PDP-11 Systems Handbook

This document, the PDP-11 Systems Handbook (1987), serves as a complete reference for Digital's 16-bit supermicrocomputer family. It provides detailed technical descriptions for the MicroPDP-11/83, MicroPDP-11/73, MicroPDP-11/53, and PDP-11/84 systems. The handbook is divided into eleven chapters covering:

• Introduction to the PDP-11 Family: Architectural overview and system benefits.
• System Details: Comprehensive chapters for the MicroPDP-11/83, 11/73, 11/53, and PDP-11/84.
• Bus Technologies: In-depth technical specifications for both the Q-bus and UNIBUS.
• Software and Layered Products: Overview of operating systems (RSX, RSTS, ULTRIX, RT-11, etc.), languages, and management tools.
• Options and Networks: Details on memory, storage, communications, and Digital Network Architecture (DNA).
• Services: Overview of field service, educational services, and documentation resources.
• Appendices: Extensive technical tables detailing family differences, console ODT commands, and instruction timing.