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<BOOTM.DOC -- ^CHANGES FROM ^V3(15) TO ^V4(16)
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^MARCH 1977
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^COPYRIGHT (^C) 1975,1976,1977
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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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<BOOTM.DOC -- ^CHANGES FROM ^V3(15) TO ^V4(16)
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^MARCH 1977
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1.0##<SUMMARY
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<BOOTM IS A BOOTSTRAP PROGRAM WHICH IS USED FOR LOADING THE TIMESHARING
MONITOR FROM A MAGNETIC TAPE WRITTEN IN EITHER <FAILSAFE OR <BACKUP FORMAT.
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^THE MAJOR CHANGE FROM VERSION 3(15) TO 4(16) IS TO ALLOW <BOOTM
TO RUN ON A 128 MODEL ^B <KL10 PROCESSOR.
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2.0##<EXTERNAL <CHANGES
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^NONE.
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3.0##^^KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES\\
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^NONE.
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4.0##<INSTALLATION <INSTRUCTIONS
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^IN ADDITION TO <BOOTM.RNO, INFORMATION ON GENERATING TAPES FOR USE
BY <BOOTM ARE CONTAINED IN:
.B1.LM9.I-4
1.##<GETMON - ^GETTING A MONITOR FROM <DISK OR <MAGTAPE.
.B1.I-4
2.##<MIG603 - ^MONITOR ^INSTALLATION ^GUIDE FOR 6.03.
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5.0##<INTERNAL <CHANGES
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<BOOTM WILL NOW HANDLE A TRAP CAUSED BY A NON-EX MEM. ^THE <TU70<-DRIVER
PORTION OF <BOOTM NOW TURNS ON AUTOMATIC ERROR RECOVERY IN THE <DX10, SO
THAT IF VERSION 4 OF THE MICRO-CODE IS RUNNING IN THE <DX A BETTER KIND
OF ERROR RECOVERY IS FOLLOWED.
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^THE START ADDRESS OF <BOOTM HAS BEEN CHANGED TO BE 5000 (FROM 4000)
DUE TO THE INCREASED SIZE OF THE NEW <DXLD PROGRAM.
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6.0##<SUGGESTIONS
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^NONE.
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[^END OF <BTM4.DOC]
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[<BTM3.DOC IS APPENDED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF <BTM4.DOC]
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^^BOOTM.DOC\\ -- ^CHANGES FROM ^V2(14) TO ^V3(15)
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^OCTOBER 1976
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1.0	<SUMMARY
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<BOOTM IS A BOOTSTRAP PROGRAM WHICH IS USED FOR LOADING THE
TIMESHARING MONITOR FROM A MAGNETIC-TAPE WRITTEN IN <FAILSA
OR <BACKUP FORMAT.
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<BOOTM COMPLETELY SUPERCEDES <MAGRIM AS THE PRIMARY METHOD FOR
BOOTSTRAPING FROM MAG-TAPE.
.B 1
<BOOTM SUPPORTS ALL CURRENTLY SUPPORTED MAG-TAPE HARDWARE SUCH
AS ^^TM10A/B, TX01, TM02\\, AND ^^TC01C\\ TAPE CONTROLLER.
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2.0	<EXTERNAL CHANGES
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<BOOTM <V3(15) NOW SUPPORTS <TM02 TAPE CONTROLLERS (<TU16 OR <TU45)
ON BOTH <RH10<'S AND <RH20<'S.
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3.0	^^INTERNAL CHANGES\\
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1 FEATURE TEST SWITCH, <FTRH20, HAS BEEN ADDED. ^IF THIS 
SWITCH IS ON (DEFAULTS TO ON) <BOOTM WILL READ FROM A <TM02 ON EITHER
AN <RH10 OR <RH20. ^IF OFF ONLY <RH10<'S WILL BE READ.
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4.0	^^KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES\\
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^NONE.
.B 3
5.0	^^INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS\\
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^IN ADDITION TO ^^BOOTM.RNO\\, INFORMATION ON GENERATING TAPES FOR USE
BY ^^BOOTM\\ ARE CONTAINED IN:
.B 1;.I 5
A)##^^GETMON\\ - ^GETTING A MONITOR FROM ^^DISK\\ OR ^^MAGTAPE\\
.I 5
B)##^^MIG602\\ - ^MONITOR ^INSTALLATION ^GUIDE FOR 6.02.
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[^END OF ^^BTM3.DOC\\]
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[^^BTM2.DOC\\ IS APPENDED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ^^BTM3.DOC\\]
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^^BOOTM.DOC\\ -- ^CHANGES FROM ^V1(10) TO ^V2(14)
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^SEPTEMBER 1976
.B3
1.0	^^SUMMARY\\
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^^BOOTM\\ IS A BOOTSTRAP PROGRAM WHICH IS USED FOR LOADING THE
TIMESHARING MONITOR FROM A MAGNETIC-TAPE WRITTEN IN ^^FAILSA\\
OR ^^BACKUP\\ FORMAT.
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^^BOOTM\\ COMPLETELY SUPERCEDES ^^MAGRIM\\ AS THE PRIMARY METHOD FOR
BOOTSTRAPING FROM MAG-TAPE.
.B 1
^^BOOTM\\ SUPPORTS ALL CURRENTLY SUPPORTED MAG-TAPE HARDWARE SUCH
AS ^^TM10A/B, TX01, TM02\\, AND ^^TC01C\\ TAPE CONTROLLER.
.B 3
2.0	^^EXTERNAL CHANGES\\
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^^BOOTM\\ 2(12) NOW SUPPORTS ^^BACKUP\\ FORMAT AND ^^TM02\\
TAPE CONTROLLERS (^^TU16\\ OR ^^TU45\\).  1 NEW SWITCH HAS BEEN
ADDED - /^^TM02\\.
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3.0	^^INTERNAL CHANGES\\
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^NONE.
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4.0	^^KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES\\
.B 1
^NONE.
.B 3
5.0	^^INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS\\
.B 1
^IN ADDITION TO ^^BOOTM.RNO\\, INFORMATION ON GENERATING TAPES FOR USE
BY ^^BOOTM\\ ARE CONTAINED IN:
.B 1;.I 5
A)##^^GETMON\\ - ^GETTING A MONITOR FROM ^^DISK\\ OR ^^MAGTAPE\\
.I 5
B)##^^MIG602\\ - ^MONITOR ^INSTALLATION ^GUIDE FOR 6.02.
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[^END OF ^^BTM2.DOC\\]
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[^^BTM1.DOC\\ IS APPENDED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ^^BTM2.DOC\\]
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^^BOOTM.DOC\\ -- ^V1(10)
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^SEPTEMBER 1975
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1.0	^^SUMMARY\\
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^^BOOTM\\ IS A BOOTSTRAP PROGRAM WHICH IS USED FOR LOADING THE
TIMESHARING MONITOR FROM A MAGNETIC-TAPE WRITTEN IN ^^FAILSA\\
FORMAT.
.B 1
^^BOOTM\\ COMPLETELY SUPERCEDES ^^MAGRIM\\ AS THE PRIMARY METHOD FOR
BOOTSTRAPING FROM MAG-TAPE.
.B 1
^^BOOTM\\ SUPPORTS ALL CURRENTLY SUPPORTED MAG-TAPE HARDWARE SUCH
AS ^^TM10A/B\\, ^^TX01\\, AND ^^TC01C\\ TAPE CONTROLLER.
.B 3
2.0	^^EXTERNAL CHANGES\\
.B 1
^NONE.
.B 3
3.0	^^INTERNAL CHANGES\\
.B 1
^NONE.
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4.0	^^KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES\\
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^ONLY ^^FAILSA\\ FORMAT IS IMPLEMENTED IN ^V1(10). ^OTHER MAGTAPE FORMATS
SUCH AS ^^BACKUP\\ AND ^^FRS\\ WILL BE SUPPORTED AT A LATER DATE.
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5.0	^^INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS\\
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^IN ADDITION TO ^^BOOTM.RNO\\, INFORMATION ON GENERATING TAPES FOR USE
BY ^^BOOTM\\ ARE CONTAINED IN:
.B 1;.I 5
A)##^^GETMON\\ - ^GETTING A MONITOR FROM ^^DISK\\ OR ^^MAGTAPE\\
.I 5
B)##^^MIG602\\ - ^MONITOR ^INSTALLATION ^GUIDE FOR 6.02.
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[^END OF ^^BTM1.DOC\\]
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