Documentation
User manuals, technical documentation and more
All publications
The following table lists the Otrona documentation I know of.
Some publication numbers denotate an empty binder which is meant to be filled with other publications.
| Publication # | Date | Version | Name | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82/06 | 1.2 | ATTACHE Demonstration Diskette | ||
| 82/09 | Technical Notes | |||
| Technical Notes Manual | PDF [1] | |||
| 83/01 | 2.2.3 | BIOS Source Listing | ||
| 92-05-1201 | 83/06 | 1.0 | CP/M Guide | |
| 92-05-1203 | 83/09 | 1.2 | Owner’s Handbook and BASIC-80 Reference Manual | |
| 92-05-1204 | 83/06 | 2.0 | Wordstar-Plus Guide | |
| 92-05-1206 | 83/03 | 1.0 | Service Guide | |
| 92-05-1209 | 83/06 | 2.0 | Operator’s Guide | |
| 92-05-1210 | 83/06 | 1.1 | Technical Manual | |
| 82/11 | 1.0 | Valet Guide | ||
| 92-05-1210 | 83/06 | 2.0 | Valet Guide | |
| 92-05-1211 | 83/06 | 2.0 | Charton Guide | |
| 92-05-1224 | Multiplan binder | |||
| 92-05-1230 | 83/06 | 1.0 | Software Guide | |
| 92-05-1231 | User’s Guide Volume 1 binder | |||
| 92-05-1232 | User’s Guide Volume 2 binder | |||
| 92-05-1233 | 83/11 | 1.1 | 8-16 Operator’s Guide (MS-DOS) | |
| 92-05-1240 | 83/11 | 1.1 | MS-DOS Guide | |
| 92-05-1241 | 83/11 | 1.0 | 8-16 Service Guide Supplement | |
| 92-05-1242 | 83/12 | 1.0 | Attache 8-16 Techical Manual Supplement | PDF[1] |
| 92-05-1243 | 83/05 | 1.0 | Disk Manager Supplement | |
| 95-05-1216 | Valet and 10-Key Mode Keyboard Decals | |||
| 95-05-1266 | User’s Guide Volume 1 Introduction (8-16) | |||
| 95-05-1268 | User’s Guide Volume 2 Introduction (8-16) | |||
| 95-05-1286 | 8-16 - Read This First | |||
| 95-05-1287 | Instructions for Assembling Attache 8:16 Documentation | |||
| 95-05-1505 | Contents of Attaché 8:16 System Diskettes | |||
| 95-05-1506 | Software Guide Addendum | |||
| 95-05-1506 | Valet Guide Addendum | |||
| 92-07-0036 | 84/05 | 1.1 | Otrona 2001 GW-Basic Guide |
[1]: Scans of photocopies, might miss the cover page.
User’s Guides
User guides were distributed in binders with individual chapters to fill them. Here is the usual configurations:
- Attaché Volume 1
- Operator’s Guide
- Software Guide
- CP/M Guide
- Attaché Volume 2
- Wordstar-Plus Guide
- Valet Guide
- Charton Guide
- 8-16 Volume 1
- Introduction
- 8-16 Operator’s Guide
- MS-DOS Guide
Notes
Known about but no data:
- Multiplan documentation
- GPIB/Multifunction Technical Manual
- MS-DOS Programmer’s Guide (with Macroassembler)
- Attache MS-DOS BIOS Listing
Needs pictures and if they have a publication #
- Technical Notes binder
- Technical Manual binder
“Technical Notes Manual” is a big 13-chapter manual containing technical notes. It’s probably from 1983 as it mentions Otrona Advanced Systems instead of Otrona Corporation. Not all the notes in the earlier 1982 documents are contained in it.
TO-DO: Scan and upload