Getting Started with DECsystem-10

This document, published in March 1975, serves as an introductory guide for users of the DECsystem-10 and the TOPS-10 Operating System. It covers essential tasks for new users, including terminal interaction, system login and logout procedures, using the SOS editor to create and modify programs in FORTRAN and ALGOL, managing files within a user directory, and basic BASIC programming. The manual also includes a comprehensive appendix listing and explaining various TOPS-10 system commands, along with a helpful reference section with examples of common procedures.