For all without a good private library of original manuals the bitsavers.org document archive of historical DEC manuals comes to the rescue. Another good source of original manuals was the former UQ Museum of IT . They are now archived in the www.computer.museum.uq.edu.au folder tree at bitsavers.org and marked with a (UQ).
But be aware that all manuals are under the copyright of DEC, now held by HP.
General Handbooks
- PDP-11 Processor Handbook 1979 (11/70 in Chapter 10; p 277 ff)
- PDP-11 Peripherals Handbook 1976 (DL11 4-128; KW11-L 4-332; LP11 4-353; PC11 4-376; RK11 4-433)
- PDP-11 Bus Handbook 1979 (UNIBUS and Q-Bus)
- PDP-11 Diagnostic Handbook (1988)
- PDP-11 UNIBUS Design Description (1979)
- Massbus Specification (1972)
PDP-11/70 Processor (KB11-C and FP11-C)
- KB11-C Processor Manual (1975)
- KB11-C Engineering Drawings (1976; full set of schematics and flow charts)
- FP11-C Floating Point Processor Maintenance Manual (1976)
- PDP-11/70 Maintenance and Installation Manual (1979)
- KB11-B Processor Manual (1975; for 1st CPU revision) (UQ)
PDP-11/74 Processor
- PDP-11/70MP Multiprocessor Technical Manual (Preliminary) (1977)
- KB11-E Preliminary 11/74 Difference Specification (1978)
PDP-11/45 Processor (KB11-A, KT11-C, and FP11-B)
The 11/45 is essentially a 11/70 without cache, massbus and 22 bit addressing, but otherwise very similar.
- KB11-A Processor Maintenance Manual (1972)
- KB11-A Processor Maintenance Manual (1976)
- KT11-C Memory Management Unit Reference Manual (1973) (UQ)
- KT11-C Memory Management Unit Maintenance Manual (1974)
- FP11-B Floating Point Unit Maintenance Manual (1974) (UQ)
- PDP-11/45, 11/50, and 11/55 System Maintenance Manual (1976)
- PDP-11/45 System Engineering Drawings (1974)
J11 Processor
The J11 is an ASIC implementation of a 11/70 with a small number of added and a some removed features.
- DCJ11 Microprocessor Users Guide (preliminary) (1983)
- KDJ11-B CPU Module Users Guide (1986)
- KDJ11-D CPU Module Users Guide (1987)
Peripherals - System Devices
- KW11-L Line Time Clock Manual (1974)
- KW11-L Line Time Clock Engineering Drawings (1972)
- KW11-P Programmable Real-Time Clock Manual (1972)
- KW11-P Programmable Real-Time Clock Engineering Drawings (1973)
- M9312 Bootstrap/Terminator Module Technical Manual (1981)
- M9312 Engineering Drawings (1978)
Peripherals - Character Devices
- DL11 Asynchronous Line Interface User's Manual (1976)
- DL11 Asynchronous Line Interface Technical Manual (1975)
- DL11 Engineering Drawings (1978)
- DZ11 User's Guide (1979) (UQ)
- DZ11 Asynchronous Multiplexer Technical Manual (1978)
- DZ11 Maintenance Manual (1977) (UQ)
- DZ11 Engineering Drawings (1978)
- PC11 High-Speed Reader/Punch and Control Manual (1974)
- LP11 Line Printer Users Manual (1976)
- LP11 Line Printer System Engineering Drawings (1975)
- CR11 Card Reader System Manual (1975) (UQ)
- CR11 Engineering Drawings (1971)
Peripherals - Communication Devices
- DEUNA User's Guide (1983)
- DEUNA Network Adapter Technical Manual (1982)
- DMC11 IPL Microprocessor Technical Manual (1979)
- DMC11 IPL Synchronous Line Unit Maintenance Manual (1978)
- DMR11 Synchronous Controller Technical Manual (1981)
- DMR11 Synchronous Controller User's Guide (1980)
- DU11 Programmable Synchronous Interface Maintenance Manual (1974) (UQ)
- DU11 Programmable Synchronous Interface User's Manual (1976) (UQ)
Peripherals - Disk Devices
- RK11-C Disk Drive Controller Manual (1971)
- RL01/02 Disk User Guide (1981)
- RL01/02 Disk Technical Manual (1982)
- RH11-AB Massbus Controller Option Description (1979)
- RH70 Massbus Controller Option Description (1977)
- RM02/03 Adapter Technical Manual (1978)
- RM05 (BK7B1E) Disk Drive Technical Manual (1980)
- RM05 Handbook
- RM05 Disk Subsystem User Guide (1982)
- RM Massbus Adapter Technical Description Manual (1980)
- RP05/06 Device Control Logic Maintenance Manual (1975)
- RP04/05/06 Field Maintenance Print Set (1976)
- RP05/06 Drive Maintenance Manual (1975)
Peripherals - Tape Devices
- TM11 Tape System Manual (1974)
- TM11 Tape System Engineering Drawings (1971)