========> [VAX87B.BNELSON]AAAREADME.TXT;1 <======== Brian Nelson Computer Services University of Toledo 2801 West Bancroft Toledo, Oh 43606 Brian@Uoft02.Bitnet Nothing new is being offered here, just updates of previous submissions. [.kermit_11] Current version of Kermit-11 [.bitnet] Interfaces into BITNET [.vmstpc] Fast tape copy using one drive. Tape dump to disk rewritten to function correctly with HSC tapes. ========> [VAX87B.CAROSSO]AAAREADME.TXT;2 <======== Submissions from Kevin Carosso, Hughes Calendar Appointment calendar Dialout utility The DIALOUT utility is used to connect the user's current terminal transparently to another terminal line on the system. This is most useful when the other terminal is a line to another computer system or to an outbound, auto-dial modem. In this case, DIALOUT allows any terminal on the local system to access another computer system. EVE_EDT This directory contains the source for EVE_EDT, an interactive text editor built using the VAX Tex Processing Utility. EVE_EDT was built using the EVE (V 1.0-000) source, and it includes a keypad that provides the mostly the same placement of keys and fuctionality of the EDT keypad. It also provides all of the fuctionality of EVE, along with multi-window capability from VTEDIT.TPU (by Ned Freed and Kevin Carosso) and several other nifty features. HERSHEY This is a copy of the public domain HERSHEY fonts. For more information on the fonts themselves, and how to get an "official" copy, see the file README. and HERSHEY.DOC. In fact, NETSMB -- A network print spooler. NETSMB allows several VAX/VMS machines to share a single line printer without having to resort to getting a cluster. NETSMB is a user modified print symbiont that replaces the output and job_trailer routines. PTYDRIVER These files make up a pseudo terminal driver for VAX/VMS. This driver runs under VMS version 4.x. It will not work under VMS prior to 4. See PSEUDO.DOC for documentation and NOTES.TXT for my additional comments and observations. This new version fixes up several major bugs, including: o ^S^Y system crasher o randomly munged and characters o SHOW DEVICE stack dumps o system crashes due to attempted use of the TPA0: device o terminal device name changed from PTAn: to TPAn: because VMS uses PTA for MSCP tapes. This driver was originally developed at Carnegie-Mellon University and has made the rounds before as the CMU PTY driver. UUCP_MAIL This is a sample foreign mail protocol that hooks to VMS MAIL to allow VMS MAIL user's to send mail to foreign mail delivery systems. This is NOT intended to be directly usable by anyone unless they have our UUCP distribution (in which case they already got this). ========> [VAX87B.COY]AAAREADME.TXT;1 <======== =============================================================================== Dale E. Coy - Los Alamos National Laboratory =============================================================================== This submission contains three sub-directories: (1) DM$SD - Contains both DM and SD. ========================================= DM Version 7.1A - An extensive revision of the John C. Hayre / Rich Gregory Directory Management package, using SMG$ for windowing, with several new extensions. SD Version 4.2A - A revision of Alan L. Zirkle's Set Default program, entirely executable (no .COM), with user interface improvements. These are both updates of our Fall 86 submission. Function additions include a fully interactive "Tree" display for both DM and SD, and detection of "false" .DIR files. Bug fixes, of course. We consider these to be production programs at this point. (2) WPE Version 2.3 ========================================================= A "complete" and extended implementation of WPS-PLUS (TM) for editing ASCII files, including some Language Sensitive features for .COM files. Two-window editing, the most useful features of EVE-PLUS, etc. Built on TPU and EVE, so it's inherently extendable. Full help and documentation. A finished version, but added features are promised for the future. DM, SD, and WPE work well together, or separately. (3) COLORS Version 3.1 ====================================================== A package for managing and setting "default" colors for VT-241 terminals. Revision to our Fall 86 submission: improved documentation, and improved capability to detect REGIS terminals from subprocesses. These are production programs. FULL documentation is provided for all of the programs, in .TXT, .WPL (for WPS+), and .LN03 (Very fancy) forms. Memory cartridges are required to print the .LN03 files. Comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome. Bug fix requests will also be considered. Submitted by: Dale E. Coy Los Alamos National Laboratory E-8, MS/J957, PO Box 1663 Los Alamos, NM 87545 (505) 667-3270 or -7159 Page 2 FTS 843-3270 or -7159 =============================================================================== DM$SD =============================================================================== DM (Directory Manager) Version 7.1A This is a revision to the DM (directory management) package which has appeared on previous VAX SIG Symposium tapes. It provides enhancements to the older DM packages. DM displays the files in your current directory (or your directory tree). With one or two keystrokes, you can do most major DCL commands: delete, copy, purge, print, edit, view, rename, etc. The keystrokes are All-in-1-like. Your favorite editor may be used from DM. The SMG$ interface is used for terminal independence and efficiency. VMS Version 4.4 (or above) is required. The FORTRAN compiler is desirable for customization. Extensive improvements have been made since our Fall 86 submission. ============================================================================== SD (Set Default) Version 4.2A This is a major revision to the SD package which has appeared on previous VAX SIG Symposium tapes. It provides enhancements to the older SD packages. SD is a synonym for "Set Default", providing (in addition to less typing) convenient movement between directories, a "stack" of 20 directories, etc. SD is implemented in FORTRAN for speed, and uses the SMG$ screen interface. Extensive (mostly invisible) improvements have been made since our Fall 86 submission. =============================================================================== WPE Editor Version 2.3 (WPS+ for ASCII Files) Including the MORE utility WPE is a full (well, almost) implementation of WPS-PLUS (TM) for use on ASCII files. Its advantage is that the user who uses WPS+ has essentially the same keyboard interface to WPE. WPE is, in its own right, an extremely powerful text editor. It is layered on TPU and EVE, and is extendable. It's easy to "get started", full on-line help is provided, as well as extensive user documentation. Page 3 Features include: All of WPS+ that was reasonable (full-function editing). Two-window editing. Multiple files. Bookmarks. Insert and examine special characters. Print files with special characters. Fixup files by removing CR/LF Automatic tailoring for .COM, .HLP, .FOR, and .TPU files. Read-only interface (called MORE). WPE works efficiently with DM (also in this submission). Instructions are provided on how to use WPE as your VMS Mail editor. =============================================================================== VT-241 Color Management Software Version 3.1 PROGRAMS FOR COLOR ON REGIS TERMINALS PURPOSE OF COLORS PROGRAMS: Having a VT-241 (or other color ReGIS terminal) is much more fun if you use color combinations other than Red-Blue-Green. These programs make it easy for the user to control his/her terminal colors. A side- effect is that a user connecting a VT-241 is immediately given a set of pleasant colors. CO - Gets any user some set of colors. OCO - Used if terminal is garbaged - runs Fix_Crt & restores colors. NCO - Gets a new set of random, contrasting colors. CCO - Gets a new set of random, complementary ("artsy") colors. PCO - Lists 64 choices and lets the user pick. XCO - An interactive/visual user chooser. The acronyms (sort of) stand for: COlors, Old COlors, NEW COlors, Complementary COlors, Pick COlors, and (X)change COlors. These programs are lots of fun (if you have a VT-241), and the PCO and XCO programs have a nice user interface implemented in SMG$. ========> [VAX87B.DTRSIG]AAAREADME.TXT;1 <======== This is a combined effort by the DATATRIEVE / Fourth Generation Languages SIG to produce a library of items related to or using DATATRIEVE. (** indicates new material for Spring 1987: also check for a sub-directory [.STERN] from Don Stern. [.ACCOUNTING] programs to convert System Accounting and PSI Accounting data to a normalized form readable by Datatrieve (and other languages) with record definitions. ** [.ALLIN1] contains DTR definitions to work AI1 logging and data files The document database also works with WPS-PLUS/VMS. ** contains many revisions and improvements for Spring 1987 [.CORPHONE] DTR replacement for the AI1 corporate phone directory which also works quite well on it's own. [.DAB] DAB definitions in Macro-32 [.FUNCTIONS] User defined functions including SPAWN and FN$STR_LENGTH [.NEWSLETTERS] Machine readable past issues of the Wombat Examiner (** some new material for Spring 1987) [.PLOTS] Additional PLOTS and articles on adding your own plots [.RECALL] Use SMG to give you command line recall while using DTR ** revised for 132 column operation [.RSX_ACCOUNTING] Process RSX-11M-Plus system accounting with DTR, also RSX console logs, and a routine for all 11s to convert DTR DATE types to/from ASCII outside of DTR. [.SESSIONS] Transcriptions of some Symposia sessions. ** some new sessions added. B. Z. Lederman DTR/4GL SIG Library Rep. ========> [VAX87B.ERI]AAAREADME.TXT;2 <======== Eye Research Institute Submissions coordinated by: Bob Goldstein Daniel P.B. Smith Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation 20 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114 (617) 742-3140 This submission consists of a single directory, [.MACINTOSH]. It is a collection of technical notes and Macintosh programs from various sources, selected as being of interest to sites that use both Macintoshes and VAXes. For details, see [.MACINTOSH]AAAREADME.MEM ========> [VAX87B.GNUEMXV18]AAAREADME.TXT;2 <======== Installing VMS GNU Emacs This directory contains one compressed BACKUP container file with the entire Gnu Emacs distribution for VMS. The listing of the original files is also provided. In addition are provided this introduction and the original 00readme file with further instructions. Several other utilities including a C preprocessor, a MAKE, and VMS pseudo terminal drivers are provided also. To install GNU Emacs on your VAX (VMS 4.5): ------------------------------------------ 1. Set default to your top level GNU Emacs directory, say dra0:[emacs]. 2. Use LZDCM to decompress the saveset. The command format is LZDCM gnuemxv18.BCK_LZW gnuemxv18.BCK 3. Execute the backup command $ backup/log gnuemxv18.bck/save [...]*.* 3. Follow the instructions in the 00README file here. Thanks to Marty Sasaki of Ziff Davis Co. for VMS GNU EMACS, and to Richard Stallman for GNU EMACS. Your support of the Free Software Foundation is encouraged. ========> [VAX87B.RCAS87]AAAREADME.TXT;3 <======== RCA SPRING 1987 Collection Several items are included here for your amusement and usage. The following directories are present: [.AMISTARS] Various "all-star" quality programs for the Amiga with sources included in most. Allows Amigas to be used as 3D graphics workstations and frontends to VAXen. [.CSNET] This directory has a variety of useful source and document files broadcast on the CSnet network, mostly on the INFO-VAX bulletin board. It's a mixed bag but has many important VMS patches and several very handy systems utilities, plus lots of random information you should look at to get your system working better. [.DISASM] Here are two VMS disassemblers. One, in Pascal, runs on VAX/RSX or on PDP11 (real RSX) and disassembles VMS drivers. The other is in native mode Fortran and Macro-32 and disassembles most .EXE type modules, including (even) drivers and system images. Handy indeed for those not having VMS source code online. It was originally written to get hold of Dungeon sources from the executables, but its author has expanded it very greatly beyond that level. [.EVEPLSPLS] The EVEPLUS code from DEC had a lot of items removed from it before the lawyers let it get out the door. Here is a version which has had most of them (and more) put back in... a full EVE frontend with a 4 layer keypad. The top 2 layers look very much like EDT; the bottom ones have things like rectangular cut/paste, multifile edits, and more. [.MISC] This directory contains a few odds and ends including a VMS virtual disk driver, TAR magtape reader/writer codes and executables (in case you don't have VAX11 C), various flavors of VMSSWEEP (which reads .ARC and .LBR files created on micros), and a copy of VMSTPC from Brian Nelson in which it is believed all bugs have been fixed. [VTEDIT...] This area contains an EVE program which emulates the old TECO VTEDIT screen mode in TPU. Of course, if you really want to use TECO interactive commands a lot, you'll still need TECO. But if you like the VTEDIT keypad, now's your chance to use it again. From the DECUS library. The usual disclaimers involved apply: if this code gives you any trouble, Mr. Phelps, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of the operation. This message will self destruct in 5 seconds... Good luck, Jim... ========> [VAX87B.VAXNET]AAAREADME.TXT;3 <======== Free software BY Robin Miller Program: VAXNET Author: Robin Miller Date: Summer 1986 Description: VAXNET is a program which allows communcations between two computers using an asynchronous terminal port. The systems can be connected either directly using a null modem cable or via a dialup modem. Communications can be accomplished without a protocol using the DUMP and LOG facility or using the KERMIT, VAXNET, or XMODEM protocols. This is VAXNET version 12, the 9th time it has been submitted to the VAX SIG tape. Following is a brief description of new features/ bug fixes. See AAAREADME.DOC for longer descriptions. o The TECO macro HLP_TO_RNO.TEC converts the VAXNET help file to RUNOFF format to generate a User's Manual. o A MODEM_CHECK feature has been added to check for the modem going to not ready when in virtual terminal mode. o The translate logical name system service has been changes from the old service (SYS$TRNLOG) to the new service (SYS$TRNLNM). o The ability to restrict access to autodial modems and making long distance phone calls has been added. o The ability to log phone calls for autodial modems has been added. o The autodial modem is usually hungup be before dialing a phone number. This has been changed so the modem is only hungup if the modem carrier is asserted. o Broadcast messages written to the local terminal when running in virtual terminal mode are now captured via a mailbox and written to the terminal. o The new terminal characteristic PASTHRU can be enabled or disabled by the command "SET PASTHRU ON/OFF". o Native mode versions of MISH and REF have replaced the compatibility mode (PDP11) programs. o The VMODEM program is now linked with the C Run-Time Library. This results in reducing the VMODEM executable from 96 blocks to 23 blocks. o Protocols supported include VAXnet, XMODEM, and KERMIT. Page 2 NOTE: The VAXNET.EXE and VAXNET.HLP files are intact. The rest of the distribution is a squeezed VMS Backup saveset which must be uncompressed with LZDCM (LZDCM VAXNET.BCK_LZW VAXNET.BCK). The saveset VAXNET.BCK can then be read by Backup.