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------------------------------------------------------------------------

                           Scott B. Sibley
              Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation
                  Space Information Systems Division

                NASA Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
                   Space & Life Sciences Directorate
                       Medical Sciences Division

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     Scott B. Sibley                   Work Phone:  (713) 280-6426
     2627 Plymouth Rock Dr.            JSC VAX Lab:  (713) 483-5353
     Webster, TX  77598                Date:  03-Jun-84

(These files replace the previous DECUS tape files from Ford Aerospace
SISO (Houston) submitted for the 1982 Fall DECUS VAX/VMS SIG tape.
Hundreds of files have been improved & dozens have been added.)

This directory contains 4 top-level directories joined together to
form one directory submitted by Ford Aerospace, SISD-Houston.  For
convenience, the 4 directories should be renamed back to the top
level:

   $ RENAME []*.DIR [000000]      <-- Rename directories to top level.

The four directory trees are:

[.NASALIB...]

This set of directories contains FORTRAN and FLECS ("FORTRAN Language
with Extended Control Structures") source & object code to support
programs stored in the [UTIL] directory tree.  These files are not
needed unless the source will be re-linked or the library routines
will be of general use.  Both FORTRAN-77 & VAX-11 FORTRAN versions
of the programs are provided.

[.SYSMAN...]

This directory tree contains software to aid VAX/VMS system management.

[.SYSNEWS...]

This directory is needed to support the "SYSNEWS" facility checked by
command files in the [UTIL.FORDUTIL.NEWS] directory.  System-oriented
news would be MAILed to username SYSNEWS.  Non-operator users would run
the "SYSNEWS" command to read a copy of the [SYSNEWS] mail file, without
any worries of updating it.  The well-known MAIL utility is thus used to
organize announcements of system events and to allow users to "REPLY"
to whichever system person MAILed a particular system announcement.

[.UTIL...]

This set of directories contains FORTRAN and FLECS ("FORTRAN Language
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with Extended Control Structures") source & object code for a number
of generic utility programs, including the EE Text Editor (ver 3.1)
& the INFO Information Formatter program (ver 2.1).  Also included are
many DCL command files and several documentation files.  Each directory
has a "WHERE." file which may be searched for information local to the
directory.
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                                 submitted by:
              Columbia University Center for Computing Activities


                                      and
                               Stevens Institute


                                      and
                              University of Toledo



          KERMIT is a package for setting up communications between a  wide
     variety of micro, mini and mainframe computers.  See AAAREADME.DOC and
     00README.TXT for more information.   (Also  the  June  and  July  1984
     issues of Byte.)
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                        VAX KMSKIT V3.6

        Included in this submission are four subdirectories.

[KMSKIT.CDD]     - CDD backup set containing required DTR32 definitions
                   for using DTR32 on VT240s and a few other things.

[KMSKIT.SYSMGR]  - Useful command procedures for controling the system
                   and making life generally easier for all.  Updates to
                   last release.  A very powerful improved set of procedures
                   for establishing an operator account.  Procedure for 
                   implementing dual passwords for dial-in users. Procedure
                   for setting up a terminal as the right type at login
                   (even if VMS does not yet support it).  

[KMSKIT.SYSUTL]  - Useful things.
                   a) VAX CALC update which has online help.  
                   b) Improved auto-logoff facility, 
                   c) SETMODEM to enable DMF lines 0 and 1 to be used 
                      with 4 wire cables.  
                   d) An improved (albeit slightly considering the work
                      which originally went into it) version of AVATU.
                   e) TEKGRAPH, A program which creates graphs on VT125's,4014's
                      and VT24x terminals.  
                   f) A modified version of TVG which knows about our 
                      4014 terminals (/DEV=VT1) and our VT240 terminals.  
                      This is probably not R. Grandle's current version, 
                      but it is used by VPW.

[KMSKIT.TVG]     - TVG as adapted for VT240s.  Not, however, the "official"
                   version.  That should be elsewhere on this tape.

[KMSKIT.VAXSUBS] - Migrating from RSX to VAX the easy way. Bugfixes to last
                   release.  Not many, but some.  New support for SEND and
                   RECEIVE directives.
                   Please, if you are interested in this area and have 
                   written any mapping subroutines, please send them on to 
                   me.  I would like to establish a collection of them for 
                   DECUS.

[KMSKIT.VPW]     - V3.0 of the VAX Professional Workstation.  
                   Not quite ALL-IN-ONE,  but close, very close, 
                   (and getting closer) and Oh, so much cheaper !!
                   Included with this release is 
                   a) Graph_Master, an interactive procedure for
                      graphics (graphs, slides, etc).  Graphs may
                      be generated either with DECgraph, TEKgraph,
                      or DTR (on VT125's or VT24x's)
                   b) Support for VT240 graphics.
                   c) A new version of NOTEBOOK which which can edit
                      (like a spread sheet calculator) our type 1
                      X-Y graphics data files (used by TEKgraph).
                      More flexible command line interface,  handling
                      of VT240 terminals, etc.
                   d) Procedures support VT2xx terminals.
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                   e) Procedures support FULL editing windows (with a 
                      window banner that stays and stays and stays.....).
                   f) A new version of EDT (VPWEDIT)which supports WINDOWS
                      (again with a full editing screen and a banner
                      that stays....) and a clipboard and INSTANT system
                      level help from within the editing session.  
                      Note, this requires you to have EDT V3.0 (which by
                      the time you get this tape you should have).  
                   g) A version of EDT to use for browsing files.
                   h) Some goodies (c/o DEC )showing how DEC uses
                      the XLATE interface to EDT V3.0.
                      

Please, note that the procedures, programs etc, may assume site dependent
information not applicable to all sites.  Command procedures may have to
be modified to work to reflect the correct location of files.  Some
command procedures assume the existance of certain files or executable
images (generally, but not always, available from DECUS tapes).  I 
appologize for not having something which goes in as easy as a VMS Update kit.

As always, complaints, suggestions, or praise (preferably the latter)
may be directed to:

                James G. Downward
                KMS Fusion, Inc.
                PO. Box 1567
                Ann Arbor, Mich. 48106
                (313)-769-8500
                01-June-1984
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                           submitted by:  Dave Martin
                               Hughes Aircraft Co
                                   MS R1/C320
                                   Box 92426
                              Los Angles, CA 90009



          This is the latest release of the  Lawernce  Berkley  Labs/Hughes
     Aircraft   Software   tools   (formerly  called  the  LBLTOOLS).   See
     [.DSTN]README.1ST and RELEASE.DOC for further information.
