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               success.  Lots of software of various types was received.  I have
               tried to categorize all of it as best I could, and apologize  for
               any  gross  errors.   I have not had the time to test much of the
               software, even to the extent of making sure that it compiles,  so
               no guarantees are made.

                    Here is a short description of the types  of  software,  and
               occasionally  a  description of the software itself, appearing in
               each subdirectory.



               CARLETON

                    This directory contains a set  of  utilities  received  from
               Carleton College.  They were not classified according to function
               because they have a large set of auxiliary subroutines in common.
               To  avoid  duplication,  I  have  left  the directory essentially
               intact.


               CWRUTAPES

                    This  directory  contains  a  set  of  tape  reading/writing
               utility   programs  designed  to  facilitate/make  possible  tape
               transfer between  the  VAX  and  many  other  systems.   All  the
               utilities  were written at Case Western Reserve.  The only reason
               that this directory is not merged with TAPES  is  organizational:
               the  documentation provided with this set is not easily separable
               into a collection of HLP files, one for each program;   to  avoid
               confusion, this directory was left intact.


               DRIVERS

                    This directory contains two  device  drivers,  one  for  the
               RK05, the other for the XYLOGICS-CDC disk.


               FILETOOLS

                    This  directory  contains  a  collection   of   individually
               documented  file  manipulation tools.  It includes, among others,
               programs to fix up file  headers,  to  give  a  nicely  formatted
               directory  listing  of a directory and all its subdirectories, to
               display all useful information from the file header about a file,
               to perform file mapping, and to make FORTRAN and Pascal look like
               compile-load-and-go compilers.


               GAMES

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                    This directory contains what few games and game-type  things
               I received.  There must be some good games out there.  Bring them
               to San Diego.


               LOGINOUT

                    The routines in this  directory,  submitted  by  Iowa  State
               University, implement login/logout quotas under Version 1 of VMS.


               MISCUTIL

                    This directory contains two miscellaneous programs which  do
               not  fit  anywhere  else.   They  are  DEFLOCAL, which allows the
               definition of local symbols from within a  program,  and  TOPSUM,
               which  computes  the  sum  of a column of trailing overpunch sign
               numbers.


               MITER

                    The collection of subroutines in this directory, from  Miter
               Corp., allow remote copy programs to maintain a current copy of a
               data base.


               NEWSLET

                    This directory contains all  back  issues  of  the  VAX  SIG
               newsletter, The Page Swapper.


               PROCONTRL

                    The programs in this directory allow  the  user  to  control
               other processes in various fashions.


               ROLLINOUT

                    This directory contains a system to allow rollout and rollin
               of  the  entire  system.   It  was  written  largely  by  DEC and
               submitted by Boeing.


               SCIUTL

                    This directory, submitted in its entirety by Systems Control
               Inc.,   contains   what   appears  to  be  an  extensive  set  of
               supplemental utilities.  I have not looked at it in detail at all
               yet, but there seems to be some good stuff there.

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               SYSMGR

                    This directory contains a collection of programs  which  may
               be useful in managing your system.  The routines are individually
               documented.


               TAPES

                    This  directory  contains  a  collection  of   tape-handling
               programs,  including  a  program  to  rewind  a tape from the DCL
               level.


               TECO1, TECO2, TECO3, TECO4

                    These directories contain Version 36  of  TECO.   They  were
               submitted in VMSUPDATE format on four floppies.  The command file
               VAXTECO14 in directory TECO1 sets things off.


               TERMTOOLS

                    This directory contains several routines to make  your  life
               easier at the terminal.




                    It appears as though more useful software  was  received  at
               this  DECUS  than  at  the  last  one.   Keep  it up.  Bring your
               software to San Diego, but try to avoid duplication of previously
               submitted software.  Please consider submitting "complete" pieces
               of software to the DECUS Program Library, where the visibility is
               greater  and  the dissemination is potentially greater.  I may be
               talking to some of the  submitters  about  particular  pieces  of
               software received at this symposium.

                    If you have software which you would  like  to  see  on  the
               symposium  tape  from  San  Diego, you may either bring it to San
               Diego or send it to me anytime between now and then.   In  either
               case,  you  will  eventually  get  your  tape  or floppy back (no
               commitment as to when).  If you want to send me something  before
               San  Diego, you will have to get a release form, fill it out, and
               send it to me along with the software.  To protect both DECUS and
               myself, I just cannot accept software which is not accompanied by
               a release form.   In  addition,  if  the  software  contains  DEC
               copyright  notices,  a  signed  release from some responsible DEC
               person will be necessary.  Release forms can be obtained from  te
               DECUS office, 1 Iron Way, Marlboro, Mass., 01752.

                    Tapes will be accepted in ANSI  format  or  RMS  BCK  format
               only,  with  machine  readable  documentation.   Floppies will be

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               accepted in ODS-1,  ODS-2,  or  FLX  format,  also  with  machine
               readable documentation.

                    My address is:
                                         Roger Lipsett
                                      Intermetrics, Inc.
                                      4733 Bethesda Ave.
                                     Bethesda, MD.  20014
                                        (301) 657-3775

               Please feel free to call me with any questions.



                    The files were put on the tape TWICE  using  RMS  BCK.   The
               best  way  to install the files is to situate yourself in a clean
               [sub]directory and execute the command file  RESTORE.COM,  as  in
               the following example.
               	$CREATE/DIRECTORY [someplace.VAXS80]
               	$SET DEFAULT [someplace.VAXS80]
               	$ALLOC MT?: RSTTAP:		! the logical name RSTTAP:
               	$MOUNT RSTTAP: VAXS80		!  is required.
               	$COPY RSTTAP:RESTORE.COM *
               	$@RESTORE.COM
               Then  selectively  move   the   executables,   com   files,   and
               documentation   to   their   more   appropriate   and   permanent
               [sub]directories.

                    To reproduce the tape for distribution  (which  please  feel
               free  to do even if you are not part of the official distribution
               net), try one of the two methods:

                    1.  Get a copy of the file MTCOPY.EXE from the  tape.   Hang
                        the  tape  on  drive  0  and execute MTCOPY (which makes
                        copies on a one drive system using a disc file).

                    2.  Load the tape  onto  your  system  following  the  above
                        example.   Execute  the command file TAPEBUILD.COM (also
                        from the tape).


                    Although NONE of the software is officially supported by the
               authors,  most  would probably like to hear about any trouble you
               have with their creations.  As librarian,  I  will  be  happy  to
               forward  your  unofficial  SPR's  to the authors.  Please include
               "SPRING80" and the "SUBDIRECTORY" of the  offending  package,  as
               well  as  the names of the files involved and a BRIEF description
               of the problem.  Include your name and address (complete) so  the
               author  can get in touch with you if details or dumps are needed.
               Please don't  send  me  printouts,  tapes,  or  floppies  of  the
               problem.

