How to decode DEC software/documentation part numbers.


Example: DEC-12-LPALA-A-PB

DEC		12		LPALA		A		PB
PREFIX		SOURCE		NAME		REVISION	FORMAT

REVISION CODES:

	-A.	FIRST REVISION
	-B.	NEXT REVISION
	-C.	ETC

FORMAT CODES:

	-AA	LINCTAPE SOURCE
	-AB	LINCTAPE, BINARY
	-AC	LINCTAPE, COMB INED MODE
	-CA	CARD DECK, ALPHA
	-CB	CARD DECK, BINARY
	-CC	CARD DECK, OPTICAL
	-D	DOCUMENT
	-DN	DOCUMENT ADDENDUM
	-F	MICROFICHE
	-FA	MICROFICHE, LISTING
	-HA	DECPACK, SOURCE
	-HB	DECPACK, BINARY
	-HC	DECPACK, COMBINED MODE
	-LA	LISTING
	-LN	LISTING, ADDENDUM
	-MA	MAGTAPE, SOURCE
	-MB	MAGTAPE, BINARY
	-MC	MAGTAPE COMBINED MODE
	-PA	PAPERTAPE, SOURCE
	-PB	PAPERTAPE, BINARY
	-PH	PAPERTAPE, HARDWARE, READ IN MODE
	-PL	PAPERTAPE, LOAD MODULE
	-PM	PAPERTAPE, RIM
	-PO	PAPERTAPE, BOOTSTRAP
	-PR	PAPERTAPE, RELOCATABLE
	-PS	PAPERTAPE, SAVE FORMAT
	-PT	TEST PAPERTAPE NO FORMAT
	-TA	CASSETTE, SOURCE
	-TB	CASSETTE, BINARY
	-TC	CASSETTE, COMBINED MODE
	-UA	DECTAPE, SOURCE
	-UB	DECTAPE, BINARY
	-UC	DECTAPE, COMBINED MODE
	-UO	LINCTAPE
	-WA	TU16 MAGTAPE, SOURCE
	-WB	TU16 MAGTAPE, BINARY
	-WC	TU16 MAGTAPE, COMBINED MODE
	-YA	FLOPPY DISK, SOURCE
	-YB	FLOPPY DISK, BINARY
	-YC	FLOPPY DISK, COMBINED MODE