Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Gerhard Mansbach Collection of Technology Manuals
Mansbach, Gerhard, 1928-1997
Ms.2022.069
4.9 Cubic Feet
5 Boxes
1964-1994
The Gerhard Mansbach Collection of Technology Manuals primarily consists of technology reference and technical manuals. This colleciton also contains software disks, books, and materials relating to two projects that Mansbach worked on.
The materials in this collection are in English.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Gerhard Mansbach Collection of Technology Manuals, 1963-1995, Ms2022-069, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Gerhard Mansbach Collection of Technology Manuals was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2019.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Gerhard Mansbach Collection of Technology Manuals commenced in October 2022 and completed in November 2022.
Biographical Note
Gerhard Mansbach (Gerry) was born in Kassel, Germany, on December 5, 1928. He immigrated to New York City on November 14, 1936, during the Nazi era of Jewish persecution in Germany. Mansbach graduated from Dewitt Clinton High School in New York City before obtaining a degree from the University of Chicago. He went on to become a self-taught computer programmer in the 1960s while working with punch card systems for the Department of Public Works in Boston. There he produced a data-driven United States Commerce Department of Public Roads report, "Cape Cod Tourist Study," measuring the mid-1960s tourism impact on Cape Cod.
From 1969-1980, Mansbach was employed by the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he programmed guidance systems for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Apollo Missions and for General Motors autobody-stamping machine robotics for Fiat S.p.A. (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino).
In retirement, Mansbach created a musical brailer for the vision-impaired; a software product for fluid-inclusion studies, "Overlay Assistant," with spectrometer for Virginia Tech's Geology Department; and a biosensor monitoring software for Biological Monitoring, Incorporated (BMI) in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Content Description
The Gerhard Mansbach Collection of Technology Manuals primarily consists of technology reference and technical manuals. Most manuals in this collection were created by the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), though there are also manuals created by Borland International, Commodore International, Digitial Equipment Corporation, Government Publications, Honeywell, and Intel. Also included in the collection are materials relating to the Cape Cod Tourist Study and the Overlay Assistant project which Mansbach worked on. The collection also contains several books, most of which are about programming, as well as demo software floppy disks for the Overlay Assistant project, and software disks for Borland International and Boston Computer Society products.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series.
- Series I: Projects contains materials relating to projects that Gerhard Mansbach worked on.
- Subseries I: Overlay Assistant - Department of Geology, Virginia Tech contains materials relating to the Overlay Assistant project that Gerhard Mansbach worked on. This subseries also contains user manuals, promotional materials, a demo disk, and general correspondence relating to the project.
- Series II: Reference Materials contains technical manuals, software, books, and promotional brochures.
- Subseries I: Technical Manuals contains technical reference manuals for different pieces of technology.
- Sub-Subseries I: Borland International
- Sub-Subseries II: Commodore International
- Sub-Subseries III: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- Sub-Subseries IV: Government Publications
- Sub-Subseries V: Intel Corporation
- Sub-Subseries VI: International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
- Sub-Subseries VII: Motorola, Inc.
- Subseries II: Software contains a software package created by Borland International, eight floppy disks from the Boston Computer Society, and several other floppy disks.
- Subseries III: Books contains five books, most of which include information about computer programming.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Gerhard Mansbach Collection of Technology Manuals by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Science and Technology
Computer software industry -- United States -- History
Series I: Projects1965-1994Cape Cod Tourist Survey196511Subseries I: Overlay Assistant1993-1994Overlay Assistant User's Manual V 1.0 Rev 0199321Overlay Assistant User's Manual V 1.0 Rev 1199422Overlay Assistant Correspondence199423Overlay Assistant Software Disks1994, undated24Overlay Assistant - Promotional Materials1994, undated25Overlay Assistant - Technical Materials1994, undated26Series II: Reference Materials1964-1990, undatedSubseries I: Technical Manuals1964-1990, undatedSub-Subseries I: Borland International1990Immediate Database Power: Introduction1990124Immediate Database Power: Network Administrators Guide1990125Immediate Database Power: PAL User's Guide1990126Immediate Database Power: Personal Programmer Guide1990127Immediate Database Power: Presenting Data1990128Immediate Database Power: User's Guide1990129Sub-Subseries II: Commodore International1985-08AmigaDOS Developer's Manual1985-0812AmigaDOS Technical Reference Manual1985-0813AmigaDOS User's Manual1985-0814Amiga Enhancer Software1985-0815Amiga Hardware Manual1985-0816Intuition: The Amiga User Interface1985-0817Lattice C Compiler Manual1985-0818ROM Kernel Manual Volume 11985-0819ROM Kernel Manual1985-08110Sub-Subseries III: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)1970-1973PDP-15 User's Handbook Vol. 1 Processor1970111PDP-15 User's Handbook Vol. 2 Peripherals1970112PDP-15 Systems Interface Manual1971113PDP-15 Systems Reference Manual1971114PDP-15 Systems Macro-15 Assembler1971115PDP-15 Systems TC59 Magnetic Tape Transport Control1973116Sub-Subseries IV: Government Publications1970-08-1973-02Analysis of Major Computer Operating Systems1970-08221Guidelines for the Design and Implementation of Reliable Software Systems1973-02222Sub-Subseries V: Intel Corporation1980-1984ASM86 Language Reference Manual198327-8Getting Started With the Numeric Data Processor19802980287 80-Bit HMOS Numeric Processor Extension19832108027 Numeric Coprocessor Benchmark Report19842118087 Numeric Data Coprocessor1984212Sub-Subseries VI: International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)1964-1986Subseries I: IBM Systems Reference Library1963-1974IBM System/360 Operating System: Introduction1972-11224IBM System/360 Instruction Timing Information1964226IBM System/360 Operating System: Programmer's Guide to Debugging1974230IBM System/360 Operating System: System Control Blocks1973233IBM System/360 Operating System Assembler Language197044IBM System/360 Operating System Assembler (F) Programmer's Guide197023431IBM System/360 Operating System: Tape Labels1968323IBM System/360 Component Description: 2841 Storage Control; 2302 Disk Storage, Models 3 and 4; 2311 Disk Storage Drive; 2321 Data Cell Drive; 2302 Drum Storageundated324IBM OS Linkage Editor and Loader: Program Numbers 360S-ED-510; 360S-ED-521; 360S-LD-5471973317IBM 1231, 1232 Optical Mark Page Readers1963318IBM 1401 System Summary1964319IBM 1403 Printer Component Description1966320IBM 1443 Printer Models 1, 2, and N1; IBM 1445 Printer Models 1 and N11967321IBM 729, 7330, and 727 Magnetic Tape Units: Principles of Operation1964322IBM 1620 Monitor I System Reference Manual1964330Input/Output Control System (on Disk) Specifications IBM 1401 and 14601964326OS Data Management Macro Instructions197338Program Specifications and Operating Procedures IBM 1401, 1440, and 14601964316Special Feature Instructions IBM 1401 Data Processing System and IBM 1460 Data Processing Systems1964328A PL/I Primer Student Text1965223A Programmer's Introduction to the IBM System/370 Architecture, Instructions, and Assembler Language Student Text196534Autocoder (on Disk) Language Specifications IBM 1401, 1440, and 14601965327IBM PC Technical Report Volume 11986, undated41IBM System/360 Introductory Notes Student Text1964225IBM System/360 Initial Program Loader and Nucleus Initialization Program Logic Manual1967227IBM System/360 Operating Systems Direct Access Device Space Manual1967228Introduction to IBM Direct-Access Storage Devices and Organization Methods1974229Introduction to OS/VS2 Release 21973231Introduction to Structured Programming in PL/11977232Introduction to IBM System/360 Direct Access Storage Devices and Organization Methods1966325IBM System/370 Principles of Operation197432IBM System/370 Principles of Operation198033IBM System/360 Input/Output Operations196535OS and DOS PL/1 Language Reference Manual198136OS Assembler H General Information Manual197237OS/VS-DOS/VS-VM/370 Assembler Language197539OS/VS-DOS/VSE-VM/370 Assembler Language1979310-11OS/VS-VM/370 Assembler Programmer's Guide1975312OS/VS2 MVS Hierarchical Storage Manager System Programmer's Reference and Operations Guide1977313OS PL/1 Checkout and Optimizing Compliers: Language Reference Manual1976314-15Sub-Subseries VII: Motorola, Inc.1986-1990-05Addendum to M68HC11EVB Evaluation Board User's Manual M68HC11EVB/D11987-10117EVB/EVM/EVS Application Note (EVB/EVM/EVS to PC Interfacing)1990-05118EVB/EVM/EVS Application Note (PC to EVB/EVM/EVS Downloading)1990-05119EVB Application Note (Special Test Mode Operation)1988-09120EVB/EVM/EVS Application Note (Third Party Software Vendors)1990-05121CONFIG Register Issues Concerning the M68HC111988122MC68HC11 EEPROM Programming for a Personal Computer1988123M68HC11EVB Evaluation Board User's Manual1986220Apple Computer, Inc. | Apple Language System Installation and Operating Manual197942D. Austin Henderson, Jr. | A Description of Simple AMBIT/G - A Graphical Programming Language196943Amdahl Corporation | Amdahl 470 V/6 Machine Reference Manual197646Amdek, Inc. | Amdek Model Video 300 Owner's Manualundated47Hewlett Packard | Application Note 222-4, Guidelines for Signature Analysis: Understanding the Signature Measurement198148Honeywell Electronic Data Processing | Honeywell 1800 Programmer's Reference Manual196451PERCOM | PERCOM Internal Diskette Drives for the IBM Personal Computer198253William F. Luebbert | The Guide to What's Where in the Apple, Volume 11981-0454William F. Luebbert | The Guide to What's Where in the Apple, Volume 2198155CompuView, Inc. | VEDIT Customizable Full Screen Editor198157Subseries II: Software1982-1990, undated.Borland International | Paradox Software Package1990130The Boston Computer Society | The Boston Computer Society PC Group Disks 1-81982410DOS Talks and Software Diskundated411Subseries III: Books1965-1984Ivan Flores | Computer Programming, 2nd Ed.1966213Ivan Flores | Computer Software: Programming Systems for Digital Computers, 2nd Ed.1965214RCA Solid State | Databook: CMOS Integrated Circuits1983215Optical Electronics Incorporated | OEI Product Catalog: Analog Solutions1984216Digital Equipment Corporation | The Digital Logic Handbook1966217Notes for a seminar on Data Structures in Programming Languages1971-12218Command Systems, Inc. | Command Systems Corporation: Instructions and Technical Manual1985219The Boston Computer Society | Boston IBM Seed Disk Contents198245PictureWare, Inc. | PicturePower Information Brochureundated52TRS-80 Micro Color Computer System Brochure198256Honeywell Electronic Data Processing | Honeywell Layout Form-80 Column Cardundated58