SINTRAN III Version M — Install Notes

Status: SCAFFOLD. Verified facts only. Source: SINTRAN-M distribution archive.

Verified facts

• Two init variants present: Admin\System initialisation.txt and Admin\System initialisation-WD0.txt.
• Admin\HENT-MODE.txt — warm-boot script (RT-LOADER, READ-BIN DMAC, INIT-BACKGROUND, CHANGE-DATAFIELD terminal speeds, BATCH, MAIL, SET-AVAILABLE).
• Admin\PATCH-LOG.txt present.
• System initialisation.txt does NOT declare PAPERTAPE peripheral files (differs from K).
• M06 symbol set includes N5000-SYMBOLS and XMSG-SYMBOL-LIST; XMSG-STARTEX.TXT present.
• Three VSX floppies: VSXM1/2/3.TXT.

Source files

• Admin\System initialisation.txt, ...-WD0.txt, HENT-MODE.txt, PATCH-LOG.txt, SINTRAN-COMMANDS-M.TXT
• FILE-INFO\BIGDISK0-M.TXT, VSXM1/2/3.TXT, ND-PATCH-SIN-M.TXT

TODO (validate via doc / command / manual exercise)

• Difference between System initialisation.txt and the -WD0 variant (WD = Winchester disk?).
• M bootstrap transcript and floppy file-system IDs.