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'''MicroNotes''' (originally spelt '''μnote''') were a series of short, very detailed notes on complex technical issues from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; primarily about [[hardware]], but some were about [[software]]. They were mostly about [[QBUS]] [[PDP-11]]'s, their [[bus]], and its [[peripheral|devices]]; but a few were about QBUS [[VAX]] systems.
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'''MicroNotes''' (originally spelt '''μnote''') were a series of short, very detailed notes on complex technical issues from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; primarily about [[hardware]], but some were about [[software]]. They were mostly about [[QBUS]] [[PDP-11]]'s, their [[bus]], and its [[peripheral|devices]]; but a few of the last ones were about QBUS [[VAX]] systems.
  
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There were two sets; an original set (notionally of 111, but the re-print set below apparently contains 116), and a second set, labelled "OEM MicroNotes" (containing 41).
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There were two different and almost totally independent sets (there is a small amount of overlap between the end of the first set, and the start of the second); an original set, and a second set, labelled "OEM MicroNotes".
  
 
==Original set==
 
==Original set==
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This set notionally contained 111, but the re-print set (below) apparently contains ones up through 116.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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! Number !! Title || Date
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|-
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| 001 || 4/1/77 || Battery Backup
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|-
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| 002 ||   || REV11 PROM Chips
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|-
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| 003 ||   || Macro & Assembl on the 11V03
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|-
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| 004 ||   || 4K RAM in Bank 0
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|-
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| 005 || 5/2/77 || IEEE Bus Sub-specs
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|-
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| 006 ||   || Correct MU BASIC Language Manual
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|-
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| 007 ||   || Memory in LSI-11 and 11/03 Systems
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|-
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| 008 ||   || DMA Devices in LSI-11 Systems
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|-
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| 009 || 6/6/77 || Hex and Quad Hold-down Bracket for LSI-11 Systems
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|-
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| 010A || 6/7/77 || Power Supply for H909C
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|-
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| 011 || 6/8/77 || LSI-11 Halting During Interrupt Cycle
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|-
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| 012 || 7/11/77 || LSI-11 Bus Theory of Operation
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|-
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| 013 || 8/2/77 || Installing APL-11 on 11V03 and 11T03
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|-
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| 014 || 9/28/77 || Correct Input Parameters for the QJV11 PROM Formatting Program
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|-
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| 015 || 11/21/77 || Power Sequencing for the KD11-HA Module
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|-
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| 017 || 11/28/77 || LSI-11/2 Processor Clock
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|-
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| 018 || 11/28/77 || DR11-C vs. DRV11
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|-
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| 019 || 11/29/77 || EIA RS-422 and RS-423
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|-
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| 020 || 11/30/77 || 9 x 6 Slot Backplane Documentation Error
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|-
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| 021 || 12/5/77 || Comparison of Data Transmission Techniques
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|-
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| 022 ||   || MRV11-BA New Feature
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|-
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| 023 || 12/16/77 || Using the MSV11-D 30K Option
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|-
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| 024 ||   || Async., Serial Line Unit Comparisons
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|-
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| 024A || 10/13/78|| Async., Serial Line Unit Comparisons
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|-
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| 025 || 21/21/77 || Configuring Memory Systems with MSV11-D RAM & PROM
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|-
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| 026 || 1/4/78 || Micro Backplane Mechanical Mounting Guidelines
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|-
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| 027A || 1/25/78 || PROM Chips Available Under Part #MRV11-AC
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|-
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| 028 || 2/2/78 || Extended Memory for the LSI-11
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|-
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| 029 || 1/12/78 || Using the MRV11-AA for a Bootstrap ROM
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|-
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| 030 ||   || SRUN Signal
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|-
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| 032 || 2/3/78 || Extended Bus Time-out Logic
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|-
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| 033 || 2/24/78 || Cables for DLV11, DLV11-E, DLV11-F
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|-
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| 034 || 3/2/78 || Configuring a 3-box 11/03 System
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|-
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| 035 || 4/4/78 || PROM Programming
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|-
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| 036 || 5/16/78 || Core Memory in 11/03-L Backplane
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|-
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| 037 || 5/30/78 || C-D Interconnect Scheme
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|-
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| 038 || 6/13/78 || Diagnostics for 30K Memories on LSI-11's
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|-
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| 039 || 6/27/78 || DMA Request/Grant Timing
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|-
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| 040 || 6/27/78 || Patches for BASIC/PITS on LSI-11
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|-
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| 041 || 7/5/78 || New Functions for BDV11-AA Boot
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|-
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| 042 || 7/17/78 || Removing Modules from "Live" Backplanes
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|-
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| 043 || 7/19/78 || Backplanes for the RLV11 (RL01)
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|-
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| 044 || 7/26/78 || Console ODT "L" Command on 30K Systems
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|-
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| 045 ||   || Mounting LSI-11/2 Modules on the Eurocard
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|-
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| 046A || 12/27/78 || DLV11-F Replacement for the DLV11
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|-
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| 047 || 12/19/78 || Incompatibility Between the REV11 and the LSI-11/23
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|-
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| 048 || 12/20/78 || LSI-11/23 Instruction Timing (Preliminary)
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|-
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| 049 || 12/22/78 || System Differences - LSI-11 vs. LSI-11/23
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|-
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| 050 || 12/29/78 || Micro ODT Differences - LSI-11 vs. LSI-11/23
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|-
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| 051 || 12/22/78 || Digital Supported PROM's
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|-
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| 052 || 12/27/78 || Parity Memory in LSI-11/23 Systems
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|-
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| 053 || 12/27/78 || PDP-11 Family Differences
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|-
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| 054 || 12/27/78 || MXV11 Configuration
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|-
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| 055 || 12/28/78 || LSI-11 vs. LSI-l1/23 Bus Timing
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|-
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| 056 ||   || DLV11-J Cabling
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|-
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| 057 || 12/29/78 || Location of W13 on the BDV11
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|-
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| 058 || 1/2/79 || Configuring Memory for LSI-11 Systems with More Than 64K Bytes
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|-
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| 059 || 1/4/79 || LSI-11/23 Four-Level Interrupts
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|-
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| 060 || 3/1/79 || Maximum Configuration of DLV11-J Modules
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|-
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| 061 || 2/2/79 || Programming the MRV11-C
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|-
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| 062A || 6/14/79 || Bootstraps for TU58, RL01, RK05, RX02, RX01
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|-
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| 063 || 3/19/79 || RL01 Type-in Bootstrap
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|-
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| 063A ||   || RL01 Type-in Bootstrap
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|-
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| 064 || 4/3/79 ||  DLV11-J I/O Page Address Problem Report
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|-
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| 064A ||   || DLV11-J I/O Page Address Problem Report
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|-
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| 065 || 6/4/79 || Bootstrap for RX02
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|-
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| 065A ||   || Bootstrap for RX02
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|-
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| 066 || 6/8/79 || 11/23 Floating Point Compatibility
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|-
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| 067A || 8/16/79 || DLV11-J Receiver Chip Problem
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|-
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| 067B ||   || DLV11-J Receiver Chip Problem
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|-
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| 068 || 7/3/79 || Microcomputer Module Environmental Considerations
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|-
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| 069 || 6/21/79 || 18-bit DMA with Chipkits
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|-
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| 070 || 6/22/79 || LSI-11 vs. LSI-11/23 Transaction Differences
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|-
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| 071 || 7/5/79 || Expanding BA11-MA And BA11-NC Based Systems
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|-
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| 072 || 7/12/79 || Peripheral Compatibility with 11/23 Systems
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|-
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| 073 || 7/5/79 || TU58 Cabling
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|-
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| 074 || 7/5/79 || MXV11-AA, -AC Cabling
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|-
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| 075 || 7/18/79 || MXV11-A2 Bootstrap Error Halts
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|-
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| 076 ||   || DLV11-F Current Loop Problem
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|-
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| 077 || 8/10/79 || Summary of Bootstrap Sources
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|-
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| 078 || 8/2/79 || LSI-11/23 Processor Differences
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|-
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| 079 || 8/13/79 || The LSI-11/23 and the LSI-11/2 Buses are the Same
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|-
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| 080A || 10/29/79 || LSI-11/23 I/O Page Addressing
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|-
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| 081 || 8/23/79 || Use of Recommended Diskettes
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|-
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| 082 || 8/27/79 || Handlers for Serial Line Printers
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|-
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| 083 || 9/5/79 || Alternate Clock Frequencies for the MXV11
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|-
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| 084 || 10/11/79 || Improved DLV11-F
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|-
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| 085 || 10/29/79 || Wake-up Circuit Implementations
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|-
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| 086 || 1/9/80 || Interfacing to the TU58 w/o Break
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|-
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| 087 || 12/18/79 || Type-in Bootstrap for TU58
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|-
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| 088 || 1/4/80 || RT-11 V3B FB Monitor and TUS8's
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|-
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| 089 || 3/4/80 || Standalone Problem Loader
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|-
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| 090 || 4/17/80 || Using the BAll-VA in Small Systems
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|-
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| 091 || 4/29/80 || Using the MXV11-A2 Bootstrap on the MRV11-C
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|-
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| 092 || 5/8/80 || Two Potential Problems with the RXV21
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|-
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| 093 || 5/12/80 || User Written System Tasks Under RT-11 V4
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|-
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| 094A || 5/13/80 || RL02 Support by Digital Software
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|-
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| 095 || 5/19 || VTI03 Applications for Unusual Baud Rates
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|-
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| 096 || 6/6/80 || TU58 Tips
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|-
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| 097 || 5/5/80 || TUS8 Tape Format and Addressing Modes
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|-
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| 098 || 5/19/80 || 11/23 & 11/03 RL01 Based Packaged System Expansion
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|-
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| 099 || 8/15/80 || RL02 Bootstrap Failures Using BDV11
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|-
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| 100 || 11/13/80 || Upgrades for PB11
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|-
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| 101 || 1/26/81 || TU58 System Power Problem
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|-
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| 102 || 1/14/81 || MMU Configuration Jumpers
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|-
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| 103 || 9/30/81 || Creating a Diagnostics DECTAPE II Under XXDP+
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|-
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| 104 || 12/3/81 || 11/23 ECO Status
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|-
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| 105 || 2/3/81 || MXV11 Bootstrap Problems
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|-
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| 106 || 4/29/81 || MXV11 Functionality
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|-
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| 107 || 7/16/81 || 22-Bit Addressing for DMA Chipkit Users
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|-
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| 108 || 1/5/82 || ADV11-A, AAV11-A, KWV11-A vs. ADV11-C, KWV11-C, AAV11-C Differences
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|-
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| 109 || 4/13/82 || Using the Falcon SBC-11/21 in a Standalone Environment
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|-
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| 110 || 4/13/82 || MUL, DIV, and ASH Instruction for the Falcon SBC-l1/21
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|-
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| 111 || 5/4/82 || Differences Between MSVI1-L and MSV11-P Memories
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|-
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| 112 || 2/17/83 || 18-bit RXV21 in 22-bit LSI-11 RSX-11M V4.0
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|-
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| 113 || 6/1/83 || Block Mode DMA
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|-
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| 114 || 11/28/83 || Compatible Bootstrap for the LSI-11/73
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|-
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| 115 || 11/28/83 || LSI-11/73 Upgrade Paths
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|-
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| R12 || 8/10/82 || Expanding into a BA11-SA Box
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|}
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(Ones with a blank date in the table are not reproduced in the scanned version linked below.)
  
 
==OEM set==
 
==OEM set==
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This set notionally contained only 41 (as listed in the re-printed collection, below), but 44 are available online (below).
  
 
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Revision as of 02:00, 24 July 2024

MicroNotes (originally spelt μnote) were a series of short, very detailed notes on complex technical issues from DEC; primarily about hardware, but some were about software. They were mostly about QBUS PDP-11's, their bus, and its devices; but a few of the last ones were about QBUS VAX systems.

There were two different and almost totally independent sets (there is a small amount of overlap between the end of the first set, and the start of the second); an original set, and a second set, labelled "OEM MicroNotes".

Original set

This set notionally contained 111, but the re-print set (below) apparently contains ones up through 116.

Number Title Date
001 4/1/77 Battery Backup
002   REV11 PROM Chips
003   Macro & Assembl on the 11V03
004   4K RAM in Bank 0
005 5/2/77 IEEE Bus Sub-specs
006   Correct MU BASIC Language Manual
007   Memory in LSI-11 and 11/03 Systems
008   DMA Devices in LSI-11 Systems
009 6/6/77 Hex and Quad Hold-down Bracket for LSI-11 Systems
010A 6/7/77 Power Supply for H909C
011 6/8/77 LSI-11 Halting During Interrupt Cycle
012 7/11/77 LSI-11 Bus Theory of Operation
013 8/2/77 Installing APL-11 on 11V03 and 11T03
014 9/28/77 Correct Input Parameters for the QJV11 PROM Formatting Program
015 11/21/77 Power Sequencing for the KD11-HA Module
017 11/28/77 LSI-11/2 Processor Clock
018 11/28/77 DR11-C vs. DRV11
019 11/29/77 EIA RS-422 and RS-423
020 11/30/77 9 x 6 Slot Backplane Documentation Error
021 12/5/77 Comparison of Data Transmission Techniques
022   MRV11-BA New Feature
023 12/16/77 Using the MSV11-D 30K Option
024   Async., Serial Line Unit Comparisons
024A 10/13/78 Async., Serial Line Unit Comparisons
025 21/21/77 Configuring Memory Systems with MSV11-D RAM & PROM
026 1/4/78 Micro Backplane Mechanical Mounting Guidelines
027A 1/25/78 PROM Chips Available Under Part #MRV11-AC
028 2/2/78 Extended Memory for the LSI-11
029 1/12/78 Using the MRV11-AA for a Bootstrap ROM
030   SRUN Signal
032 2/3/78 Extended Bus Time-out Logic
033 2/24/78 Cables for DLV11, DLV11-E, DLV11-F
034 3/2/78 Configuring a 3-box 11/03 System
035 4/4/78 PROM Programming
036 5/16/78 Core Memory in 11/03-L Backplane
037 5/30/78 C-D Interconnect Scheme
038 6/13/78 Diagnostics for 30K Memories on LSI-11's
039 6/27/78 DMA Request/Grant Timing
040 6/27/78 Patches for BASIC/PITS on LSI-11
041 7/5/78 New Functions for BDV11-AA Boot
042 7/17/78 Removing Modules from "Live" Backplanes
043 7/19/78 Backplanes for the RLV11 (RL01)
044 7/26/78 Console ODT "L" Command on 30K Systems
045   Mounting LSI-11/2 Modules on the Eurocard
046A 12/27/78 DLV11-F Replacement for the DLV11
047 12/19/78 Incompatibility Between the REV11 and the LSI-11/23
048 12/20/78 LSI-11/23 Instruction Timing (Preliminary)
049 12/22/78 System Differences - LSI-11 vs. LSI-11/23
050 12/29/78 Micro ODT Differences - LSI-11 vs. LSI-11/23
051 12/22/78 Digital Supported PROM's
052 12/27/78 Parity Memory in LSI-11/23 Systems
053 12/27/78 PDP-11 Family Differences
054 12/27/78 MXV11 Configuration
055 12/28/78 LSI-11 vs. LSI-l1/23 Bus Timing
056   DLV11-J Cabling
057 12/29/78 Location of W13 on the BDV11
058 1/2/79 Configuring Memory for LSI-11 Systems with More Than 64K Bytes
059 1/4/79 LSI-11/23 Four-Level Interrupts
060 3/1/79 Maximum Configuration of DLV11-J Modules
061 2/2/79 Programming the MRV11-C
062A 6/14/79 Bootstraps for TU58, RL01, RK05, RX02, RX01
063 3/19/79 RL01 Type-in Bootstrap
063A   RL01 Type-in Bootstrap
064 4/3/79 DLV11-J I/O Page Address Problem Report
064A   DLV11-J I/O Page Address Problem Report
065 6/4/79 Bootstrap for RX02
065A   Bootstrap for RX02
066 6/8/79 11/23 Floating Point Compatibility
067A 8/16/79 DLV11-J Receiver Chip Problem
067B   DLV11-J Receiver Chip Problem
068 7/3/79 Microcomputer Module Environmental Considerations
069 6/21/79 18-bit DMA with Chipkits
070 6/22/79 LSI-11 vs. LSI-11/23 Transaction Differences
071 7/5/79 Expanding BA11-MA And BA11-NC Based Systems
072 7/12/79 Peripheral Compatibility with 11/23 Systems
073 7/5/79 TU58 Cabling
074 7/5/79 MXV11-AA, -AC Cabling
075 7/18/79 MXV11-A2 Bootstrap Error Halts
076   DLV11-F Current Loop Problem
077 8/10/79 Summary of Bootstrap Sources
078 8/2/79 LSI-11/23 Processor Differences
079 8/13/79 The LSI-11/23 and the LSI-11/2 Buses are the Same
080A 10/29/79 LSI-11/23 I/O Page Addressing
081 8/23/79 Use of Recommended Diskettes
082 8/27/79 Handlers for Serial Line Printers
083 9/5/79 Alternate Clock Frequencies for the MXV11
084 10/11/79 Improved DLV11-F
085 10/29/79 Wake-up Circuit Implementations
086 1/9/80 Interfacing to the TU58 w/o Break
087 12/18/79 Type-in Bootstrap for TU58
088 1/4/80 RT-11 V3B FB Monitor and TUS8's
089 3/4/80 Standalone Problem Loader
090 4/17/80 Using the BAll-VA in Small Systems
091 4/29/80 Using the MXV11-A2 Bootstrap on the MRV11-C
092 5/8/80 Two Potential Problems with the RXV21
093 5/12/80 User Written System Tasks Under RT-11 V4
094A 5/13/80 RL02 Support by Digital Software
095 5/19 VTI03 Applications for Unusual Baud Rates
096 6/6/80 TU58 Tips
097 5/5/80 TUS8 Tape Format and Addressing Modes
098 5/19/80 11/23 & 11/03 RL01 Based Packaged System Expansion
099 8/15/80 RL02 Bootstrap Failures Using BDV11
100 11/13/80 Upgrades for PB11
101 1/26/81 TU58 System Power Problem
102 1/14/81 MMU Configuration Jumpers
103 9/30/81 Creating a Diagnostics DECTAPE II Under XXDP+
104 12/3/81 11/23 ECO Status
105 2/3/81 MXV11 Bootstrap Problems
106 4/29/81 MXV11 Functionality
107 7/16/81 22-Bit Addressing for DMA Chipkit Users
108 1/5/82 ADV11-A, AAV11-A, KWV11-A vs. ADV11-C, KWV11-C, AAV11-C Differences
109 4/13/82 Using the Falcon SBC-11/21 in a Standalone Environment
110 4/13/82 MUL, DIV, and ASH Instruction for the Falcon SBC-l1/21
111 5/4/82 Differences Between MSVI1-L and MSV11-P Memories
112 2/17/83 18-bit RXV21 in 22-bit LSI-11 RSX-11M V4.0
113 6/1/83 Block Mode DMA
114 11/28/83 Compatible Bootstrap for the LSI-11/73
115 11/28/83 LSI-11/73 Upgrade Paths
R12 8/10/82 Expanding into a BA11-SA Box

(Ones with a blank date in the table are not reproduced in the scanned version linked below.)

OEM set

This set notionally contained only 41 (as listed in the re-printed collection, below), but 44 are available online (below).

Number Title Date
001 13-Apr-82 MUL, DIV, & ASH Instruction for the FALCON and the FALCON-PLUS
002 01-Jun-83 Block Mode DMA
003 28-Nov-83 Compatible Bootstrap for the LSI-11/73
004 28-Nov-83 LSI-11/73 Upgrade Paths
005 23-Apr-84 Q22 Compatible Options
006 23-Apr-84 Differences Between the LSI-11/73 and LSI-11/23
007 01-May-84 User Defined Memory Maps for the FALCON and the FALCON-PLUS
008 22-Jun-84 Memory Management and the LSI-11/73
009 02-Jul-84 Cache Concepts and the LSI-11/73
010 27-Jul-84 MicroVAX I/O Programming
011 04-0ct-84 LSI-11/73 Advanced Memory Management
012 09-0ct-84 OMA on the Q-bus
013 09-0ct-84 Run-time System Performance Evaluation Using MicroPower/Pascal V 1.5
014 16-0ct-84 Using Fortran Routines In A VAXELN/pascal Environment
015 16-0ct-84 Q-bus Hardware Bootstrap
016 16-0ct-84 KXT11-CA Software Development Tools
017 19-Nov-84 LSI-11/23 ECO History
018 28-Dec-84 Programming the KXT11-CA DMA Controller
019 10-Jan-85 Disabling RAM on the MXV11-BF
020 10-Jan-85 Differences between the MXV11-A and MXV11-B
021 10-Jan-85 Floating Point Consideration on MicroVAX I
022 28-Apr-85 Differences Between the MicroVAX I and MicroVAX II CPUs
023 28-Apr-85 MicroVAX I to MicroVAX II Upgrade Issues
024 28-Apr-85 MicroVAX Instruction Set Differences
025 28-Jun-85 FPJ11-AA Compatibility with the LSI-11/73 (KDJ11-A)
026 28-Jun-85 The MicroVAX Multicomputing Capability
027 28-Jun-85 Using Messages with VAXELN
028 28-Jun-85 MSV11-Q/M/J Memory Comparisons
029 28-Jun-85 Q-bus Expansion Concepts
030 28-Jun-85 The Private Memory Interconnect between the KDJ11-B and the MSV11-J
031 28-Jun-85 MSV11-QA Revision Differences
032 28-Jun-85 KXT11-C Parallel I/O Programming
033 28-Jun-85 System Configuration of DL-type Devices
034 19-Jul-85 Programming the KXT11-C Multiprotocal SLU
035 19-Jul-85 Backplane Expansion/Termination
036 19-Jul-85 MicroVMS Revealed
037 19-Jul-85 In Search of NanoVMS
038 26-Jul-85 DECnet Downline Loading
039 08-Aug-85 Differences between KDJ11-A and KDJ11-B
040 17-Sep-85 FPJ11 Theory of Operation
041 17-Sep-85 Device Ordering Chart for Q-bus Systems
042 20-May-86 Software Features Comparison
043 10-Jun-86 RQDX Controller Status/Information
044 10-Jun-86 VAX/VMS Realtime Programming

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