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 Architecture Handbook (1983) (PDP-11 Differences Table; App B p303)
- PDP-11 Processor Handbook 1979 (11/70 in Chapter 10; p 277 ff)
- PDP-11 Processor Handbook 1981 (11/70 in Chapter 10; p 261 ff) [OCR]
- PDP-11 MICRO/PDP-11 Handbook 1983-84 (PDP-11 Differences Table; App G p387) [OCR]
- 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) [OCR]
PDP-11/70 Processor (KB11-C and FP11-C, also KB11-B FP11-B)
- PDP-11/70 Processor Handbook (1977) [OCR]
- KB11-C Processor Manual (1975) [OCR]
- KB11-C Engineering Drawings (1975, 306p; full set of schematics and flow charts)
- KB11-C Engineering Drawings (1975, 205p; schematics and flow charts with notes) [OCR]
- KB11-C Signal Index
- KB11-B Processor Manual (1975; for 1st CPU revision) (UQ) [OCR]
- KB11-B Engineering Drawings (1977, 465p; full set of schematics and flow charts)
- FP11-C Floating Point Processor Maintenance Manual (1976)
- FP11-C Engineering Drawings (1975) [OCR]
- PDP-11/70 Maintenance and Installation Manual (1979)
- PDP-11/70 Maintenance and Service Guide (1988, from DEC Canada) [OCR]
- PDP-11/70 Control Panel Schematics
- PDP-11/70 Hardware Student Handouts
- PDP-11/70 Hardware Introduction Course Handouts
- KY11-R Family of Electronic Consoles User Guilde (1980) [OCR]
- KY11-R Family of Electronic Consoles Technical Manual (1980) [OCR]
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 an 11/70 without cache, massbus and 22-bit addressing, but otherwise very similar.
- PDP-11/45 Processor Handbook (1973) [OCR]
- KB11-A Processor Maintenance Manual (1972)
- KB11-A Processor Maintenance Manual (1976)
- KB11-A Engineering Drawings (1973) [OCR]
- 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)
PDP-11/44 Processor (KD11-Z, KK11-B, FP11-F)
The 11/44 is a low-cost 11/70. 22-bit addressing and cache, but without Massbus. Only UNIBUS peripherals. The last PDP-11 built from descrete components.
- PDP-11/44 System Technical Manual (1980)
- PDP-11/44 System User's Guide (1981)
- PDP-11X44 Field Maintenance Print Set (1979)
- FP11-F Floating Point Processor Technical Manual (1979)
- FP11-F Maintenance Print Set (1979)
J11 Processor
The J11 is an ASIC implementation of an 11/70 with a small number of added and a some removed features.
- DCJ11 Microprocessor Users Guide (preliminary) (1983)
- KDJ11-A CPU Module Users Guide (1986) [OCR]
- KDJ11-B CPU Module Users Guide (1986)
- KDJ11-D CPU Module Users Guide (1987)
- J-11 Programmer's Reference (1982) [OCR]
- J-11 Control Chip Specification (1982) [OCR]
- J-11 Data Chip Specification (1982) [OCR]
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)
- 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)
- RH70 Engineering Drawings (RevE) (1977)
- RM02/03 Adapter Technical Manual (1978)
- RM05 (BK7B1E) Disk Drive Technical Manual (1980) [OCR]
- RM05 Handbook [OCR]
- RM05 Disk Subsystem User Guide (1982) [OCR]
- RM Massbus Adapter Technical Description Manual (1980) [OCR]
- RP05/06 Device Control Logic Maintenance Manual (1975) [OCR]
- RP04/05/06 Field Maintenance Print Set (1976) [OCR]
- RP05/06 Drive Maintenance Manual (1975) [OCR]
Peripherals - Tape Devices
- TM11 Tape System Manual (1974)
- TM11 Tape System Engineering Drawings (1971)