DECUS Heritage

Version: March 1994
Author: Various
Submitted By: Glenn Everhart, Ph.D.
Operating System: ULTRIX, OpenVMS AXP, OpenVMS VAX
Source Language: VAX FORTRAN, PASCAL, MACRO-32, DCL, C
Keywords: Symposia Tapes - VMS, Symposia Tapes - L & T

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Abstract: This is Part 1 of 2 of the VMS/Languages and Tools SIG tape from the Fall 1993 Encompass Symposium in San Francisco. Refer to Encompass No. VS0177 for Part 2 of the VMS/Languages and Tools SIG tape. The tapes from the VMS and L&T SIGs were combined to reduce duplications between the two collections, then split for packaging purposes. Please be aware that you only have the complete collection for Fall 1993 by obtaining both parts. Following is a brief summary of highlights:

INDEX DIRECTORY

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[.93BVMSLT]

Indices and descriptions of what is on the tapes. [.tools] subdirectory contains tools needed to decompress or unpack some packed items.

Encompass LIBRARY CATALOG ONLINE

[.EncompassLIB]

Current machine readable catalog of Encompass library contents as straight text. The BROWSER fulltext retrieval tool is included. Also the Encompass Catalog Information System tool is included. Also present is a BROWSEable file EncompassALL.TXT which has the BROWSER indices pre-built. This material covers the Encompass Library catalog plus material from sig tape abstracts.

[.VMS93B.]

[.ANTIVIRUS]

Antiviral programs for PC since the S93 tapes. Provided as a service to help keep your PCs clean.

[.ANUNEWS]

Patches of various sorts for the ANU News last beta (on the S93 tapes).

[.CKERMIT]

C Kermit update release; an excellent communications package gets better yet.

[.CLIFT]

Utility and system to debug detached processes, sending messages thru pseudoterminals so the detached process appears to have the terminal attached directly to it.

[.CTG]

Command procedures used to speed up startup, do rebuilds, monitor disk space and alert operators of problems, etc.

[.DECUServe]

Tool to read notes files. The CD contains the actual DECUServe notes archives thru December 1993 as well.

[.DELIVER]

Utility to allow mail lists, automatic special handling of mail by sender, topic, or contents.

[.DSJ]

Programs from Digital Systems Journal (formerly Vax Professional) magazine. Many examples of useful coding techniques

[.ERKAMP]

Reminder program. Provides automated reminders of your appointments.

[.FLOWERS]

CSwing new version, VAX or AXP. Gives a full screen menu front end for VMS, allows easy movement around directory trees, graphically, aids maintenance or use, menu system, dynamic priority adjuster for interactive procs, system status reporter, many system management command files, disk space monitor etc.

[.GCE93B]

Ethermon update (incl. instructions from D. Cathey on building for Alpha). Finger port to Alpha. Forcex util for Alpha. FPAINT screen forms tool updated for current VMS. Gopher and related stuff (lynx 2.2 etc.). JED text editor (John Davis). VMS Gnuplot, netfax, WWW browser, JUICER3 disk defragger (safe: uses MOVEFILE) for very large disks. RT11 kermit update. MXRN/DXRN newsreader. Lots of bits and kernel hacks from the net. Base64 converter. Claimdev claims device ownership. DVI to PS. Many X11 games. Fragmentation analyzer for disks. Disk space monitor. Large file splitter. Locking examples. REMINDER from 1985 tapes, disassembled so it can be VESTed, used on alpha. Description files of what a log-structured file system is like. Tape library system updated for newer VMS. Zip and Unzip latest versions. Virtual disk drivers of all kinds. Includes new VMS striping driver (nothing to do with DEC's; better than theirs) and a Step 2 port of VDdriver for Alpha. Much more.

[.GCEAXP]

Several ref. manuals from DEC's net sites describing how to write Step 2 Alpha drivers.

[.GHOSTSCRIPT]

Ghostscript for VMS. A Postscript interpreter. Can be used to get VMS to handle non-postscript printers intelligently.

[.GOATLEY]

Patch for MX 3.3 to avoid confusion with the MM utility used at some sites. (see also [.TK])

[.GRC]

Bookreader to ASCII. Autologin. Check acct about to expire. Force other proc to dealloc device. Batch examples. List disk use by dir. fast. Crash analysis doc. and other references. EDX update (EDT-like editor with many extensions including spell check). Find diretory for someone among many disks. Split and unsplit large files (so they can be transferred in small bits). Function optimizer. Prime number generator. Fun things to read. Docs of RMS internal file organization. Set proc name. ensuring unique. Program to show dir listing. Search queue for jobname. Idle process killer. Wrap lines of files with LONG lines. Clear access time. GREP for VMS. SWING directory tree editor. HP calculator emulator.

[.HKENNEDY]

Security related docs. GETLCK - display locks on a system. VMS Password policy module. Needs no dictionary.

[.JBAKER]

Terminal statistics generator. Delete dir tree. Report user's last login date. List users with group name, username, name, and phone number. Users can update their entry (only). Version - display version of layered products.

[.LOMASKY]

SYSUAF - report program for SYSUAF and RIGHTSLIST that reports as much or little detail as you want and has many selection abilities so you can manage rights without wading thru reams of printout.

[.LUTHE]

Documentation about VMS Backup saveset formats.

[.MPEG]

MPEG decoder and viewer for VMS (VAX or AXP). Also many movies in MPEG format. Everything needed to compile and display MPEG movies is here.

[.MUNROE]

UNSDL with module to support generating .H files for Gnu C compiler.

[.NEDIT]

GUI style plaintext editor for workstations with X and Motif.

[.RBOYD]

Search list modify program. Lets you quickly maintain and edit searchlist logical names.

[.REMOTE_TAPE_AXP]

Beta version of a remote magtape driver package for Alpha AXP.

[.TAYLOR]

How to write DCL-like .CLD files. Examples from intro to system services.

[.TK]

Bookman - select doc files to copy from CD. C-Format - prettyprint C. CARDREADER - symbiont that reads input and executes jobs. DSNlink get new articles. EPM - VMS I/O performance monitor. Many features. EPYT - "type backwards" type/page starting at end of file. Gnu ISPELL for VMS. GREP. GZIP for VMS. Kill/forcex a process by name. Laser printer symbiont. LOGGER - log sessions using FTdriver. Gnu MAKE for VMS. Todd Aven's MAKE. MFTU file packager for transfer via mail. MOST file browser. MMK - a MMS workalike. NEWSRDR - news reader. NSQUERY - query Internet domain name service. PACKASM - mail/nntp package assembly. PSTAT - show process status. Postscript utilities. QLOGIN - intercept login to allow only if load OK etc. RCARD - Cardfiler reader for VT. SCANUAF - find accounts matching criteria. SHELP - fullscreen help utility. SPELL - update to Vassar Speller. Supervisor - terminal watcher, recorder, remote control utility. Observe and/or control other terminals. SWITCH - enhanced SET DEF. SYMBOL - set or delete DCL symbols for another process. TM -Turing machine emulator. VTBOOK - Bookreader for character cell terminals.

[.TRI]

VMS gopher server distribution. V1.2VMS-1.

[.VAJHXJ]

PPL$ routines PASCAL interface. Two symbionts, a null one and one that tests if a file matches queue (use to keep postscript files from being printed on a non postscript printer). Profiler of execution. Example of using EDT/TPU to edit in memory. Translate logical name in another process. CRC in C. Find_file call examples in C. Lots of remote information display utilities. Info about using sys$imgact. More.

[.VMAIL]

Replacement fullscreen user interface for MAIL. Also some patches to speed up Mail.

[.XMFM]

X11/Motif file manager for VMS (VAX or Alpha). Shows regular files, executables, and directories separately and more.

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Last Update: Thu Jan 11 19:03:23 1996