Submitted by: Dave Rogers

Digital Equipment Corp. Maynard, MA

Operating System: Paper Tape

Source Language: PAL-10

Memory Required: 4K

Abstract: The Quickpoint-8 System, an advanced concept in part

programming for numerically controlled machine tools, is currently

available and may already be installed in your shop. This Users' Guide

presents the Quickpoint-8 System concept; the Quickpoint Language,

operating procedures, and part program preparation information. More-

over, convenient tables, flow charts and instructions are included to aid

personnel in training part programmers and provide easily accessible

reference material for the experience part programmer.

Chapter 1, System Description, contains a description of the important

features of the system and a brief summary of its functional operation.

Chapter 2, the Quickpoint-8 Language, is a dictionary of the command

vocabulary recognized by the Quickpoint-8 System.

Chapter 3, Operating Procedures, contains flow charts that provide

step-by-step instructions for operating the Quickpoint-8 System.

Chapter 4, Input Data Program Preparation, contains general instructions

for language usage and applications in the preparation of the input

data programs from which part programs are compiled.

Media Price Code: E10, H64

Format: DECsystem-10

Catalog: August 1978