ND-10166 — SIBAS II Database System (older article number)¶
Status: IN-PROGRESS
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ND article number | ND-10166 |
| Product name | SIBAS-II Data Base System for ND-100 |
| Functional category | Databases & File Access |
| ND doc-category tag | 60 General [curated] |
| CPU target | ND-100 (a parallel ND-500-side product exists — the F-revision PD sheet references "SIBAS-500" as a separately ordered product) |
| OS requirement | SINTRAN III/VS |
| Related products | ND-210166 — later 21-prefixed article for the same product, see ../ND-210166/README.md · ND-210729 UNIQUE-II SIBAS · ND-210340 SIBAS-II for ND-500 · ND-210197 SIBAS Backend (COSMOS remote-database access, ordered separately) |
What SIBAS-II is¶
A CODASYL-DBTG-style database management system — the first full CODASYL implementation on a minicomputer, originally from the Central Institute for Industrial Research (Oslo), later co-developed with A/S Shipping Research Services and Norsk Data. Same database format as the IBM 360/370 and Univac 1100 versions. Full description: ../../Product-Info/ND-10166-A1-EN.md. [PI]
Application languages: FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, NORD-PL, and Assembly — SIBAS is a "host language" DBMS: it adds DML (Data Manipulation Language) call facilities to these languages rather than providing its own standalone query language. [PI]
Core concepts (see ../../../Developer/Workflow/SIBAS-DATABASE-PROGRAMMING.md for the full chapter): records, realms, CALC/SERIAL location modes, primary/secondary indices (B-trees), CODASYL set types (single-member/involuted), run-units, before/after-image logging, checkpoints.
Versions¶
| Version | Subfolder | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| E (rev 10/00) | ND-10166E | IN-PROGRESS — floppy contents verified; install procedure adapted from the later F-revision's real PD sheet (structurally near-identical file set) | 9-part floppy set ND-10166E-PART1..9 |
Documentation¶
- Program Description (PD-sheet): not located for the E revision specifically — see ND-210166 for the F-revision PD sheet used as the install reference
- Product Information (PI-sheet): ../../Product-Info/ND-10166-A1-EN.md
- Manual(s):
ND-60.127.5SIBAS-II ND User Manual — ../../../Reference-Manuals/ND-60.127.5 EN THE DATABASE SYSTEM SIBAS II ND User Manual.md ·ND-30.009.3SIBAS-II Operator's Manual — ../../../Reference-Manuals/ND-30.009.3 EN SIBAS II Operator Manual.md - NDWIKI: not checked yet
Provenance¶
Floppy contents confirmed by downloading all 9 images and reading with ndtool. Install
reasoning cross-referenced against the real, complete 210166F PD sheet (see
ND-210166).
Parent: ../README.md (Software catalog)