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<KLF1.DOC -- ^DESCRIPTION OF <KL10 ^FRONT-^END ^PACKAGE, ^VERSION 1
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^SEPTEMBER 1976
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^COPYRIGHT (^C) 1975,1976
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^DIGITAL ^EQUIPMENT ^CORPORATION, ^MAYNARD, ^MASS.
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^THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE FOR USE ONLY ON A
SINGLE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MAY BE COPIED ONLY WITH THE INCLUSION
OF THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE. ^THIS SOFTWARE, OR ANY OTHER
COPIES THEREOF, MAY NOT BE PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE
TO ANY OTHER PERSON EXCEPT FOR USE ON SUCH SYSTEM AND TO ONE WHO
AGREES TO THESE LICENSE TERMS. ^TITLE TO AND OWNERSHIP OF THE
SOFTWARE SHALL AT ALL TIMES REMAIN IN ^^DEC\\.
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^THE INFORMATION IN THIS SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT
NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ^DIGITAL
^EQUIPMENT ^CORPORATION.
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^^DEC\\ ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OR RELIABILITY OF ITS
SOFTWARE ON EQUIPMENT WHICH IS NOT SUPPLIED BY ^^DEC\\.
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^^KLF1.DOC\\#--#^DESCRIPTION OF ^^KL10 F\\RONT-^END ^PACKAGE, ^VERSION 1
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^SEPTEMBER 1976
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1.0	^^SUMMARY\\
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^THE <KL10 FRONT-END PACKAGE CONSISTS OF THE VARIOUS COMMAND FILES AND
PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO DO A COLD START ON THE <KL10.  ^ALSO INCLUDED IN
THIS PACKAGE IS A CONTROL FILE TO CREATE A <DEC<TAPE CONTAINING THESE
NECESSARY FILES WHICH CAN BE READ BY THE <KL10'\S FRONT-END <PDP-11.
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^THIS PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE <KLDCP, A DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM THAT IS
THE FIRST NECESSARY STEP IN "COLD START" PROCEDURES. <KLDCP IS INSTEAD
DISTRIBUTED WITH THE OTHER HARDWARE DIAGNOSTICS.
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2.0	^^PACKAGE DESCRIPTION\\
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<MON.BIN IS THE PROGRAM THAT RUNS IN THE CONSOLE <PDP-11 WHEN
<TOPS10 IS RUNNING.  ^THIS PROGRAM ENABLES <TOPS10 TO USE THE <PDP-11
CONSOLE TELETYPE AS THE <CTY.
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^THE FILES <BT_<128,256_>_<1,2,4_>.CMD BRING THE <KL10 ENTIRELY
THROUGH THE COLD START PROCEDURE, LEAVING <BOOTS RUNNING AT THE
CONSOLE TELETYPE.
^THE FILES <BOOTM_<1,2,4_>.CMD ALSO PERFORM THE COLD START
PROCEDURE FOR THE <KL10, BUT LEAVE <BOOTM, THE MAGTAPE BOOTSTRAP 
PROGRAM RUNNING ON THE CONSOLE TERMINAL.
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^THE FILES <BT_<128,256_>K.CCL AND <BOOTM.CCL LOAD AND START <BOOTS AND
<BOOTM, RESPECTIVELY.
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^THE FILES <407.CMD, <KLHUNG.CMD, <TRACE.A11 ARE ALL USED
FOR SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CRASHES.  ^SEE <KLCCL.HLP AND THE TEXT
OF <KLHUNG.CMD FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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^THE <PMAKER PROGRAM, ALONG WITH <PAKMAK.CMD AND <RP04LD.CMD
CREATES A DIRECTORY ON THE DUAL PORTED <RP04 WHICH THE <KL10'\S FRONT-END <PDP-11 CAN READ
INSTEAD OF THE FRONT-END <DEC<TAPE.  
^THE FILE <RP04LD.ABS CONTAINS THE LOADER WHICH BOOTSTRAPS <KLDCP FROM THE <RP04,
AND IS INCLUDED IN THE <KL10 FRONT-END PACKAGE.
^WHEN THE <RP04LD.CMD COMMAND FILE IS EXECUTED BY THE <PMAKER PROGRAM,
A COPY OF THE SECONDARY LOADER IS WRITTEN OUT TO THE MAINTENANCE
CYLINDERS OF THE <RP04.  ^SEE <MIG602 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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^THE FILE <KLTAPE.CTL WILL CREATE A <KL10 FRONT-END TAPE CONTAINING
ALL THE FILES NECESSARY FOR A COLD START EXCEPT <KLDCP
USING FILES ON [10,7].  <KLDCP IS PROVIDED ON ANOTHER TAPE AS PART OF THE DIAGNOSTIC
SOFTWARE KIT FOR THE <KL10 PROCESSOR.
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^THE <CONVRT PROGRAM IS USED TO GENERATE <.A10 FORMAT FILES
FROM <.SAV FILES.  ^THESE <.A10 FORMAT FILES ARE <ASCII<ZED <.SAV FILES, AND ARE
THE ONLY TYPE OF -10 CORE IMAGE FILES THAT <KLDCP WILL LOAD INTO -10
CORE.  <BOOTS AND <BOOTM OBJECT FILES MUST BE CONVERTED INTO <.A10 FILES
BEFORE BEING USED BY THE <KL10 FRONT-END.
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3.0	^^KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES\\
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^THE <CONVRT PROGRAM CANNOT DEAL CORRECTLY WITH <.SAV FILES
WHICH SPECIFY A CORE IMAGE ENDING AT 777777.  ^AN <.A10 FILE HAS A LINE
WHICH SPECIFIES THE START AND END ADDRESSES OF THE CORE IMAGE
IT DESCRIBES.  ^IF THIS CORE IMAGE ENDS EXACTLY AT 777777, THE END
ADDRESS IN THE <.A10 FILE BECOMES ZERO AND <KLDCP, WHICH NORMALLY CLEARS
OUT THE AREA INTO WHICH THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO BE LOADED, CLEARS
ALL OF CORE INSTEAD.  ^FOR THIS REASON, THE 256^K VERSION OF <BOOTS
(<BT256K.A10) SHOULD BE ASSEMBLED WITH THE ASSEMBLY PARAMETER <CORE=777000
INSTEAD OF 1000000.


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4.0	^^INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS\\
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^OBTAIN THE CORRECT VERSION OF THE MICROCODE, AND PUT IT ON [10,7]
IN THE FILE <U.RAM.
^PRODUCE A COPY OF <BOOTM.SAV FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS IN <BOOTM.MEM, OR
USE THE COPY OF <BOOTM.SAV PROVIDED ON THE DISTRIBUTION TAPE.  ^NEXT,
PRODUCE COPIES OF <BT128K.SAV AND <BT256K.SAV BY ASSEMBLING A COPY OF
<BOOTS VERSION 20 OR GREATER WITH <FTKL10==-1 AND <CORE=400000, <CORE=777000, RESPECTIVELY.
^RUN THE <CONVRT PROGRAM, AND CREATE <BT128K.A10, <BT256K.A10, AND
<BOOTM.A10.
^LIST A COPY OF <KLTAPE.CTL, AND MAKE SURE ALL THE FILES THAT ARE NEEDED
FOR INPUT ARE ON [10,7].  ^SUBMIT THE CONTROL FILE, AND MOUNT A BLANK
<DEC<TAPE FOR THE JOB WHEN <OMOUNT ASKS FOR THE '<KL TAPE'.
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^INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUTTING THE <KL10 FRONT-END FILES ON AN <RP04
PACK WITH <PMAKER CAN BE FOUND IN <MIG602.  <PAKMAK.CMD AND <RP04LD.CMD
ARE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
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