1 INFO-VAX	Sun, 08 May 2005	Volume 2005 : Issue 256       Contents: Re: Appletalk on Alphas P Great HP and OpenVMS Pearl - OK for External Distribution - Customer story using@ Re: Heads up Alpha and Storage information - Ok for External use Re: naive hobbyist question  Re: naive hobbyist question 4 new question on (Cyrillic) fonts with Mozilla on VMS8 Re: new question on (Cyrillic) fonts with Mozilla on VMS8 Re: new question on (Cyrillic) fonts with Mozilla on VMS6 Re: OS X support for HFS, was: Re: Appletalk on Alphas6 Re: OS X support for HFS, was: Re: Appletalk on Alphas6 Re: OS X support for HFS, was: Re: Appletalk on Alphas Re: OT: Google groups  RMS Different Example. Re: RMS Different Example. seti on itanium?P Re: Time to vote on your favorite slogan for the next OpenVMS Licenseplate LicenP Updated VMS Information - please keep for future reference - ok for external dis Re: VAXstation 4000 vlc  Re: VAXstation 4000 vlc   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------   Date: 8 May 2005 13:47:18 GMT ( From: bill@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)  Subject: Re: Appletalk on Alphas+ Message-ID: <3e6jj6F1eurkU1@individual.net>   + In article <3e4n6sF16op1U1@individual.net>, ) 	Paul Sture <paul.sture@decus.ch> writes: 1 > Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply wrote: I >> In article <1115305516.704342.83710@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, "Ed & >> Wilts" <ewilts@ewilts.org> writes:  >>   >>  E >>>Is it just me or does the Google web interface to comp.os.vms just  >>>suck? >>   >>  H >> I doubt the interface to comp.os.vms is different than that to other 
 >> groups. >>  C >> Why use it?  For about a dozen years now I have been using Matt  ; >> Madison's NEWSRDR on VMS.  Why read news with a browser?  >>  5 > When you don't have direct access to a news server?    news.individual.de   Good service and cheap.    bill   --  J Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolvesD bill@cs.scranton.edu     |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. University of Scranton   |A Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>       ------------------------------   Date: 8 May 2005 10:46:44 -0700 ! From: susan_skonetski@hotmail.com Y Subject: Great HP and OpenVMS Pearl - OK for External Distribution - Customer story using B Message-ID: <1115574404.584722.63450@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>   Dear Newsgroup, E I sent the following to my email distribuiton on Friday I thought you  might like it too.   Sue      Dear Distribution Lists,  B The following email is a great HP and OpenVMS Pearl and is a greatF example of HP's Test Drive System, obviously VMS, converting VAX BASIC< to 64 BASIC using  OpenVMS 8.2 rx1620 2@1.6GHz (Itanium II).  @ Many thanks to this customer and to the engineer for forwarding.  
 Warm Regards,  Sue      __________________________ Hi Mark    Absolutely, I agree.  E If I had known you might want to distribute my positive experience, I F would have probably been even more flattering in my comments. You guys are awesome !!!   B Everyone at HP has done an incredible job with the OpenVMS, Basic,A Itanium project. and the Test Drive program is a fantastic way of  proving it....    F >HP Developer and Solution Partner Program http://www.hp.com/dspp/ 800	 >249 3294  >  >-----Original Message-----  >From:( >Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:07 PM >To: CSA Test Drive  >Subject: Logon Problem  >  >Hello >  >My user name is: "jcookson" > A >The FTP appears to be down on the following Test Drive System :-  > F >HP OpenVMS 8.2 rx1620 2@1.6GHz (Itanium II)  telnet to 192.233.54.183 > 8 >If this could be investigated I would be most grateful. > G >Please pass on my congratulations to everyone involved in the creation   @ >and maintenance of the HP Test Drive Program. It is a very good program > >and has provided me with an ideal opportunity to evaluate theB >suitability of a new Itanium based HP OpenVMS system for our next> >Corporate IT solution. I have been seriously impressed by theD >experience so far and I fully intend to recommend acquisition of an= >OpenVMS Integrity Server before the end of the current year.  > F >I had expected to encounter some problems converting our applicationsG >from VAX Basic to the new 64 bit HP Basic, particularly in the area of   ? >double precision floating point numbers. It turned out that my  concernsE >were unfounded and I was stunned to find that every program compiled D >and operated flawlessly without any source code changes whatsoever. > F >I intend to continue further testing of DCL procedures using the testB >drive program, but my current expectation is that everything willD >proceed flawlessly and our purchase of a new system will occur much* >earlier than would otherwise be possible. > F >Please inform HP Executive staff of my views on the value of the TestE >Drive Program. It will almost certainly result in a 2005 purchase by G >our organization. I have already contacted Cycom Services (Our current   # >service provider) for a quotation.  >  >Regards > 
 >John Cookson  >   >Manager, Information Technology > $ >ABD International Company of Canada >  >    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 17:46:51 +0200 3 From: Michael Unger <spam.to.unger@spamgourmet.com> I Subject: Re: Heads up Alpha and Storage information - Ok for External use + Message-ID: <3e6r1uF1h1lpU1@individual.net>   9 On 2005-05-06 22:00, "susan_skonetski@hotmail.com" wrote:    > [...]  > H > Qualification testing has completed for support of these up-to-date HPC > storage and backup peripherals on all AlphaServers, including the ) > Marvel systems; ES47, ES80, and GS1280:  >  > [...]  > 0 >         DLT VS160 Tape Drive  160-GB capacity            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  > D >         1U Rackmount Tape Drive Enclosure      Supports up to two,            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^) > internal half-height devices including:  > ( > o       DAT 40, and DAT 72 Tape Drives > ) > o       DLT VS80, DLT VS160 Tape Drives  >  > [...]   F URLs, please! The only reference so far I could find for "VS" DLT tapeB drives is in the DS15 QuickSpecs (PDF, 2005-04-04 edition, page 9)F mentioning a VS80 tape drive -- but supported for *Tru64 UNIX only*. IG could not find any usable (i.e., _technical_) link from the AlphaServer  website.   Michael    --  ; Real names enhance the probability of getting real answers. 5 My e-mail account at DECUS Munich is no longer valid.    ------------------------------  % Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 01:14:05 +1200 1 From: Tux Wonder-Dog <wes.parish@paradise.net.nz> $ Subject: Re: naive hobbyist question# Message-ID: <427e0fc8@clear.net.nz>    David J Dachtera wrote:    > Bill Pechter wrote:  >>   >> Tux Wonder-Dog wrote:L >> > I've got the license, I've got VMS installed on SIMH VAX, and thanks to3 >> > everybody who helped with advice or equipment.  >> >J >> > The problem is, last year I spent a long time away from my PC and gotF >> > out of touch with VMS as in I didn't have any access at all to my >> > hobbyist installation.  >> >D >> > Now I've updated my license, but since I haven't touched my VMSK >> > installation for quite a while, and the license configuration files on  >> > it will have lapsed.  >> >B >> > How do I update them on the installation itself?  Boot up the >> > installation I >> > and feed in the license details?  I've never done anything like this L >> > before, I must admit - most of my software hasn't been anywhere near as! >> > touchy with license details.  >> >* >> > Any help will be greatfully received. >> > >> > Thanks  >> > >> > Wesley Parish >>  H >> Cut and paste from email works in small "bytes" -- I've found I loose! >> stuff when pushing it too far.  > B > SET TERMINAL/HOSTSYNC usually fixes that if everything is set upJ > properly for XON/XOF flow control. HOSTSYNC tells the terminal driver toI > send XOF when its buffer is nearly full and XON when it can accept more G > input. HOSTSYNC is not enabled by default (most typists and typematic J > rates can't overwhelm the machine). The terminal (program) should be set$ > up to honor XON/XOF from the host. > I >> d|i|g|i|t|a|l had it THEN.  Don't you wish you could still buy it now!  >  > Like that! > 0 Thanks everybody.  I'll try it and see how I go.  
 Wesley Parish  --  O "Good, late in to more rewarding well."  "Well, you tonight.  And I was U lookintelligent woman of Ming home.  I trust you with a tender silence."  I C get a word into my hands, a different and unbelike, probably - 'she D fortunate fat woman', wrong word.  I think to me, I justupid.G Let not emacs meta-X dissociate-press write your romantic dialogs...!!!    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 11:10:46 -0400 ) From: Bill Pechter <pechter@monmouth.com> $ Subject: Re: naive hobbyist question+ Message-ID: <427E2BF6.2040603@monmouth.com>    Tux Wonder-Dog wrote:  > David J Dachtera wrote:  >  >  >>Bill Pechter wrote:  >> >>>Tux Wonder-Dog wrote: >>> K >>>>I've got the license, I've got VMS installed on SIMH VAX, and thanks to 2 >>>>everybody who helped with advice or equipment. >>>>I >>>>The problem is, last year I spent a long time away from my PC and got E >>>>out of touch with VMS as in I didn't have any access at all to my  >>>>hobbyist installation. >>>>C >>>>Now I've updated my license, but since I haven't touched my VMS J >>>>installation for quite a while, and the license configuration files on >>>>it will have lapsed. >>>>A >>>>How do I update them on the installation itself?  Boot up the  >>>>installationH >>>>and feed in the license details?  I've never done anything like thisK >>>>before, I must admit - most of my software hasn't been anywhere near as   >>>>touchy with license details. >>>>) >>>>Any help will be greatfully received.  >>>>
 >>>>Thanks >>>> >>>>Wesley Parish  >>> H >>>Cut and paste from email works in small "bytes" -- I've found I loose! >>>stuff when pushing it too far.  >>B >>SET TERMINAL/HOSTSYNC usually fixes that if everything is set upJ >>properly for XON/XOF flow control. HOSTSYNC tells the terminal driver toI >>send XOF when its buffer is nearly full and XON when it can accept more G >>input. HOSTSYNC is not enabled by default (most typists and typematic J >>rates can't overwhelm the machine). The terminal (program) should be set$ >>up to honor XON/XOF from the host. >> >>I >>>d|i|g|i|t|a|l had it THEN.  Don't you wish you could still buy it now!  >> >>Like that! >> > 2 > Thanks everybody.  I'll try it and see how I go. >  > Wesley Parish   9 I thought hostsync was default for set terminal /vt100...    Bill --   --F d|i|g|i|t|a|l had it THEN.  Don't you wish you could still buy it now! pechter-at-ureach.com    ------------------------------  * Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 09:32:12 +0000 (UTC)P From: helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply)= Subject: new question on (Cyrillic) fonts with Mozilla on VMS $ Message-ID: <d5kmas$5l3$1@online.de>  H Some feedback I have received suggests that I need scalable, as opposed G to bitmap, fonts.  Does this make sense?  I've found some *.TTF fonts,  9 but that is apparently a type which DECwindows can't use.   I Does anyone know where I can get fonts which are a) scalable, b) contain  D Cyrillic characters and c) are in a format which DECwindows can use?   ------------------------------  # Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 14:25:12 GMT * From: "FredK" <fred.nospam@nospam.dec.com>A Subject: Re: new question on (Cyrillic) fonts with Mozilla on VMS 2 Message-ID: <cjpfe.5062$ag4.2782@news.cpqcorp.net>  L "Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply" <helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de>/ wrote in message news:d5kmas$5l3$1@online.de... I > Some feedback I have received suggests that I need scalable, as opposed H > to bitmap, fonts.  Does this make sense?  I've found some *.TTF fonts,; > but that is apparently a type which DECwindows can't use.  > J > Does anyone know where I can get fonts which are a) scalable, b) containF > Cyrillic characters and c) are in a format which DECwindows can use? >   C Hmm.  TTF == True Type?  I believe Alpha and Itanium can use these.    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 13:00:42 -0400 - From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@texsavvy.com> A Subject: Re: new question on (Cyrillic) fonts with Mozilla on VMS , Message-ID: <427E45B9.1C063B45@texsavvy.com>   FredK wrote: > E > Hmm.  TTF == True Type?  I believe Alpha and Itanium can use these.    But not VAX.  E There is an alternative font handling package which XDPF uses though. % Can't remember the acronym right now.   F Also, for scalable fonts, the font directory file should have 0 in the* font name fields related to the font size.   ------------------------------   Date: 08 May 2005 08:09:54 GMT$ From: "Doc." <doc@openvms-rocks.com>? Subject: Re: OS X support for HFS, was: Re: Appletalk on Alphas 7 Message-ID: <Xns965068011A4ACdcovmsrox@212.100.160.126>   : %NEWS-I-NEWMSG, toby wrote in news:1115524963.469753.11590 @f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com    <snip>  @ > But seriously, isn't it simple: Either Apple is working from aA > different "VT100" spec than DEC Notes; or there is some kind of I > implementation error/omission. (Like the HFS problem) You are coy about F > the symptoms, so let's hope your detailed bug report finds its mark.  D I find it unlikely that DEC Notes and the VT100 would use differing H versions of the terminal emulation standard, considering that all three & things originated at the same company.     Doc. --  G OpenVMS:     Eight out of ten hackers prefer *other* operating systems. G http://www.openvms-rocks.com    Deathrow Public-Access OpenVMS Cluster.    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 12:57:29 -0400 - From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@texsavvy.com> ? Subject: Re: OS X support for HFS, was: Re: Appletalk on Alphas , Message-ID: <427E44F9.6A643063@texsavvy.com>  
 "Doc." wrote: E > I find it unlikely that DEC Notes and the VT100 would use differing I > versions of the terminal emulation standard, considering that all three ( > things originated at the same company.    D If you do set term/eightbit, you will find that notes as well as TPUA will make use of escape sequences which many VT100 emulator won't 8 recognize. (use of CSI instyyead of <esc>[ for instance)  H Remember that VT100, while in a digital environment means VT220, outsideD of our environment, it means a base VT100 without AVO option if they/ want to be able to brag about VT100 compliance.   C When PSION came out with its Series 5 demo PDA, it claimed it had a E VT100 emulator in it. But the later failed many many many many tests. < (Since PSION got out of the PDA market they never fixed it).  B My router claims to have a VT100 interface, yet by default it usesF backspace (ctrl H> instead of delete, which make real VT terminals not$ so friendly with its user interface.   ------------------------------   Date: 8 May 2005 10:46:43 -0700 ' From: "toby" <toby@telegraphics.com.au> ? Subject: Re: OS X support for HFS, was: Re: Appletalk on Alphas C Message-ID: <1115574403.239381.210280@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>    > B > Remember that VT100, while in a digital environment means VT220, outside F > of our environment, it means a base VT100 without AVO option if they1 > want to be able to brag about VT100 compliance.   & Now we're getting somewhere. Thankyou!   --T    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 17:50:19 +0300 : From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tomi_H=E4s=E4?= <tomi.hasa@gmail.com> Subject: Re: OT: Google groups+ Message-ID: <3e6n9bF1fm2nU1@individual.net>    JF Mezei wrote: 8 > Google wrecked the canadian and uk versions this week. > . > But I found a version that is still working: > 9 > http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=xx-elmer   ! And here are the other GG1 sites:   I http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.fan.dejanews/msg/bbde84e5ac46b67b ( ( news:<3e6l8kF1epj7U1@individual.net> )   ------------------------------   Date: 8 May 2005 02:54:42 -0700  From: isp.cisco@gmail.com  Subject: RMS Different Example. B Message-ID: <1115546082.526406.97030@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>   Hi ALL,   >           Any body provide or let me know where i can find RMSF practical example with sample database how to create and how used withD various application Using COBOL program.Anybody tell me resource for' that or good document or good practice.    Regards,  
 newbie in VMS    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 13:03:29 +0200 & From: Paul Sture <paul.sture@decus.ch># Subject: Re: RMS Different Example. + Message-ID: <3e6a03F1dgr0U1@individual.net>    isp.cisco@gmail.com wrote:  	 > Hi ALL,  > @ >           Any body provide or let me know where i can find RMSH > practical example with sample database how to create and how used withF > various application Using COBOL program.Anybody tell me resource for) > that or good document or good practice.  >   * The VMS COBOL documentaion can be found at  *   http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/cobol.html  H Download the User Manual and Reference Manual. The User Manual has some H examples - in the .PDF version search for EX1006 to get to the start of E the examples. This only examples are with sequential files IIRC, but   it's a starting point.   ------------------------------  $ Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 09:38:58 -0500( From: Wayne Sewell <wayne@tachysoft.com> Subject: seti on itanium? / Message-ID: <00A4373A.39474CD1.5@tachysoft.com>   N I have been a seti@home participant since 2000 and have done 34000 work units.  N I would like to run it on my itanium system, but there is still no executable.N And I really need to switch to boinc for alpha anyway, since that's where they2 are going.  There is no alpha executable for that.  K Is Burns Fisher still around?  Is anybody at HP involved with seti@home any  more?   J I downloaded the boinc source, but haven't waded through the unixoid build procedures yet.   = Has anybody made a boinc executable for alpha and/or itanium?    Wayne O =============================================================================== N Wayne Sewell, Tachyon Software Consulting  (281)812-0738   wayne@tachysoft.com; http://www.tachysoft.com/www/tachyon.html and wayne.html    O =============================================================================== P Jake Blues:"You traded the Caddy for a microphone? ...... Okay, I can buy that."   ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 11:10:01 +0200 & From: Paul Sture <paul.sture@decus.ch>Y Subject: Re: Time to vote on your favorite slogan for the next OpenVMS Licenseplate Licen + Message-ID: <3e63bbF1c1mbU1@individual.net>    JF Mezei wrote:    > Paul Sture wrote:  > I >>After Eight mints were apparently a flop until they upped the price and E >>advertised them with a campaign involving up market dinner parties.  >>% >>Perception of prestige _does_ sell.  >  > ( > Consumer products != business products >   & It's a bit more complicated than that.  J > This image advertising gets a company to send an RFP to a vendor becauseJ > it is interested in its product. But the CTO/CIO and CFOs then decide onI > which solution is the best/cheapest. And being expensive just for image ? > is no longer justifiable in a highly competitive environment.  >   G Consider this. Some years ago I attended an interview at a place which  D used VMS for the warehouse and IBMs for the commercial side. When I F mentioned "Rdb", the CIO immediately corrected me to "Oracle/Rdb". It C was clear from that statement that he had sold the solution to his  1 superiors using the prestige generated by Oracle.   G I've also seen very large budgets spent on mainframes because they are   considered safe investements.     H > The lack of adverising and image for VMS results in VMS not even beingB > considered by potential customers, so there aren't even any RFPsE > (especially since the owner of VMS prefers to pitch other products)   G Exactly, if the CIO feels a product doesn't have the prestige or image  H to persuade the board, he won't present it as an alternative (and maybe 1 his subordinates won't present it to him either).    ------------------------------   Date: 8 May 2005 10:49:04 -0700 ! From: susan_skonetski@hotmail.com Y Subject: Updated VMS Information - please keep for future reference - ok for external dis C Message-ID: <1115574544.774034.187280@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>   D I sent this out on Friday but there is a bunch of useful information that you may want.   Warm regards as always,  Sue   6 ______________________________________________________   Dear Distribution lists,  D Attached please find this weeks Updated VMS information which I hope< you find useful.  On the fun side please make sure you visitF www.openvms.org to vote for your favorite VMS slogan by Wednesday.  SoA far the leader in this race is "OpenVMS - When downtime is not an  option".   Warm regards as always,  Sue      Table of Contents    	1. 	From the VMS Group  	2. 	In the Press  	3. 	VMS Customers in the news 	4. 	Training: 	5.	Our Partners 			WRQ and Attachmate to Merge2 			Oracle statement of direction for VMS and Tru64  			Oracle Rdb 7.0.8 (aka V7.0-8)    . >From the VMS Group  _________________________  C Reminder: Technical Journal Articles are due on Monday May 16, many D thanks to folks that have already sent their articles in early.  The2 January issue has received over 16K views to date:4 http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/journal/index.html   Announcement from engineering:  F You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest inE the OpenView Operations (OVO) Agent for OpenVMS in the past.  We have D recently released updates to our OVO Agent and VMSSPI that you might want to consider downloading.   ? The current updates to the OVO Agent and VMSSPI are as follows: - =B7	 Too many time stamps in VMSSPI log files  =B7	Long network node names ) =B7	Log file encapsulator shrinking files  =B7	UIC errors' =B7	Support for more ISO character sets  =B7	VMSSPI looping =B7	VMSSPI exiting prematurely The most current kits are:   Alpha:. HP-AXPVMS-OVOAGENTS-V0200-25-1.PCSI$COMPRESSED+ HP-AXPVMS-VMSSPI-V0200-28-1.PCSI$COMPRESSED   
 Integrity:. HP-I64VMS-OVOAGENTS-V0200-25-1.PCSI$COMPRESSED+ HP-I64VMS-VMSSPI-V0200-28-1.PCSI$COMPRESSED   F Please consider updating your OVO Agent for OpenVMS and/or VMSSPI with/ these kits. To download the zipped kits, go to: I http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/openvms_ovo_agent/updates.html   8 For more information on the OVO Agent for OpenVMS go to:G http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/openvms_ovo_agent/index.html L ___________________________________________________________________________=	 _________   F Web links I found this week - some you may be interested in others you may not    May 16) Storage event on May 16 with live dial in   L http://h10054.www1.hp.com/ent_event/storage/landing.html?jumpid=3Dem_EL_TAW=C /US/May05_ENT/ev/Storage-works-webcast&e=3Dsusan.skonetski%40hp.com     E Announcing availability of HP OpenVMS Migration Software for Alpha to  Integrity Servers < http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/omsva/omsais.html  F The production release of the software for translating Alpha images toB IA64 (HP Integrity servers) compatible images is now available forB download. The HP OpenVMS Migration Software for Alpha to Integrity: Servers (OMSAIS, aka "binary translator") software kit andE documentation are offered at no charge to customers. For this initial A release, the Translated Image Environment (TIE) is also available D online, to be installed separately on target systems running OpenVMSA Version 8.2. In a future release, the TIE will be included in the E operating system. The translator itself will also be distributed with 4 operating system media for a future OpenVMS release.   2 In the Press  A Computerworld article with quote from VMS customer Deutsche Borse L http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/recovery/story/0,10801= ,101249,00.html   A Article in Dutch by one of our VMS champions Anton van Ruitenbeek 7 http://www.computable.nl/artikels/archief5/d08hb5ox.htm      3=2E VMS Customers in the news  A HP customer, International Securities Exchange, announces Initial  Public Offering   B On Wednesday morning, March 9, 2005, the "Opening Bell" on the NewA York Stock Exchange was rung by ISE, the International Securities B Exchange. Launched in 2000, ISE was  the first registered exchangeD approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission since 1973. TodayA ISE has become the world's largest Equity Options Exchange. Their E growth from launch to the #1 position in the US market in 4 years has C been both very remarkable and very well planned.  ISE is powered by B OpenVMS AlphaServer systems, using Oracle Rdb and the OMX Click XTE application platform.  For more information on ISE, view the customer  success story:: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/brochures/ise/index.html  B Whitepaper details HP OpenVMS platform benchmarks at International Securities Exchange   D The new whitepaper "International Securities Exchange scales off the> charts" details recent test results of running a large tradingG application on International Securities Exchange's HP OpenVMS platform. F  International Securities Exchange (ISE) is the world's largest equity@ options exchange. In March 2004, HP and OMX Technology of SwedenA performed a benchmark test at the request of ISE to determine the E performance parameters of running the OMX Technology CLICK XT trading E application on the firm's HP OpenVMS platform.  View the white paper: < http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/whitepapers/index.html#ISE     4=2E	Training:  A May 19 The local user group in Edmonton (EARLUG) together with HP F Canada in Edmonton and Encompass Canada are hosting a technical 2-hour presentation..> The speaker will be Bob Gezelter and his topic is, 'OpenVMS on* Integrity  Servers: Migrating from Alpha'.  C The details about the luncheon presentation is on the following web  site, 9 http://www.encompasscanada.com/seminar-edmonton-lunch.htm   A June 6th There is an HP OpenView training the week of June 6th in D Colorado if you have team members that need to attend I ask that youG mention that I refered you to this event (they are keeping track and it G would be wonderful if a VMS person was noted as being a team player for + this event) http://www.hpsoftwareforum.com/    5=2E	Our Partners: WRQ and Attachmate to Merge 3 http://www.wrq.com/aboutwrq/news/2005/041805pr.html   1 Oracle - Statement of Direction for VMS and Tru64   < http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/hw/oracle_openvms_sod.pdf  F For the UNIX types in our midst, the Tru64 "statement of direction" is@ here: http://www.oracle.com/partnerships/hw/oracle_tru64_sod.pdf    
 Oracle RdbA      We are pleased to announce the release of Oracle Rdb Release >      7.0.8 (aka V7.0-8).  The kit is available on Metalink and      will be on OTN shortly.  6      Software Errors Fixed in Oracle Rdb Release 7.0.86      -------------------------------------------------  7      Software Errors Fixed That Apply to All Interfaces 7        - Bugcheck Dump During ALTER STORAGE MAP Command ,        - Unexpected Constraint Failures from          RMU/Verify/Constraint5        - Redundant Index in Dynamic Index Only Tactic -        - Buffer Overflow in Code Generated by           RDMS$$STITM_FROM_CACT>        - Intermittent Bugchecks on KOD$ROLLBACK or KOD$PREPARE7        - NOREQIDT Error After Many Attaches or Detaches $        - Processes Hang in HIB State7        - Database Corruption When 2PC Transaction Fails ;        - Bugchecks at DIOMARK$NEW_SNAP_PAGE + 000000D0 When           Area Added Online<        - Select Count Query With Host Variable Returns Wrong          Result =        - UNION Join Query With Host Variable in the Predicate           Returns Wrong Result 9        - Bugcheck in COSI_MEM_FREE_VMLIST After Update of           Ranked Index 7        - Spurious SYSVERDIF Message During Installation >        - Query with a Shared Predicate in OR Statement Returns          Wrong Result 8        - Query with Dbkey Retrieval Returns Wrong ResultA        - Complex Query with MAX()...GROUP BY Returns Wrong Result >        - Cursor Fetch Returns Wrong Result in Second Execution=        - Query with Two ORDER BY Clauses Returns Wrong Result >        - Query with BETWEEN Clause Slows Down Using Index Full
          Scan A        - Left Outer Join View Query with Constant Columns Returns           Wrong Result ?        - Bugcheck in COSI_MEM_GET_VM Reading Large Table with a           Dynamic Tactic @        - Truncating Empty Table Leaves Uncommited Transaction in          Journal>        - Query With GROUP BY and ORDER BY Returned Rows in the          Wrong Order;        - Query With GROUP BY, ORDER BY Returned Rows in the           Wrong Order      SQL Errors Fixed ;        - Unexpected Bugcheck When Using TRACE Statement and           Subselect9        - Repeated CREATE of a LOCAL TEMPORARY Table Would           Bugcheck ?        - CREATE VIEW May Fail With a "Deadlock on Client" Error       RDO and RDML Errors Fixed?        - Unexpected NOT_LARDY Following LOCK_CONFLICT Exception       Oracle RMU Errors Fixed?        - RMU Backup Did Not Always Create an RMUBUGCHK.DMP File           for Certain Errors ;        - RMU Extract May Bugcheck if Executed When Metadata           Changes Are Being Made >        - RMU Restore/Incremental/Area Did Not Check if Default(          and List Areas Were Out of Date=        - RMU Verify Access Violation When Readying an Invalid           Logical Area A        - RMU Backup Access Violation When Backing Up the Root ACL @        - RMU Load/Parallel Command Could Hang if it was Repeated2        - Incorrect Backup of Empty Single AIJ File>        - RMU Collect Statistics=3DStorage Caused Incorrect Row          Clustering Factors 8        - Unexpected ACCVIO and BUGCHECK from RMU Extract3        - RMU Extract Fails on Some View Definitions   6      Enhancements Provided in Oracle Rdb Release 7.0.86      -------------------------------------------------  .      Enhancements that Apply to all Interfaces(        - Support for OpenVMS Version 8.25        - RDM$BIND_SNAP_QUIET_POINT Logical Reinstated <        - RMU Unload After_Journal/Ignore Old_Version Keyword$        - New Features in RMU Extract   Ginger Rdb Engineering    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 10:56:48 -0600 " From: GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com>  Subject: Re: VAXstation 4000 vlc( Message-ID: <427E44D0.78811700@mist.com>   Alex Daniels wrote:  > 1 > "GreyCloud" <cumulus@mist.com> wrote in message $ > news:427D031C.26A7E6C5@mist.com... > > David J Dachtera wrote:  > >>M > >> Also, try: leave the VLC powered up overnight, then try power-cycling it I > >> the next day to see if anything different happens (I'm guessing dead  > >> mobo battery).  > > : > > That's my guess as well.  The ToY clock module has the; > > battery inside of it, so finding a new module will be a 	 > > feat.  > E > The part number for the 4000-VLC clock with battery is 21-32423-02.  >   ( Thnx.  Now I'll have to go and find one.   ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 10:58:14 -0600 " From: GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com>  Subject: Re: VAXstation 4000 vlc' Message-ID: <427E4526.67F102E@mist.com>    David J Dachtera wrote:  >  > GreyCloud wrote: > >  > > Dave Froble wrote: > > >  > > > GreyCloud wrote:@ > > > > I finally got the terminal (vt420) hooked up to the vlc.= > > > > Nothing shows but the cursor when turning on the vlc. < > > > > The back 8 leds indicate that it is in console mode.C > > > > I suppose I can safely assume that this machine is a goner.  > > > > (??) > > > N > > > Well,  I'd first ask whether the VT-420 works?  Is it set for 9600 baud? > > >  > > < > > Yes, the VT-420 was a spare that was never used.  It was  > > shipped in its original box.0 > > The terminal is set to 9600 baud by default. > J > One other test you might try is to somehow shunt pins 2 and 5 on the MMJG > connector. That would create a loop-back (Tx to Rx). Then, if you can F > type on the keyboard and have it appear on the screen, the VT420 s/b > good.  > < > Where are you (U.S., Canada, somewhere near Chicago, ...)? > H > I have a coule of VLCs here on the shelf. I could send you one for the > cost of shipping.  >  > Let me know...  7 Ok I'll let you know.  I'll first check to see if a new  clock module will do the trick.a! I'm in Montana near Glacier Park.    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2005.256 ************************