD SERVICE PDP-8 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM   . . .   Version  5

OS/8  V3D               DECX8  Rev. E           Restart Addr = 07600


Type:

        .R PROG                 -       to run a system program
        .R PROG.DG              -       to run a diagnostic program
        .HELP                   -       to type this text file
        .HELP INFO              -       for more info
        .HELP FILENAME          -       to type a HELP file on the terminal
        .HELP FILENAME-L        -       to print same on the printer
        .SET SYS INIT HELP      -       to print this text upon startup
        .SET SYS NO INIT        -       to boot without this text default

Note:

	"PROG" and "FILENAME" refer to the specific file you want
&INFO PDP-8 FIELD SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM . . . Ver. 5 - released Jan 1980 by New England District Support - - For Diagnostic names, type ".HELP DEVICE", where "Device" is the option you want to reference, ie: try ".HELP RK05" and see what happens. For all the diagnostic names, type ".HELP DIAG" - Several System Programs such as "DIRECT","BUILD","FUTIL", as well as various utilities such as "RKUTIL" and "RKCOPY" have HELP files. To review these, type "HELP [Prog name]. - Before trying to run the program "BUILD.SV", please read the HELP files ! This procedure is advised for knowledgable users only ... be sure that you have ".SET SYS NO INIT" before using ! - For more information, type "HELP MORE"
&MORE STILL MOORE INFO ON THE SYSTEM ... - This is essentially an OS-8 system; all rules apply - There are two (2) printer handlers available for either the LA/LP or the LQP. Type "SET HANDLER LPT=LQP" to enable the LQP handler and "SET HANDLER LQP=LPT" to return to the LA/LP printer.
&ODT ODT @CALLING COMMANDS: .ODT @INTERNAL COMMANDS: NNNNN/ OPEN LOC / REOPEN LAST OPENED LOC NN<CR> DEPOSIT NN IN OPEN LOC, CLOSE LOC NN<LF> DEPOSIT NN IN OPEN LOC, CLOSE LOC, OPEN AND DISPLAY NEXT LOC NN;... DEPOSIT NN IN OPEN LOC, CLOSE AND OPEN NEXT LOC <CR> CLOSE PREVIOUSLY OPENED LOC <LF> CLOSE LOC, OPEN NEXT LOC N+ OPEN CUR LOC+N N- OPEN CUR LOC-N ^ CLOSE LOC, OPEN LOC ADDRESSED BY CONTENTS _ CLOSE LOC, OPEN POINTED TO BY CONTENTS NNG GO NNB ESTABLISH BREAKPOINT B REMOVE BREAKPOINT A OPEN AC L OPEN LINK C CONTINUE FROM BREAKPOINT NNC CONTINUE, ITERATE NN TIMES M OPEN SEARCH MASK <LF> OPEN LOWER SEARCH LIMIT <LF> OPEN UPPER SEARCH LIMIT NNW SEARCH CORE FOR NN MASKED BETWEEN LIMITS D OPEN DATA FIELD (0010=FIELD 1) F OPEN FIELD FOR ^, _, W (0010=FIELD 1) ^O SUPRESS PRINTING
&PIP PIP.SV @SWITCHES: /A ASCII MODE /B BINARY MODE /C ELIM TRAILING BLANKS /D DELETE OUTPUT FILE BEFORE TRANSFER /G IGNORE ERRORS /I IMAGE MODE /O OKAY TO COMPRESS OR ZERO /S SQUISH /T CONVERT TABS TO SPACES, ETC. /V VERSION # /Y COPY SYSTEM HEAD /Z ZERO OUTPUT DIRECTORY BEFORE TRANSFER =N # OF ADDITIONAL INFO WORDS (/Z OR /S) =N SIZE TO CLOSE OUTPUT FILE (/I)
&DUPLIC &RXCOPY RXCOPY.SV @CALLING COMMANDS: .DUPLIC OUTDEV:<INDEV: @SWITCHES: /M MATCH WITH NO IMPLIED COPY /N COPY WITH NO IMPLIED MATCH /P PAUSE BEFORE AND AFTER ACCESSING DISKS /R READ OUTPUT DEVICE WITH NO IMPLIED COPY OR MATCH /V PRINT VERSION NUMBER
&SET SET.SV @CALLING COMMANDS: .SET DEV PARAMETER(S) .SET DEV NO PARAMETER(S) @PARAMETERS: READONLY DECLARE DEVICE TO BE READ ONLY FILES DECLARE DEVICE TO BE FILE STRUCTURED DVC CHANGE DEVICE CODES VERSION X CHANGE VERSION LOCATION N[=M] EXAMINE OR CHANGE LOCATIONS LV8E DECLARE LINE PRINTER TO BE AN LV8E LA8A DECLARE LINE PRINTER TO BE LA180 ON DKC8-AA LA78 SAME AS .SET LPT NO LA8A WIDTH N SET WIDTH OF LINE PRINTER OR TTY LC DECLARE LINE PRINTER OR TTY TO HAVE LOWER CASE ECHO RESTORE TTY CHARACTER ECHOING PAGE RESTORE TTY ^S AND ^Q FACILITIES TAB IN TTY PRINT TABS (DON'T SIMULATE WITH SPACES) FILL IN TTY APPEND FILL CHARACTERS AFTER TABS FLAG IN TTY FLAG LOWER CASE CHARACTERS SCOPE ERASE CHARACTER ON TTY RUBOUTS ESC PRINT ESC(ASCII 033) WITHOUT CONVERTING IT TO $ SIGN ARROW PRINT CONTROL CHARACTERS WITH UP ARROW (E.G. ^C, ^S) HEIGHT [M] SET TTY SCREEN HEIGHT PAUSE [N] SET TTY PAUSE TIME COL N SET DIRECT TO USE N COLUMNS (.SET TTY COL 2) CODE N CHANGE TTY IOTS OR CARD READER CODES PARITY EVEN/ODD SET MAGTAPE PARITY OS8 DECLARE SYS TO BE OS/8 OS78 DECLARE SYS TO BE OS/8 INIT XXXXX CAUSE SYS TO EXECUTE XXXXX ON BOOTSTAPPING
&FOTP &LIST &COPY &RENAME &TYPE &DELETE FOTP.SV @CALLING COMMANDS: .COPY DEV:OUTFILE.EX<DEV:INFILE.EX /* IS WILD NAME OR EXTENSION .REN DEV:NEWFILE.EX<DEV:OLDFILE.EX /? IS WILD CHARACTER .DEL DEV:FILE.EX .LIST DEV:FILE.EX /= .COPY LPT:<DEV:FILE.EX .TYPE DEV:FILE.EX /= .COPY TTY:<DEV:FILE.EX @SWITCHES: /C MATCH ONLY FILES WITH CURRENT DATE /D DON'T TRANSFER (I.E. AT MOST ONLY DELETE) /F REQUEST NEW DEVICE IF OUT OF ROOM /L TYPE LOG OF INPUT FILENAME MATCHES (*) /N NO PRE-DELETE /O MATCH ONLY FILES WITH OTHER THAN TODAY'S DATE /Q QUERY USER ABOUT FILE BEFORE OPERATION (*) /R RENAME /T USE TODAY'S DATE /U TREAT EACH INPUT SPECIFICATION SEPARATELY /V MATCH FILES NOT OF FORM SPECIFIED /W PRINT VERSION # NOTES: (*) /D CAUSES LOG OF OUTPUT FILES (IF /L ALSO) IF INDEV: EQUALS OUTDEV:, THEN /N IS FORCED. IF NO INPUT FILE, *.* IS FORCED EXCEPT FOR /D IF OUTPUT DEVICE SPECIFIED, BUT NO FILE, *.* IS ASSUMED. ^P ABORT OPERATION, FIX OUTPUT DIRECTORY ^C FIX OUTPT DIRECTORY, RETURN TO OS/8 ^O SUPPRESS TYPEOUT
&FUTIL FUTIL.SV FUTIL IS AN OS-8 UTILITY PROGRAM THAT IS EXTREMELY USEFUL I F Y O U K N O W W H A T Y O U ' R E D O I N G -- ----- ------- ------- ----------- --------- IT IS EQUALLY AS DANGEROUS IF YOU DON'T !!!!! There are two (2) useful examples of FUTIL in the file "OS8.TX" on RKB0: There is also a rather lengthly file "FUTIL.TX" located on RKB0:
K &RKUTIL RKUTIL RK05 UTILITY PROGRAM ------ --------------------- This utility has several handy options including a - Disk Copy Program that will copy & verify any 16 sector disk - Disk Read Program that will verify that a disk has no CRC errors - Disk Formatter Program to format new disks - Disk Confidence Test that runs data patterns on a suspect disk
&RK05 &RK05J &RK05F &RK8E &RKS8E RK05 DISK DRIVE --------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- DHRKAE RK8E DISKLESS DIAGNOSTIC DHRKBG RK8E/L DRIVE CONTROL TEST DHRKCH RK8E/L DISK DATA RELIABILITY TEST DHRKEA RK8L INSTRUCTION TEST AUVAAA RKS8E DISKLESS DIAGNOSTIC AUVBAB RKS8E DRIVE CONTROL TEST AUVCAA RKS8E DSIK FORMATTER AUVDAB RKS8E DISK DATA RELIABILITY TEST AUVEAD RKS8E WORD COUNT TEST ALIGNX RK05 ALIGNMENT ROUTINE RKUTIL RK05 UTILITY PACKAGE
&PDP8E PDP-8E CPU DIAGNOSTICS ------------------------ MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- DHKAFA PDP-8E INSTRUCTION TEST 1 DHKAGA PDP-8E INSTRUCTION TEST 2 DHKAAB 8E ADDER TESTS DHKABA RANDOM "AND" TEST DHKEBB KE8E (EAE) INSTRUCTION TEST 1 DHKECA KE8E (EAE) INSTRUCTION TEST 2 DHKPAB KP8E POWER FAIL DIAGNOSTIC DGMACB PDP-8,8I,8S EXTENDED MEMORY CONTROL TEST DHKLDA TELETYPE & KL8 ASYNC DATA CONTROL TESTS DIKLAC KL8-JA LOOPBACK TEST DIKLBA KL8-JA TELETYPE TEST DHKACA MM8E 4K MEMORY CHECKERBOARD DHKADA MM8E 4K MEMORY ADDRESS TEST DHKMAD EXTENDED MEMORY CHECKERBOARD DHKMCC EXTENDED MEMORY ADDRESS TEST DHMPAA EXTENDED MEMORY PARITY TEST DHMCAB MEMORY EXTENSION & TIME SHARE CONTROL TEST
&PDP8A PDP-8A CPU DIAGNOSTICS ------------------------ MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- DJKKBA PDP-8A CPU TEST WITH CONSOLE PACKAGE AJEXCC PDP-8A 4K-32K PROCESSOR EXERCISER DJDKAD DKC8-AA OPTION TEST #1 (M8316) DJKMAC KM8-A OPTION TEST #2 (M8317) DJFPAB FPP-8A DIAGNOSTIC DJFPBC FPP-8A INSTRUCTION TEST & DATA EXERCISER AJKTAB KT8-A MEMORY MGT. DIAGNOSTIC DHKMAD EXTENDED MEMORY CHECKERBOARD DHKMCC EXTENDED MEMORY ADDRESS TEST
&VT78 VT78 - DECSTATION 78 DIAGNOSTICS --------------------------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- DKVTAA VT78 MOS MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC AKVTBB VT78 CPU DIAGNOSTIC
&RX01 &RX02 &RX8E &FLOPPY RX8 / RX01 FLOPPY DISC DIAGNOSTICS ---------------------------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- AIRXAE RX01/RX02 DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM AIRXBF RX01/RX02 DATA RELIABILITY EXERCISER
&RL8A &RL01 RL01 DISK DIAGNOSTICS ---------------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- AJRLAB RL01 DISKLESS DIAGNOSTIC AJRLBB RL01 DRIVE CONTROL PART 1 AJRLCA RL01 DRIVE CONTROL PART 2 AJRLDA RL01 DRIVE COMPATABILITY VERIFIER AJRLEA RL01 PERFORMANCE EXERCISOR AJRLGA RL01 PACK VERIFY
&TD8E &TC01 &TC08 DECTAPE CONTROL DIAGNOSTICS --------------------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- TCBASX TC01/8 BASIC EXERCISER TCRANX TC01/8 RANDOM EXERCISER DHTDAB TD8E DECTAPE DIAGNOSTIC
&KL8E &KL8F &KL8J &KL8JA &KL8M &KL8A TERMINAL CONTROLLER DIAGNOSTICS ------------------------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- AHKLAA KL8M MODEM CONTROL DIAGNOSTIC DHKLBB * KL8M KL8E/F DC08 ON LINE TEST DHKLCD * KL8F DOUBLE BUFFERED ASYNC INTERFACE DIAGNOSTIC DHKLDA PDP-8E TELETYPE & KL8 ASYNC DATA CONTROL TESTS DIKLAC * KL8-JA & KL8-KA/KB/KC/KD LOOPBACK TEST DIKLBA KL8-JA TELETYPE TEST DJKLAD KL8-A MULTIPLE SERIAL LINE UNIT DIAGNOSTIC * Indicates diagnostic is on "B" area of disk
&LP05 &LP01 &LP02 &LP04 &LP14 &LE8 &LE8E &LS8E &LS01 &LQP8 &LA180 &LV8 &LV8E &LV12 PRINTER DIAGNOSTICS ------------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- DILACB LA180 PRINTER DIAGNOSTIC DILPAC LE8/LP08 LINE PRINTER TEST DILPEC LP05/LP08 AND LP14 LINE PRINTER TEST DHLSAC LS8 LINEPRINTER TEST DHLQAB LQP8 LETTER QUALITY PRINTER DIAGNOSTIC DILVAA * LV12/LV8 PRINTER/PLOTTER TEST * Indicates diagnostic is on "B" area of disk
&LA30 &LA36 &VT05 &VT50 &VT50H &VT52 &VT55 &VT8E &VT20 &VT61 &RT01 &RT02 TERMINAL DIAGNOSTICS -------------------- MAINDEC FUNCTION ------- -------- AILABE LA36 DIAGNOSTIC DHVTCD VT50/52 ACCEPTANCE TEST DHLAAB * DECWRITER (LA30) EXERCISER DGV5AB * VT05 TERMINAL DIAGNOSTIC DHVCAA * VC8E DISPLAY DIAGNOSTIC DHVTAB * VT8E VIDEO DISPLAY TEST 1 DHVTBA * VT8E VIDEO DISPLAY TEST 2 DHVTDA * VT61 TERMINAL ACCEPTANCE TEST DIVTCA * VT55 VIDEO TERMINAL ACCEPTANCE TEST DIVTBA * VT20 HOST COMPUTER PROGRAM DIRTAB * RT01/RT02 TERMINAL DIAGNOSTIC * Indicates diagnostic is on "B" area of disk
&DIRECT DIRECT.SV @Calling commands: .DIR dev:LISTFILE.DI<dev:FILETYPE /* is wild name or extension .DIR FILETYPE /? is wild character @Switches: /A alphabetize directory before processing /B include starting block numbers (octal) /C list only files with the current date /D sort files by date, then alphabetically /E include empties in the listing /F fast mode (no lengths or dates) /H print contents of the header block /I print additional information words (octal) /M list only the empties and the file summary /N print dates in numeric form (mm/dd/yy) /O list only files with other than today's date /P page after each listing /R list remainder of files after the first one /T print the most timely (recent) files first /U treat each input specification separately /V list files not of the form specified /W print the version number /X alphabetize by extension, then by name =n use n columns - output is ordered by column
&DIAG PDP-8 DIAGNOSTIC CROSS REFERENCE LIST Maindec Option ------- ------ AHKLAA KL8M MODEM CONTROL DIAGNOSTIC AILABE LA36 DIAGNOSTIC AIRXAE RX01/RX02 DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM AIRXBF RX01/RX02 DATA RELIABILITY EXERCISER AJEXCC PDP-8A 4K-32K PROCESSOR EXERCISER AJKTAB KT8-A MEMORY MGT. DIAGNOSTIC AJRLAB RL01 DISKLESS DIAGNOSTIC AJRLBB RL01 DRIVE CONTROL PART 1 AJRLCA RL01 DRIVE CONTROL PART 2 AJRLDA RL01 DRIVE COMPATABILITY VERIFIER AJRLEA RL01 PERFORMANCE EXERCISOR AJRLGA RL01 PACK VERIFY AKVTBB VT78 CPU DIAGNOSTIC ALIGNX RK05 ALIGNMENT ROUTINE AUVAAA RKS8E DISKLESS DIAGNOSTIC AUVBAB RKS8E DRIVE CONTROL TEST AUVCAA RKS8E DSIK FORMATTER AUVDAB RKS8E DISK DATA RELIABILITY TEST AUVEAD RKS8E WORD COUNT TEST DGMACB PDP-8,8I,8S EXTENDED MEMORY CONTROL TEST DGV5AB * VT05 TERMINAL DIAGNOSTIC DHADAA * AD8E,AM8E,A-D CONVERTER & MUX DIAGNOSTIC DHCMAA * CM8F OPTICAL CARD READER TEST DHCRAA * CR8E/CR8F CARD READER TEST DHDHAA * DH8E HOST PROGRAM DHDHCA * DH8E REMOTE LOADER PROGRAM DHDKAA * DK8E CLOCKS DIAGNOSTIC DHDPAD * DP8-EA SYNC MODEM INTERFACE DIAGNOSTIC DHDRAB * DR8-EA 12 CHANNEL BUFFERED DIGITAL INTERFACE DHDRHA * DR8-ED EXERCISER DHICAA * ICS FIELD TEST PROGRAM DHKAAB 8E ADDER TESTS DHKABA RANDOM "AND" TEST DHKACA MM8E 4K MEMORY CHECKERBOARD DHKADA MM8E 4K MEMORY ADDRESS TEST DHKAFA PDP-8E INSTRUCTION TEST 1 DHKAGA PDP-8E INSTRUCTION TEST 2 DHKEBB KE8E (EAE) INSTRUCTION TEST 1 DHKECA KE8E (EAE) INSTRUCTION TEST 2 DHKGAB * KG8-EA DIAGNOSTICS DHKLBB * KL8M KL8E/F DC08 ON LINE TEST DHKLCD * KL8F DOUBLE BUFFERED ASYNC INTERFACE DHKLDA TELETYPE & KL8 ASYNC DATA CONTROL TESTS DHKLDA PDP-8E TELETYPE & KL8 ASYNC DATA CONTROL TESTS DHKMAD EXTENDED MEMORY CHECKERBOARD DHKMCC EXTENDED MEMORY ADDRESS TEST DHKPAB KP8E POWER FAIL DIAGNOSTIC
DHLAAB * DECWRITER (LA30) EXERCISER DHLQAB LQP8 LETTER QUALITY PRINTER DIAGNOSTIC DHLSAC LS8 LINEPRINTER TEST DHMCAB MEMORY EXTENSION & TIME SHARE CONTROL TEST DHMPAA EXTENDED MEMORY PARITY TEST DHPCAA HIGHSPEED READER/PUNCH TESTS DHRKAE RK8E DISKLESS DIAGNOSTIC DHRKBG RK8E/L DRIVE CONTROL TEST DHRKCH RK8E/L DISK DATA RELIABILITY TEST DHRKEA RK8L INSTRUCTION TEST DHTAAC * TA8E CASSETTE DIAGNOSTIC DHTABC * TA8E CASSETTE RELIABILITY TEST DHTDAB TD8E DECTAPE DIAGNOSTIC DHTMAB * TM8-E CONTROL TEST PART 1 DHTMBB * TM8-E CONTROL TEST PART 2 DHTMCA * TM8-E DRIVE FUNCTION TIMER DHTMDB * TM8-E DATA RELIABILITY ( 9 TRACK ) DHTMEB * TM8-E DATA RELIABILITY ( 7 TRACK ) DHTMFC * TM8-E RANDOM EXERCISER DHTSAB * TM8-E/TS03 CONTROL TEST PART 1 DHTSBB * TM8-E/TS03 CONTROL TEST PART 2 DHTSCB * TM8-E/TS03 DATA RELIABILITY DHTSDB * TM8-E/TS03 MULTIDRIVE DATA RELIABILITY DHTSEA * TM8-E/TS03 DRIVE FUNCTION TIMER DHVCAA * VC8E DISPLAY DIAGNOSTIC DHVTAB * VT8E VIDEO DISPLAY TEST 1 DHVTBA * VT8E VIDEO DISPLAY TEST 2 DHVTCD VT50/52 ACCEPTANCE TEST DHVTDA * VT61 TERMINAL ACCEPTANCE TEST DIADFA * UDC08 ANALOG INPUT EXERCISER DIAFBA * AFC-8 DIAGNOSTIC (UNIPOLAR) DIDBAA * DB8-E INTERPROCESSOR BUFFER TEST DIDFAC * DF32D DISCLESS LOGIC TEST DIDFBA * DF32 DISCLESS LOGIC TEST DIDFCA * DF32 / DF32D DISK DATA, INTERFACE TEST DIKLAC KL8-JA LOOPBACK TEST DIKLAC * KL8-JA & KL8-KA/KB/KC/KD LOOPBACK TEST DIKLBA KL8-JA TELETYPE TEST DIKLBA KL8-JA TELETYPE TEST DILACB LA180 PRINTER DIAGNOSTIC DILPAC LE8/LP08 LINE PRINTER TEST DILPEC LP05/LP08 AND LP14 LINE PRINTER TEST DILTCA * LPC8 PHOTOCOMP INTERFACE DIAGNOSTIC DILTDA * LPD8 PHOTOCOMP INTERFACE DIAGNOSTIC DILVAA * LV12/LV8 PRINTER/PLOTTER TEST DIRTAB * RT01/RT02 TERMINAL DIAGNOSTIC DITCBA * TC58 DRIVE FUNCTION TIMER DITCCA * TC58 RANDOM EXERCISER DITCDA * TC58 INSTRUCTION TEST PART 1 DIUDAC * UDC-8 SYSTEM FUNCTION EXERCISER DIVTBA * VT20 HOST COMPUTER PROGRAM DIVTCA * VT55 VIDEO TERMINAL ACCEPTANCE TEST DJADAC * A/D CONVERTER MUX DIAGNOSTIC
DJDKAD DKC8-AA OPTION TEST #1 (M8316) DJFPAB FPP-8A DIAGNOSTIC DJFPBC FPP-8A INSTRUCTION TEST & DATA EXERCISER DJKKBA PDP-8A CPU TEST WITH CONSOLE PACKAGE DJKLAD KL8-A MULTIPLE SERIAL LINE UNIT DIAGNOSTIC DJKMAC KM8-A OPTION TEST #2 (M8317) DJVKAB * VK8-A INTERNAL LOGIC/DISPLAY DIAGNOSTIC DKVTAA VT78 MOS MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC RKUTIL RK05 UTILITY PACKAGE TCBASX TC01/8 BASIC EXERCISER TCRANX TC01/8 RANDOM EXERCISER TYPSET * PDP8 TYPESET DIAGNOSTIC * Indicates diagnostic is on "B" area of disk
& This indicates the end of the HELP.HL file ! It MUST be located as the last thing on the file !



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