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ND-10166E — SIBAS II for ND-100, version E (rev 10/00)

Status: IN-PROGRESS — floppy contents real; install dialogue ADAPTED from the later F-revision's real PD sheet, not this version's own · Install source: [OBS] + [INF, from a different but structurally-matching revision's real PD sheet]

Field Value
Part number 10166E (per-file revisions E10/E00, see below)
Base product ND-10166
Version E
Release date files dated 1984-09-27 (most) / 1984-10-18 (SIB2-RTLST)
CPU target ND-100
OS requirement SINTRAN III, version >= I (per the F-revision PD sheet's stated requirement — not independently confirmed for E)

Description

A 9-floppy release. The file set matches the later F-revision's module list almost exactly (installer, program/data segment MODE+BPUN pair, service program, DML libraries, DRL redefinition tool, DBM maintenance, LOOKLOG, SIBINTER interactive) — strong evidence this is the same product across revisions, not a different design.

One naming detail not resolved: files come in two parallel sets suffixed MH and MX (SIBAS-SERV-MHE00/SIBAS-SERV-MXE00, SIBLIB-1N-MH-E10/SIBLIB-1N-MX-E10, SIBINTER-MH-E00/SIBINTER-MX-E00) — almost certainly two build variants (e.g. two floating-point/instruction-set targets, matching the "All" floating-format prerequisite pattern seen on other ND-100 products in this catalog), but which is which is not confirmed from any source read.

Distribution media

Floppy volume Contents
ND-10166E-PART1 SIB2-PROG-E10:MODE (1 page) · SIB2-DATA-E10:MODE (7 pages) · SIB2-RTLST-E10:SYMB (11 pages) · SIB2-INSTALL-E10:PROG (56 pages — the installer)
ND-10166E-PART2 SIB2-PROG-E10:BPUN (57 pages) · SIB2-DATA-E10:BPUN (57 pages) — program/data segment raw binaries
ND-10166E-PART3 SIBAS-SERV-MHE00:PROG (59 pages) · SIB2-DML-B-MHE10:BRF (16 pages) · SIB2-DML-R-MHE10:BRF (14 pages) · SIBLIB-1N-MH-E10:BRF (14 pages) · SIBLIB-1R-MH-E10:BRF (11 pages) · SIBLIB-2N-MH-E10:BRF (14 pages) — "MH" variant
ND-10166E-PART4 MAKEDRL-E10:PROG (20 pages) · SIB2-DRL-1-E10:PROG (90 pages)
ND-10166E-PART5 SIB2-DRL-2-E10:PROG (91 pages)
ND-10166E-PART6 SIB2-DBM-E10:PROG (103 pages, maintenance/verify) · SIB2-LOOKLOG-E00:PROG (42 pages)
ND-10166E-PART7 SIBAS-SERV-MXE00:PROG (59 pages) · SIB2-DML-B-MXE10:BRF (15 pages) · SIB2-DML-R-MXE10:BRF (13 pages) · SIBLIB-1N-MX-E10:BRF (13 pages) · SIBLIB-1R-MX-E10:BRF (11 pages) · SIBLIB-2N-MX-E10:BRF (14 pages) — "MX" variant
ND-10166E-PART8 SIBINTER-MX-E00:PROG (106 pages) · UE-SIBINTER-E00:ERR (6 pages)
ND-10166E-PART9 SIBINTER-MH-E00:PROG (107 pages) · UE-SIBINTER-E00:ERR (6 pages)

Confirmed by downloading all 9 images and reading with ndtool -t.

Installation procedure — ADAPTED from the F-revision's real, complete PD sheet

SIB2-INSTALL-E10:PROG is a compiled installer (like INST-SIB-100-F on the F revision), so its exact dialogue cannot be extracted the way :MODE text files can. The F-revision PD sheet (see ND-210166F02 for the full verbatim transcription) gives the complete, real install flow for the same product one revision later — reproduced here as the best available guide, not verified for E specifically:

  1. Prerequisites to check first: user DIALOG-SYS must exist with >= 1100 pages / 16 filenumbers; user SYSTEM needs >= 50 pages / 1 filenumber; all SIBAS processes must be passive; the RT-LOADER must be free.
  2. Log in as SYSTEM, mount the first floppy, enter its directory, and run the installer: 
    %ENTER-DIRECTORY,ND-10166E-PART1
:DISK-DIRECTORY
%SET-DEF-DIR ND-10166E-PART1
@(ND-10166E-PART1:FLOPPY-USER)SIB2-INSTALL-E10
  3. Answer the installer's questions (real question text, from the F installer — expect the same shape): Install or Change; how many SIBAS processes (1-12); which process is first; which seg-file to load onto (default 0 — check free seg-files with @LIST-FILES SEGFILE from SYSTEM if it reports full); which directory DIALOG-SYS gets space on; which floppy station/unit; whether to copy the SIBAS library files to SYSTEM; whether to dump each file reentrant (CR lets the installer decide); whether to copy each file to SYSTEM; whether to run the SIB2-PROG/SIB2-DATA mode files immediately (say NO if you need to edit system locations first — see the mode-file table in ND-210166F02).
  4. Critical reminder from the source PD sheet, applies to every revision: a copy of the DRL redefinition program must always reside on user DIALOG-SYS.

Configuration / post-install

Add the SIB2-PROG:MODE load to HENT-MODE for cold-start persistence, and update the DUMP-PROGRAM-REENTRANT entries for the SIBAS utility programs — see ND-210166F02 "After Installation" for the exact, real wording this is drawn from.

Documentation

Provenance & open items

  • Source: floppy directory listings via ndtool on all 9 downloaded images; install procedure adapted from the real F-revision PD sheet.
  • TODO: confirm the MH/MX variant meaning.
  • TODO: this install has not been run live in the emulator, and its dialogue has not been independently confirmed to match the F-revision installer exactly.

Parent: ../README.md (ND-10166 product overview)