71B documentation

[Mark Hardman]

(02-28-2015 09:44 PM)J-F Garnier Wrote:  

(02-28-2015 08:35 PM)Mark Hardman Wrote:  I did find that I have a copy of the release version of the HP-71B HP-IL Internal Design Specification. The two volumes on the MoHPC flash drive are dated Jan. 1984; the cover page of Volume II even states "Version 1.0 - Preliminary". The copies that I have are dated Mar. 19834 and are clearly labelled as final release. Volume I is 10 pages longer and Volume II is 44 pages longer than the versions on the flash drive.

I have a paper version of the HP-IL IDS dated March 1984. There are just a few differences in the source code against the preliminary version of January 1984. I scanned the pages with the differences, can you check if this matches your version? : HP-IL IDS update

Darn, I thought I had come across something new.

My original post has a typo; it should read "The copies that I have are dated Mar. 1984". The version I have appears to be the same as yours. Your scanned pages match mine exactly. Actually, it is a relief. I'd hate scanning and cropping all of those 4-up pages.

Your annotations are invaluable. Has this "diff scan" been submitted to Dave?

(02-28-2015 09:44 PM)J-F Garnier Wrote:  

(02-28-2015 09:19 PM)Mark Hardman Wrote:  Let me finish rummaging through my storage unit. I might get lucky and find additional IDS/IMS volumes not on the MoHPC flash drive. We'll then know the size of the project and can divide up the scanning accordingly.

Yes, please check. I'm really really interested by the HP-71B IDS of version 2CCCC for documenting the differences vs 1BBBB. The 2CCCC IDS existed and were available for sale, see this leaflet!

J-F

I'm pretty sure I would have kept any HP-71 mainframe IDS with my collection of documentation at home. Then again, "hope springs eternal".