.ifi init_plm "SRB12.4" .srv section "A" .srv draft_date "" .srv draft "Documentation Changes" .ifi l0h Documentation Changes .ifi l1h Current Multics Documentation Status A complete list of manuals (including current availability status) is provided in >doc>info>manuals.info. Subsequent to this release a SiteSA may obtain an updated list of available manuals in >doc>info>manuals.info on System M. .inl 0 .ifi l2h 12.4 Documentation There are no new or updated publications to support MR12.4. Updates to manuals are provided by errata info files found in >doc>info. Shown below are the errata, with add names, which have been created for MR12.4. Manual CY73 (IMFT Reference Manual) has been revised extensively for MR12.4. It does not fall under errata, and has been placed in >doc>MR12.4. .fif .spb ag91.errata.info errata.ag91.info Programmer's_Ref_Manual.info ag92.errata.info errata.ag92.info Commands_Active_Functions.info ag93.errata.info errata.ag93.info Subroutines_I/O_Modules.info ag94.errata.info errata.ag94.info PL/I_Language_Specification.info am83.errata.info errata.am83.info PL/I_Reference_Manual.info az49.errata.info LINUS_Ref_Manual.info errata.az49.info cg40.errata.info errata.cg40.info qedx_User's_Guide.info ch23.errata.info errata.ch23.info Extended_Mail_System_UG.info ch27.errata.info errata.ch27.info Emacs_User's_Guide.info cj52.errata.info errata.cj52.info Emacs_Extension_Writer.info cp51.errata.info errata.cp51.info Menu_Creation_Facilities.info dx71.errata.info errata.dx71.info Fundamentals_Exec_Forum.info cc70.errata.info errata.cc70.info FORTRAN_User's_Guide.info cp50.errata.info errata.cp50.info Ted_Reference_Manual.info gb61.errata.info errata.gb61.info Operator's_Guide.info gb64.errata.info errata.gb64.info Admin_Maint_Oper_Commands.info hm28.errata.info errata.hm28.info MOWSE_Programmer's_Manual.info gb58.errata.info errata.gb58.info Common_Commands.info hh07.errata.info errata.hh07.info C_User's_Guide.info .brp .fin .inl 0 .spb 2 For the convenience of new user sites, a complete list of Multics manuals, is provided below. For information about how to order manuals, type "help order_manuals," on your system. .spb 2 .fif AG90 Introduction to Programming on Multics AG91 Multics Programmer's Reference Manual AG92 Multics Commands and Active Functions AG93 Multics Subroutines and Input/Output Modules AG94 Multics PL/I Language Specification AK50 Multics System Administration Procedures AK51 Multics Project Administrator's Guide AK95 Multics APL User's Guide AL39 Multics Processor Manual AM81 Multics System Maintenance Procedures AM82 Multics BASIC AM83 Multics PL/I Reference Manual AN05 Multics GCOS Environment Simulator AN50 Guide to Multics Manuals AS40 Multics Graphics System AS43 Multics COBOL User's Guide AS44 Multics COBOL Reference Manual AT58 Multics FORTRAN Manual AT59 Multics DFAST Subsystem User's Guide AU25 Multics FAST Subsystem Reference Guide AU77 Multics Online Test and Diagnostics Reference Manual AW17 Multics Commands and Active Functions Quick Reference Guide AW32 Multics SORT/MERGE AW53 Multics Relational Data Store Reference Manual AZ49 Multics Logical Inquiry and Update System Reference Manual AZ98 Multics WORDPRO Reference Manual CC69 Multics Report Program Generator Reference Manual CC70 Multics FORTRAN User's Guide CC75 Multics Communications Administration CG40 Multics qedx Text Editor User's Guide CH23 Multics Extended Mail System User's Guide CH24 New User's Introduction to Multics--Part I CH25 New User's Introduction to Multics--Part II CH26 Multics Error Messages: Primer and Reference Manual CH27 Emacs Text Editor User's Guide CJ52 Multics Emacs Extension Writer's Guide CJ97 Multics Page Processing System Utility Manual CP31 Level 68 Introduction to Emacs Text Editor CP50 Multics Text Editor (Ted) Reference Manual CP51 Multics Menu Creation Facilities CX20 Fundamentals of Multics Executive Mail CX72 Executive Mail Editing Operations (Reference Card) CY73 Inter-Multics File Transfer Facility Reference Guide CY74 Multics Forum Interactive Meeting System User's Guide DJ18 Guide to Multics WORDPRO for New Users DU06 Fundamentals of Multics Forum Interactive Meeting System DW19 Multics MegaCalc User's Guide DX71 Fundamentals of Multics Executive Forum GB58 Multics Common Commands GB59 DPS 6/Multics Satellite 6M Reference Manual GB60 Multics HASP Service and Utility Manual GB61 Operator's Guide to Multics GB62 Multics Pascal User's Guide GB63 Multics Report Writer Reference Manual GB64 Multics Administration, Maintenance, and Operations Cmds GB65 Mulitics/Personal Computer File Transmission Facilities GB66 Multics On-Line Work Station End User's Guide GL71 Multics Simplified Computing and Filing Facility GN08 Multics Emacs Reference Card HH07 Multics C Compiler User's Guide .inl 0 .fin .brp ----------------------------------------------------------- Historical Background This edition of the Multics software materials and documentation is provided and donated to Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Group BULL including BULL HN Information Systems Inc. as a contribution to computer science knowledge. This donation is made also to give evidence of the common contributions of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bell Laboratories, General Electric, Honeywell Information Systems Inc., Honeywell BULL Inc., Groupe BULL and BULL HN Information Systems Inc. to the development of this operating system. Multics development was initiated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Project MAC (1963-1970), renamed the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence in the mid 1970s, under the leadership of Professor Fernando Jose Corbato. Users consider that Multics provided the best software architecture for managing computer hardware properly and for executing programs. Many subsequent operating systems incorporated Multics principles. 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