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Most wanted manuals from John Laird’s collection
Most wanted manuals
Manuals not scanned (with owner)
Catalogs
Links to Manuals
- Design of a Computer – The Control Data 6600 – J. E. Thornton
- Assembly Language Programming for the Control Data 6600 and Cyber Series – Ralph Grishman
- Control Data – 6400/6500/6600 Computer Systems – Reference Manual
- Model dd 60A Computer Control Console – Customer Engineering Manual
Hardware Manuals
6000/7600 Series
- 6600 Computer System Reference Manual (60045000 1963)
- 6000 Series Computer Systems Reference Manual (60100000 1965) includes 6800
- 6400/6500/6600/6700 Computer Systems Reference Manual (60100000K 1970)
- 6000 Series Computer Systems Hardware Reference Manual (60100000AL 1978)
- 6000 Series Computer Systems Hardware Reference Manual (60100000AL 1978) better scan
- 6000 Series IO Specification (60045100C 1965)
- 6000 Training Supplement (011568 Jan68 9MB)
- 6400 Central Processor Training Manual (60257200 1967)
- 6400 System Bulletin (watermarked, 60123000 1964) 5.6MB
- 6400 System Bulletin (60123000 Dec64)
- 6600 CPU Training Manual Vol 1 (1967)
- 6600 CPU Training Manual Vol 2 (1967)
- 6600 Training Manual Vol 2 Preliminary Edition
- Extended Core Storage Reference Manual (60225100A 1968)
- Control Data 6400/6500/6600 Extended Core Storage Systems Reference Manual (60225100A 1968)
- 6642 Distributive Data Path Reference Manual (60376300C 1979)
- Codes 6600 Instant (60141900A 1965)
- Codes 6×00 Instant (60141900C 1967)
- Codes 6×00 Instant (60141900D 1970)
- 7600 Hardware Features Instant (60258500-02 1969)
- 7600 Hardware Features Instant (60258500A 1970)
- CDC 7600 PPU Instructions Reference Card (60279800A Dec 1970)
- CDC 7600 PPU Instructions Reference Card (60279800B Jul 1972)
Cyber70/76 Series
- Cyber 70 Model 72 System Description Reference Manual Vol 1 (60347000E 1972)
- Cyber 70 Models 72,73,74 Instruction Descriptions Reference Manual Vol 2 (60347300F 1973)
- Cyber 70 Extended Core Storage Reference Manual Vol 3 (60347100D 1971)
- CYBER 70 Communications System – Multiplexing Subsystem Overview (November 1973)
Cyber170/700/800 Series
- CYBER 170 Codes Instant (60456920C 1981)
- Cyber 170-176 Hardware Reference Manual (60420000H 1977)
- Cyber 170 Models 865 and 875 Hardware Reference Manual (60458920A 1982)
- Cyber 170 Models 865 and 875 Hardware Reference Manual (60458920E 1984)
- Maintenance Register Codes Booklet (60458110D 1986)
- CDC Cyber 170 Models 720 730 740 750 760 and Model 176 Level BC Hardware Reference Manual (60456100L 1981)
- CDC Cyber 170 Models 815 825 Hardware Reference Manual (60469350C 1982)
- CDC Cyber 170 Models 835 855 Hardware Reference Manual (60469290A 1982)
Cyber180/800/900 Series
- CYBER 180 System Architecture (204137 1984)
- Cyber 840A-870A – 170 State Hardware Reference Manual (60463560C 1987)
- Class handout for the Cyber 960/962 hardware(1988)
- Cyber 180 Model Independent General Design Specification (ARH1700 1981)
- CYBER 960/962 Virtual State Volume 1 Hardware Reference (60000132B)
- CYBER 960/962 Virtual State Volume 2 Hardware Reference (60000133B)
Controllers
- 7021-31/32 Advanced Tape Subsystem Reference Manual (60449600J 1982)
- 7021-1/2 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Reference Manual (60403900V 1982)
- 7054 Disk Storage Controller Operation and Programming Manual (60363900T 1980)
- 7155 Disk Storage Controller Reference Manual (60455860L 1985)
- Control Data 3446 Card Punch Controller Diagrams (60090400Z 1975)
CDC 160-A
CDC 1604
- CDC 1604 Instructions Reference Card
- CDC 1604A Instructions Reference Card
- FORTRAN CDC 1604 Reference Manual Vol 1 (March 1963)
CDC 3000 Series
- 3000 Series Computer Systems Input/Output Specification Manual (60048800H 1967)
- 3100/3200 Instruction Codes (60150200B 1967)
- 3200 Computer System Reference Manual (60043800H 1966)
- 3300 Computer System Reference Manual (60157000K 1970)
- 3×00 COMPASS Instant (60176700A 1968)
- 3514 AC104 Central Processor Diagrams Volume 1 (60181000, 1970, 58MB, zip)
- 3514 AC104 Central Processor Diagrams Volume 2 (60181000, 1970, 86MB, zip)
- Comparison CDC3000 toIBM2000 (System/360, Aug64)
CDC 1700/Cyber18/2550 Series
- 1700 Codes Instant (60163500H 1974)
- 1700 Macro Assembler and Mass Store Fortran Instant (60214600B 1972)
- 1700 MSOS Version 5 Instant (96769439A 1976)
Cyber Software Manuals
Cobol
- COBOL 3 Instant (60327600A 1971)
- COBOL 4 Instant (60328400A 1971)
- COBOL 4 Instant (60497000A 1976)
- COBOL 5 Instant (60497300B 1981)
- COBOL Version 5 Reference Manual (60497100H 1980)
Fortran
- FORTRAN 2.3 6×00 Instant (60189500D 1969)
- FORTRAN Extended 3 Instant (60305900A 1971)
- FORTRAN Extended 4 Instant (60357900A 1971)
- FORTRAN Extended 4 Instant (60497900B 1981)
- FORTRAN 4 Reference Manual (60305600E 1974)
- FORTRAN 5 Instant (60483900A 1981)
- Fortran 5 Reference Manual (60481300H 1985)
- FORTRAN Common Library Mathematical Routines Reference Manual (60498200 1978)
- FORTRAN Extended Version 4 to FORTRAN Version 5 Conversion Aid Program Version 1 Reference Manual (60483000B 1979)
- Fortran 5 Common Library Mathematical Routines Reference Manual (60483100B 1979)
- Fortran Data Base Facility Version 1 Reference Manual (60482200D 1980)
- Fortran Extended Version 4 Reference Manual (60497800J 1983)
- Fortran Extended Version 4 Users Guide (60499700A 1977)
- Cyber Database Control System Version 2 Fortran Application Programming Users Guide (60483500B 1982)
Compass
- COMPASS Instant – Illustrated (60191900A 1968)
- COMPASS Version 3 Instant (60492800D 1982)
- COMPASS Version 3 Reference Card 1983
- COMPASS Version 3 Reference Manual (60492600M 1986)
- COMPASS Version 3 Reference Manual (60360900D 1973)
- COMPASS Version 3 Reference Manual (60492600G 1979?)
CYBIL
- CYBIL – CYBIL handbook (60457290)
- CYBIL – cybilio – Reference manual (60460300)
- CYBIL – cybilio – Miscellaneous routines (60460310)
- CYBIL – interactive debugger (60460320)
- CYBIL – formatter (60461810)
- CYBIL for NOS/VE – Language Definition (60464113 1985)
Other Languages
- ALGOL 60 Version 3 Reference Manual (60329000D 1973)
- Algol 68 Version_1 Reference Manual Revision B 1976
- APLUM Reference Manual (Second Edition 1975)
- BASIC Version 2.1 Reference Manual (19980300B 1974)
- BASIC Version 3 Reference Card (60482800A Jul 1978)
- JOVIAL Compiler Reference Manual for SCOPE 3.3 (17302500A 1972)
- Pascal Version 1 Reference Manual (60497700 1982) better scan
- Pascal Version 1 Reference Manual (60497700 1982)
- PL/I Version 1 Instant (60483700 1979)
- SIMSCRIPT 11.5 Instant (84000450B 1978)
- SIMULA 6×00 Instant (60235100A 1969)
- Snobol4 V3.6 VIM Purdue (Aug71)
- SYMPL Version 1 Instant (60482600A 1978)
- Sympl Version 1 Reference Manual (60496400F 1980)
Utility Routines
- 8-Bit Subroutines Version 1 Reference Manual (60359400D 1978)
- 8-bit Subroutines Version 1 Reference Manual (60495500C 1981)
- Form Version 1 Reference Manual (60496200E 1985)
- Common Memory Manager Version 1 Reference Manual (60499200F 1982)
- Cyber Loader Version 1 Reference Manual (60429800K 1986)
- Cyber Record Manager for Users of COBOL (60496000 1976)
- Cyber Record Manager Advanced Access Methods v2 Reference Manual (60499300 1983)
- Cyber Record Manager Advanced Access Methods v2 Reference Manual (60499300F 1985)
- Cyber Record Manager Advanced Access Methods v2 User’s Guide (60499400C 1986)
- Cyber Record Manager Basic Access Methods v1.5 Reference Manual (60495700G 1982)
- Cyber Record Manager Basic Access Methods v1.5 User’s Guide(60495800C 1981)
- Loader Version 1 Instant (60449800C 1979)
- Modify Reference Manual (60450100D 1978)
- Modify Reference Manual (60450100G 1985)
- Query Update Version 3 Application Programming User’s Guide (60499000C 1982)
- Query Update Version 3 User’s Guide (60387700C 1982)
- Sort/Merge Version 4 Instant (60497600C 1981)
- Sort/Merge Versions 4 and 1 Reference Manual (60497500F 1980)
- Update Instant (60450000A 1975)
- Update Reference Manual (60342500H 1978)
- Update Version 1 Reference Manual (60449900C 1980)
- Update Version 1 Reference Manual (60449900F 1984)
- Cyber Database Control System Version 2 Application Programming Reference Manual (60485300D 1986)
- Cyber Database Control System Version 2 Data Administration Reference Manual (60485200E 1986)
- Data Base Utilities Version 1 Reference Manual (60498800D 1978)
- Query Update Version 3 Reference Manual (60498300J 1986)
- Sort Merge Versions 4 and 1 Users Guide (60482900A 1979)
- Sort Merge Version 5 Reference Manual (60484800D 1986)
- TAF CRM Data Manager Version 1 Reference Manual (60459510C 1985)
- TAF Version 1 Reference Manual (60459500C 1985)
- CDC 6600 Study of Mathematical Approximations First Edition (60114500) 1964
Editors
- Text Editor Reference_Manual (60436100 1979)
- Full Screen Editor (FSE) Users Guide (60460420 1987)
- Xedit Version 3 Reference Manual (60455730 1978)
- Terminal Independent Graphics System Version 1.1 Instant (60456360B 1979)
Operating systems
SIPROS Manuals
Chippewa OS Manuals
- 6000 Series ASPER/COMPASS Programming Training Guide for PPs (60183300? 1966)
- 6400/6600 ASCENT/ASPER Reference Manual (60172700 1966) duplicate from Bitsavers
- Chippewa Fortran RUN – Internal Maintenance Specification (April 1966)
- Chippewa OS Reference Manual (60134400 1965)
- 6600 Programming System Vol1 ASCENT Reference Manual (60101600B 1965)
- 6600 Programming System Vol2 ASPER Reference Manual (60101700B 1965)
- 6600 Programming System Vol3 FORTRAN66 Reference Manual (60101500B 1965)
- Chippewa OS System Documentation Volumes I, II and III (1965 – 1966) from Bitsavers
- Chippewa OS System Documentation Vol II (David Lee – October 1965)
- Chippewa OS System Documentation Vol III (David Lee – October 1965)
MACE Manuals
KRONOS Manuals
- KRONOS Time-Sharing User’s Reference Manual (59151300A 1970)
- KRONOS Batch User’s Reference Manual (59150600A Feb 1970)
- KRONOS 2.1 ERS
- KRONOS 2.1.2 Reference Manual Vol. 1 of 2 (60407000D 1975)
- KRONOS 2.1 System Programmer’s Instant (60449100B 1975)
NOS 1 and 2 Manuals
- NOS 1.0 General Information Manual(60435900A 1974)
- Interactive Facility Version 1 User’s Guide (60455260B 1979)
- NAM 1 Host Application Programming Ref Man – (60499500W 1987)
- NOS Reference, Volume 1 (60435400J 1979)
- NOS Reference, Volume 2 (60445300E 1977)
- NOS 1 Application Programmer’s Instant (rescan – NOS 1.4 – 60436000H 1980)
- NOS Version 1 Applications Programmers Instant (NOS 1.4 – 60436000H 1980)
- NOS Version 1 Network Terminal User’s Instant (60455270C 1980)
- NOS Version 1 Systems Programmer’s Instant (60449200F 1980)
- NOS Version 1 System Programmers Instant (NOS 1.4 PSR 552 – 60449200G 1981)
- NOS Version 2 Installation Handbook (2.1 PSR 580/577) (60459320B 1983)
- NOS Version 2 Installation Handbook (2.7.4 PSR 797) (60459320P 1992)
- NOS Version 2 Administration Handbook (60459840D 1988)
- NOS Version 2 Security Administrator’s Handbook (60460410B 1987)
- NOS On-line Maintenance Software Reference Manual (60454200M 1987)
- NOS Version 2 Diagnostic Index (60459390G 1988)
- NOS Version 2 Reference Set, Volume 1, Introduction to Interactive Usage (60459660E 1986)
- NOS Version 2 Reference Set, Volume 2, Guide to System Usage (60459670E 1986)
- NOS Version 2 Reference Set, Volume 3, System Commands (60459680R 1997)
- NOS Version 2 Reference Set, Volume 4, Program Interface (60459690J 1988)
- NOS Version 2, Network Access Method Version 1, Network Definition Language Reference Manual (60480000T Dec88)
- NOS Version 2 Operator/Analyst Handbook (60459310B 1983)
- NOS Version 2 Systems Programmers Instant (NOS 2.5.2 PSR 678 – 60459370E 1987)
- NOS 2 Multi-Level Security GID (Oct82)
- Remote Batch Facility V1.1 Nov1978 (fiche)
- Remote Host Facility Handbook (60459060-01 Apr81)
- NOS Version 2, Screen Formatting Reference Manual (60460430D 1988)
- Terminal Verification Facility V1.0 IMS Nov1978 (fiche)
- NOS 2 Administration Handbook (60459840D 1988)
- NOS 2 Analysis Handbook Reference (60459300M 1988) Part 1 (first 1000 pages)
- NOS 2 Analysis Handbook Reference (60459300M 1988) Part 2 (final 232 pages)
- NOS 2 Installation Handbook (60459320L 1988)
- NOS 2 Reference Set Volume 1 Introduction to Interactive Usage (60459660E 1986)
- NOS 2 Reference Set Volume 3 System Commands (60459680H 1987)
- NOS 2 Reference Set Volume 3 System Commands (60459680L 1988)
- NOS 2 Reference Set Volume 4 Program Interface (60459690E 1985)
SCOPE 3.x Manuals
- 6400/6600 SCOPE Reference Manual (60173800 1966) duplicate from Bitsavers
- SCOPE 3.1 Reference Manual (60189400B 1968)
- SCOPE 3.2 Internal Maintenance Documentation
- SCOPE 3.2 Reference Manual (60189400K 1969)
- SCOPE 3.1.5 Instant (60191700C 1969)
- SCOPE System Programmer’s Reference Manual (60306500A 1971)
- SCOPE3.3/3.4 SYSDUMP (Dec73)
SCOPE/Hustler Manuals
NOS/BE Manuals
- NOS/BE 1.5 Reference Manual (60493800M 1981)
- NOS/BE 1.5 Installation Handbook (60494300AB 1986)
- NOS/BE 1.5 Operators Guide (60493900W 1986)
- NOS/BE 1.5 System Programmer’s Reference Manual Vol 1 (60494100U 1986)
- NOS/BE 1.5 System Programmer’s Reference Manual Vol 2 (60457370U 1986)
- Intercom V5 Interactive Cmd Sum (60455840B 1980)
- Intercom Version 5 Multi-User Job Capability Reference Manual (60456070A 1978)
- Intercom Reference Card Feb (60495300A 1976)
Scope 2 (7600)Manuals
NOS/VE Manuals
- User documentation for the NOS/VE development environment
- User documentation for NOS/VE integration
- NOS/VE internals class handout
- CDCNET course handout
- Cyber180 Transaction Processing (Jul78)
PLATO Manuals
- PLATO User’s Guide (97405900D 1983)
- PLATO Configuration Handbook (Release 34.2, 1985)
- PLATO Installation Guide (Release 34.2, 1985)
- PLATO Operations Guide (Release 34.2, 1985)
- PLATO Author Language Reference Manual (Apr 1978)
- PLATO System Overview (Dec 1976)
- PLATO System Security Users Guide (Jan 1978)
- PLATO Author Language Part 1 CREATE Curriculum (1978)
- PLATO Author Language Part 2 CREATE Curriculum (1978)
- CERL Report X-50 The PLATO V Terminal (Apr78)
- CERL Report X-50 The PLATO V Terminal with OCR (Apr78)
- Summary of Tutor Commands and System Variables (Aug81)
- Summary of Tutor Commands and System Variables with OCR (Aug81)
- Fundamentals of PLATO Programming (1980)
- Link to additional PlatoIV info
CDC Micro Systems and Terminal Manuals
- CDC110 Software User Manual (62940025E)
- CDC721 terminal – Operator Guide and Installation Manual (62940019E)
- 65190 Terminal Specification (714 replacement, 1978, 11MB)
- Pricing_Manual: Terminal Configurations (Aug78)
- Communications Handbook (60405100 Oct72)
- Local Communications Contoller ERS (LCC I039 PL10, Dec72)
- CDC 752 Keyboard Display Terminal Operators Guide-Reference Manual, Installation Instructions (62957300B 1977)
- CDC 752 Hardware Reference Manual (62957400B 1978)
- Export-Import_200_Terminal_User_guide (D0028073033 1971)
- Cyber Character Generator
Network and Protocol Manuals
- CCP, V1.0 Software Diagnostic Handbook (74700600A 1975)
- CCP, V1.0 Software Operator’s Guide (74701400A 1975)
- CYBER Cross System Version 1 Diagnostic Handbook (96836300B 1976)
- CYBER Cross System Version 1 Reference Manual (96836000B 1976)
- Cyber Cross System Version 1 Build Utilities Reference Manual (60471200G 1982)
- 2550 Host Communication Processor Course Notes (October 1977)
- BISYNC Communications Software Reference Manual (22294200A 1975)
- Communications Control Intercom Version 3 System Prog. Reference Manual (60471160A 1979)
- CCP Version 1 Reference Manual (60470000 1976)
- CCP Version 3 Terminal Interfaces Reference Manual (60480600F 1986)
- NAM-CCP 3270 TIP ERS (May79)
- HASP Multi-Leaving Protocol Design Specification (March 1973)
- IMS – Export-Import 200 05-13-69
- Network Access Method Version1/Communications Control Progam Version 3 Reference Manual (60499500P 1983)
- Communication Control Procedure System Specification (July 1974)
- IBM 2780 Emulation for 731/732 Batch Terminals – Software Specification (July 1973)
- Communication Control Program NOS 2.1 July 1983 (fiche)
- Network Definition Language Processor Sep1978 (fiche)
- Network Products V2.1 Sep1983 (fiche)
- Network Supervision V1.2 Mar1980 (fiche)
- PSI Exerpts #67 Mode4 200UT Specification (Jun74)
- PSI Exerpts #68 Mode4B-C_714_Specification (Jul74)
- CDCCP A User Perspective (c1976)
- Communications Control Program Version 3 Reference Manual (60471400G 1981)
- Communications Control Program Version 3 Diagnostic Handbook (60471500H 1985)
- Network Access Method Version 1 Host Application Programming Reference Manual (60499500W 1987)
- Network Access Method Version 1 Network Definition Language Reference Manual (60480000T 1988)
3rd Party Languages and Other Software
- BCPL – From the CAL-TSS archives. Gives credits to DMR and other Bell Labs guys – May 1971
- Cybernet System 2000 Level 2 Mini Manual (86615600B 1975)
- Scientific Information Retrieval Pocket Guide (January 1979)
DOCMENT-Processed Documentation
- External Documentation (User Documentation)
- Internal Documentation (Program Maintenance Documentation)
Software Release Bulletins (SRBs)
- NOS 1.4 L552 SRB (SMD130244A 82/03/25) part 1 of 4
- NOS 1.4 L552 SRB (SMD130244A 82/03/25) part 2 of 4
- NOS 1.4 L552 SRB (SMD130244A 82/03/25) part 3 of 4
- NOS 1.4 L552 SRB (SMD130244A 82/03/25) part 4 of 4
- FSE Availability for NOS 2.1 letter
- Full Screen Editor under NOS 2.1 (SMD130521 83/06/28)
Phillip Draughon’s Desktop CYBER Emulator User’s Guide
- Contains just preface and chapter 2
- Latest revision, chapter 2, US letter size
- Latest revision, chapter 2, A4 size
Academic papers
- On “PASCAL”, Code Generation, and the CDC 6000 Computer, N. Wirth, Stanford CS-TR-72-257, February 1972
- On Code Generation in a PASCAL Compiler, U. Ammann, ETH Zurich TR 13, April 1976
- Retrospective on Berkeley CAL-TSS for the CDC 6400
- Paul McJones’ CAL-TSS Archives
- Utilizing IBM Plug-Compatible Disks on the CDC Channel, John W. Nall, FSU (1980)