ted@nieland.DAYTON.OH.US (Ted Nieland) (04/16/91)
Tape: VAX90B Section: [.GCE90B] Reviewer: Jeffrey Jalbert Glenn Everhart contributions, Fall 1990 VAX and L&T SIG Tapes ================================================================================ [.amiga] AnalytiCalc / Amiga spreadsheet sources and executables, latest version. Installation: Documentation: Intended Audience: Ease of use: Usefullness: Sources Included: CLD included: Help included: Objects supplied: This reviewer does not have access to an Amiga. However, the AnalytiCalc on other systems is an exceptionally useful spreadsheet. ================================================================================ [.net90b] Numerous utilities from Internet including cron, XTEK (TEK terminal for DECwindows), auditlog, new BOSS multisession monitor (with cut/paste and session logging), browser (with fullscreen mode), DELIVER fixes, FDdriver hosts for various virtual disk flavors, LAVdriver source, FTP site index, patch, PCX (msdos disk read/write), photo, QV scheduler, new VMS TAR, Yacc, XPIC, Zoo, LHArc, XLock, and much more. There are numerous files in this directory. Included in this are: .txt These files are notes or articles posted on various networks. They contain a number of interesting tidbits. Some of the topics included are: (Some topics have several files) Modifying the SUBMIT Verb HELP! Building Andrew/AMS on Sparc SunOS 4.1 VT100/52/ANSI et.al. Escape codes VIRUS-L Digest V3 #180 DECNET async via DS200 LAT port ? - Help gnu gcc for Atari ST Booting VAXstations remotely DEFINING A CALLABLE EDITOR - retraction Cheap WDOG for people who forget to logout CMU TCP Channel not working... Changing background color on DECterms DECwindows: creating remote displays request for crypt software for vms ** Results of the DCL Challange ** .COM files Re(2): debugger: DBG$INPUT, DBG$OUTPUT logical How to have Debug NOT use Windows? DECnet over TCP/IP DECUS Phone Numbers and Addresses DECW$*.DAT files (Was Getting DECWindows to put my windows...) Problem displaying DECwindow application on Sun DECWindows Login screen Getting DECWindows to put my windows where I want them DECWindows over the network Does anyone like DEBUG with DECwindows? LINKer problem with FORTRAN, huge EXE files VMS 5.4 upgrade More questions regarding privilages DSSI issues Shareable images; how to get demand zero pages? Two VAXes NI cluster and quorum disk. DESPR/DELNI problem Ethernet configuration problem Ethernet Protocols Problems With Ethernet Concentrators And Kernal Mode Software.... eve emulation in emacs File system help needed; FIDs inconsistent PBMPLUS problems with PCX and GIF files Amiga ftp sites list experimental gcc for MsDos June 1990 GNUs Bulletin GNU SOFTWARE C++ COMPILER FOR VMS SYSTEMS g++/gcc for the AViiON? ACLs and Directories Building gcc 1.37.1 with Vax C HPGL2PS and DXY2PS availability Announcing HYPERVAX...... Providing Multiple Software Versions in Parallel JOBLOG V1.2 (terminal session logger) is now available PHOTO & JOBLOG questions... discrete-event simulation in C++ Thoughts On Current Problems With LAT And VMS 5.X... LAT rating - The truth at last! Light Humor II hardware ID on VMS Is it possible to talk without GRPNAM MAIL_AT_PATCH_02 - Allow user@node as well as node::user DECnet MAIL object error -- VMS V5.3 fix for c hack to set non-dynamic SYSGEN parameters terminal beep control MPW parameters suggestion. Useful MESSAGE information Multiuser VAXstation Can I setup my own Bookreader Disk? Helpful hint to ANU NEWS V5.7 owners... Items collecting in junk New UAI flags NNTP connection refused on VMS 5.2 NNTP_XMIT etc. with UCX support Notifying users of bookreader CD status BACKUP and control-T: how does it do that? Looking for Files-11 ODS2 volume documentation connecting an oper. console to a VS3100 Mail server for VMS port of PBMPLUS PCX - reads and writes MSDOS-format floppies Creating directories ... - once more into the breach PLM$MAIL: you ARE interested! Pro 350 printer port alternate archives The RIGHT version of RAMDRIVER, part 3 of 5 RD53 and VS2000 Installation Help read/key=(binary)? READ/KEY=(binary)! Displaying to a DECstation from a VMS machine Logging into OPA0: Remotely? Session Manager window enabled for OPCOM Subject:" line and before the main part of the message. Following the pmdf 3.0 hangs on messages That old classic, RUN image p1 p2 ... Sather, a new object oriented language old SET RIGHTS problem (was: set proc/priv=all; other questions) Do-It-Yerself System Seree-alll numbers. SMG based editor on VAX/VMS Undocumented $SNDJBC item code Turning a VAXstation 2000 into an X terminal? How to start window and session managers remotely PBMPLUS problems with PCX and GIF files (STREAM files) installing images with identifier VMS 5.3 clients and TCP/IP X terminals Announcing 1990 DECUS TeX Collection Latest versions of TeX and MF available for VMS. DECwindows over MultiNet Additional TAE Info twm and DECwindows trick VMS 5.3 clients and TCP/IP X terminals (UCX Help too) terminal beep control IBM Won't Distribute GNE Emacs %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO in UUCP_MAILSHR? LAVC hangs due to deadlock on rightslist?? Problems with V5.4 Unibus drivers on SMP boxes vaxC version of cron for vms fflush() and open files DECUS Tapes Available for Anonymous FTP A little light humor: VAXtrek Story VAX SW list, current posting vi versus EMACS [wlim: [jato!csi!mwette@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov: Comparison of emacs to vi]] VMS 5.3 Ingres & VPA clash -> System hangs ?? VMS 5.4-1A upgrade comments Monthly info posting: vmsnet.sources archive sites Info-VAX Monthly Posting, Part 1 of 3 Info-VAX Monthly Posting, Part 2 of 3 Info-VAX Monthly Posting, Part 3 of 3 Installation: 5 (just read the files) Documentation: self-documenting Intended Audience: a wide range Ease of use: Usefullness: very high Sources Included: N/A CLD included: N/A Help included: N/A Objects supplied: N/A ================================================================================ [.gatekeeper] Utilities and humor from gatekeeper.dec.com FTP site (files made available to the world there) including a listing of full contents of that archive at that point. Installation: This directory is similar to the previous one and Documentation: contains many humorous files. I am especially Intended Audience: grateful to get VAXEN_WAR-STORY.TXT which is a file Ease of use: I read once and lost. Usefullness: Sources Included: CLD included: Help included: Objects supplied: ================================================================================ [.lzw] Lempel-Zev-Welch compress/decompress release code. Installation: This is another version of the code also placed in Documentation: the directory [.zempel] Intended Audience: Ease of use: Usefullness: 5 Sources Included: in compressed format CLD included: Help included: Objects supplied: NO ================================================================================ [.motif] Some MOTIF example code Installation: 5 (decompression) Documentation: Intended Audience: Programmers Ease of use: Sample programs, just compile and use Usefullness: 4 Sources Included: Yes CLD included: UNIX MAKEFILES Help included: NO Objects supplied: NO See documentation supplied in other directories. ================================================================================ [.paws] Graphical access to lots of machines from your Amiga (displays for VAX/VMS and Sun included) Installation: Documentation: Intended Audience: Ease of use: Usefullness: Sources Included: CLD included: Help included: Objects supplied: Reviewer does not have an AMIGA to test this ================================================================================ [.ramdriver] VERY fast virtual disk that lives in nonpaged pool. Installation: 5 Documentation: 5 Intended Audience: System Managers Ease of use: 5 Usefullness: 3 (VMS supports a psuedo disk already. Read re pddriver in STABACKIT.COM. However, no tests re performance have been made between the DEC version and this one.) Sources Included: yes (MACRO) CLD included: N/A Help included: Objects supplied: NO ================================================================================ [.zmodem] Revisions to Zmodem for VMS Installation: 5 Documentation: 5 Intended Audience: general user for zmodem Ease of use: Usefullness: wherever you would zmodem! Sources Included: as .zoo compressed files CLD included: Help included: Objects supplied: