ted@nieland.DAYTON.OH.US (Ted Nieland) (11/02/90)
The Languages and Tools SIG and the VAX SIG of the U.S. Chapter of DECUS
is proud to announce the October 1990 version of the DECUS VMS Startup Set.
The DECUS VMS Startup Set is a tape of some of the most used non-commercial
programs for VAX/VMS. See the attached copy of the AAAREADME.TXT file for
more information.
The DECUS VMS Startup Set has been sent to the DECUS Library and to the top of
the DECUS LUG distribution tree. DECUS LUGs will soon be able to obtain a copy
of the tape from their regional tape coordinator. The DECUS Library can take
inquiries about the tape today.
Outside of the United States, contact your DECUS Office about getting a copy
of the DECUS VMS Startup Set.
To contact the DECUS Library:
The DECUS Program Library
219 Boston Post Road BP02
Marlboro, MA 01752-1850
Phone: 508 480-3418
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M. Edward (Ted) Nieland
DECUS L&T and VAX SIGs Steering Committees
Ted@NIELAND.DAYTON.OH.US (aka uunet!dayvb!nieland!ted)
The DECUS VMS Startup Set
This tape contains the top public domain programs for VMS. The programs were
nominated via a voting process opened to the public via DECUServe and
INFO-VAX/COMP.OS.VMS (a conferencing system on the MATRIX). Not all of the
favorite programs have been included, since some of them are very large
programs that are available as specific collections from DECUS. These
programs/collections are DECUS UUCP (which includes VMS NEWS) and TeX/LaTeX.
Ted Nieland
L&T Public Domain Working Group Chairperson
The following are the programs that are included in this collection:
BECOME - A program that allows system managers to BECOME another user
without having to log into that user's account. This program
requires system manager privleges. To use it enter the command
BECOME <username>.
BOSS - A program that makes use of the pseudo-terminal drivers (either
the DECUS supplied version or the DECWindows suppilied version)
to allow a single terminal to have multiple logins.
BULLETIN - An electronic Bulletin Board based on the VMS MAIL style. Allows
you to post one message for many user's to read.
DM$SD - A directory manager program and a set default utility
FILE - A program to modify the file attributes without modifying
the data. Makes it easy to change blocksize/recordsize/dates.
FINGER - A show system program that also allows you to check to see if
a user has unread mail messages, a PLAN file, when they last
logged in and more. Has a network object so you can check
across DECnet links to other computers.
GNUEMACS - The EMACS editor from the Free Software Foundation.
NOTE: Please see the GNU EMACS documentation in its directory
for detail on this program and using the DEC Windows
version.
GCC - A native mode C compiler from the Free Software Foundation.
This compiler is not VAX C, but more like a UNIX C compiler.
It does not create listings or and DEBUG records.
G++ - A Native mode C++ compiler from the Free SOftware Foundation.
KERMIT - The standard asnyc file transfer protocol between computers.
MAILUAF - A program to maintain the MAIL User Authorization File. This file
is not maintained normally and the information on old users
remains in the file, even after they have been deleted from
the system UAF.
MAKE - A port of the UNIX make to VMS. It allows you to define a
a script to rebuild a program and then proceeds to only do
the parts of the script needed to rebuild an image.
MODIFY - A program that allows to replace a string with another string
through out many files with many options to control the
replacments.
MORE - A port of the UNIX more to VMS. This like TYPE/PAGE, but has
capabilities to search for string, back up, spawn a process, etc.
PTY/ - The DECUS Psuedo terminal drivers and the PHOTO program. The
PHOTO Pseudo terminal drivers are used to create a "virtual terminal"
that can be used by various programs and not be attached to a
physical terminal. The PHOTO program allows you log all output
of a terminal to a file. PHOTO uses the pseudo terminal drivers.
SNAP - SNAP allows a system manager to take a SNAPshot of the system and
make modifications to the processes in that snapshot. Modifications
include raising or lowering of priorities, killing procresses,
stopping a program in a process, and more.
SPELL - The VASSAR Spelling Checker with dictionaries.
STATUS - An enhanced show system program that runs across the network.
SWING - A graphical set default utility.
TPUVI - An emualtion of the UNIX vi editor in TPU.
VERB - A program that will decompile the DCL tables on your system
into a .CLD file. You can then use that CLD file to modify
the DCL table to your own preferences.
VFE - VAX File Editor. A program that allows you edit files byte
by byte.
WATCH - A program that allows a system manger to WATCH another
terminal. WATCH duplicates the output stream of the specified
terminal to your terminal. If you type CNTRL-\ you can now
enter characters into the WATCHed terminal's input stream.
Type CNTRL-\ to close the input stream. Type CNTRL-Z to
get out of WATCH.
XMODEM - The XMODEM async file transfer protocol
YMODEM - The YMODEM async file transfer protocol
ZDEC - Zero Device Error Counters. A program to clear the error counts
on devices as shown by SHOW ERROR.
ZMODEM - The ZMODEM async file transfer protocol
ZOO - A file and directory archiver with compression.mcmahon@tgv.com (John 'Fast-Eddie' McMahon) (01/11/91)
In article <009427F9.2ACA0640@VULCAN.CBA.OHIOU.EDU>, chiam@VULCAN.CBA.OHIOU.EDU (Ta Fuh Chiam) writes:
#
#Since DECUS has moved, is DECUServe going to be on the net now? The last time I
#asked, they said that it will be sometime early this year.
E-mail in/out of DECUServe was established some time ago. To send E-mail to it
use the address:
username@EISNER.DECUS.ORG
Inbound E-mail into the DECUS leadership Vax (DCS/TOPAZ) has not been
established yet, but apparently will be available in the near term. Outbound
E-mail from DCS is available now... Contact me on DCS (MCMAHON) for details.
Other forms of access (FTP/TELNET/etc...) are also in progress, but I have no
status information.
John 'Fast-Eddie' McMahon
UNISIG Steering Committee (among other things)electron@zeus.unomaha.edu (03/01/91)
Hi, I hope I'm posting to a group that can help me out. I'm looking for either a DEC Rainbow Users group, or an ftp site that has a DEC Rainbow word processor with spell checking and a program to convert from IBM compatible format to DEC format. I have heard of a Rainbow Users group in the Washington D.C. area, but any group that can help will do. Any information will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Carl Zoucha ELECTRON@ZEUS.UNOMAHA.EDU INTERNET ELECTRON@UNOMA1 BITNET