info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (06/21/85)
From: Christopher Ho <Chris%ECLD@ECLA> I have just discovered a subdirectory on the VAX DECus tape which implements a COMND% recognition package for VMS 3.x. (For those not familiar with the Tops-20 operating system, it implements incremental keyword and filename recognition/completion using '?' and <Esc>.) Q: Does anyone know if the project is still alive? The Bliss source files had DEC copyrights all over them, but I don't see why the sources were released if DEC intends to continue development. The one help file mentioned several enhancements to the Terminal driver and RMS filename parsing routines which have indeed been incorporated into VMS 4.x. Tops-20 has the best user interface I have ever encountered, largely because of the existence of the abovementioned COMND% JSys. I hope that DEC intends to incorporate these facilities into VMS. -------