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Engineering Orientation Manual EL-ENGRS-OM-OOO ENGINEERING ORIENTATION MANUAL For Internal Use Only Do not remove from Digital Equipment Corporation property. Document Identifier A-MN-ELENGRS-OM-OOO Date: l-Apr-82 Revision History Preceding EditiO. n.: EB-ENGRS-OMgO 2 rk ' I Ik 0 / '- yt"-/J Approved: /~ ··Ir~ Cc st% tN'v, /, John Holman Copyright ©- 1982 by Digital Equipment Corporation All Rights Reserved CONTENTS Preface.................... ............................................................................................................................. XIII Foreword.............................................................................................................................................. XV CHAPTER 1 CORPORATE OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 1 SCOPE ................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION - KEN OLSEN ...................................................................... 1 3 FACTS ABOUT DIGITAL................................................................................... 4 4 DIGITAL PHILOSOPHy..................................................................................... 5 5 DIGITAL STRUCTURE ...................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 2 PERSONNEL......................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 3 FUNDING .............................................................................................................. 13 PLANNED PROJECTS....... ............... .................................................................. 13 2 UNPLANNED PROJECTS.................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER 4 PHASE REVIEW PROCESS................................................................................ 17 CHAPTERS ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT GROUPS...................................................... 33 1 16-BIT SySTEMS.................................................................................................. 34 1.1 16-BIT SYSTEMS HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ......................................... 34 1.1.1 Advanced Development......... .......................... ....................................... 34 1.1.2 16-Bit Product Support and Assurance .................................................. 34 1.1.3 J-ll Development .................. ........... ...................................................... 34 1.1.4 F-ll Development .................................................................................. 34 2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ............................................................................... 35 2.1 BASE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ................................................................... 35 2.1.1 Base Systems Quality Management ....... ................................................ 35 2.1.2 Base Systems Software Product Management .............. ......................... 35 2.1.3 VAX/VMX Systems Development.................. ............ .......... ................ 36 2.1.4 RSX/RMS-l1 Systems Development...... .................................... .......... 36 2.1.5 VMS-RMS ............................................................................................. 37 2.2 CENTRAL COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING (CCEG)........................... 37 2.2.1 CCEG Architecture and Technology..................................................... 37 111 CONTENTS (Cont'd) 2.2.2 CCEG Project Management ................................................................. 37 2.2.3 CCEG Product Management ................................................................ 38 2.2.4 CCEG Publications and Services .......................................................... 38 2.2.4.1 Commercial Engineering Documentation ......................................... 38 2.2.4.2 Office Products Documentation ........................................................ 38 2.2.4.3 Creative Typeset and Publishing ....................................................... 39 2.2.4.4 Computer Services and Facilities ...................................................... 39 2.2.5 Commercial Systems Engineering ......................................................... 39 2.2.5.1 Datasystem Hardware Engineering ................................................... 39 2.2.5.2 Office Systems Hardware Engineering ............................................. 40 2.2.5.3 Diagnostic Engineering ...................................................................... 40 2.2.5.4 Merrimack Engineering Services ...................................................... 40 2.2.6 Information Management ...................................................................... 40 2.2.7 Text and Media Systems ....................................................................... 41 2.2.8 RSTS / E Systems Development ............................................................ 41 2.3 10/20 AND SMALL SYSTEMS AND CORPORATE LANGUAGES ... 42 2.3.1 Technical Languages ............................................................................. 42 2.3.2 Commercial Languages .............. ,.......................................................... 42 2.3.3 10/20 Systems Software ....................................................................... 42 2.3.4 Small Base Systems Software .............................................................. .. 43 2.4 SOFTWARE PUBLICATIONS ......................................... :....................... .. 43 2.5 APPLICATION SYSTEMS GROUP ........................................................ .. 44 2.5.1 Application Systems Development. ....................................................... 44 2.5.1.1 Technical Systems ............................................................................ .. 44 2.5.1.2 Internal Special Systems ................................................................... 44 2.5.2 Application Technology ......................................................................... 45 2.6 SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND TOOLS ....................................... .. 45 2.6.1 Hardware/Software Coordination ....................................................... .. 45 2.6.2 Software Methods and Tools ................................................................. 46 2.6.3 Software and Systems Architectural Management .............................. .. 46 2.7 OFFICE SYSTEMS PROGRAM ................................................................ 46 3 SYSTEMS, ARCHITECTURE, AND TECHNOLOGy ...................................... .. 47 3.1 CORPORATE RESEARCH ....................................................................... .. 47 3.1.1 Manufacturing Automation .................................................................. .. 47 3.1.2 Exploratory Research ........................................................................... .. 47 , 3.1.3 Integrated Systems and Terminals ....................................................... .. 48 3.1.4 Multiprocessing and Local Area Networks ........................................... 48 3.1.5 Distributed Software Architecture Research ....................................... .. 48 3.1.6 Languages and Applications .................................................................. 49 3.1.7 Integrated Profession-Based Systems Program ..................................... 49 3.1.8 External Research ..................................................' ............................... 49 3.1.9 Planning Research and Operations ........................................................ 50 3.1.10 Corporate Information and Library Services ....................................... .. 50 3.2 VAX-II AND PDP-II SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE ............................. .. 50 3.3 SOFTWARE AND ARCHITECTURE STANDARDS ............................ 51 3.4 SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS .............................................. .. 52 3.4.1 16/32/36-Bit Systems ........................................................................... 52 3.4.2 Architectures, Networks, and Storage ................................................. .. 53 3.4.3 Loads, Drivers, and Models ................................................................... 53 3.4.4 Performance Laboratory ....................................................................... 53 3.5 PLANS AND OPERATIONS ..................................................................... 53 IV CONTENTS (Cont'd) 4 LSI (LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION) MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING ..................................................................................................... 54 4.1 SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING GROUP ....................................... 54 4.1.1 Architecturally-Focused Product Development ..................................... 54 4.1.2 Program-Specific Product Development ................................................ 55 4.1.2.1 Mass Storage and Peripherals Circuit Design ........ ;........................................................................................ 55 4.1.2.2 Medium/High-End Circuit Design .................................................... 55 4.1.2.3 Systems and Logic ..... ......................................................................... 55 4.1.3 Advanced Development..... ..................... ................................................ 55 4.1.4 Computer-Aided Design .......... ........ ........ ...... .... .............. ............ ........ ... 56 4.2 LSI TEST ENGINEERING ........................................................................
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