[312,315] README.1ST FALL 1982 COLLECTION The following new or revised programs await your delectation: BIGTPC .MAC - The standard RSX SIG format independent tape copy utility. An assembly conditional $VAX will, if defined, allow a version to be built which will handle buffers up to 11000. bytes, large enough for VMS backup tapes (and of course BRU or whatever, or UNIX dd standard format... or anything else desired.) This version is otherwise like the one on S82. It can be run in compatibility mode on VMS V2.5 or VMS V3 and runs faster there than most native mode utilities. DDTBLD .CMD - The latest and greatest DDT. This version has had some more work with the I / D space option of RSX11M+ V2 and is smoother in operation and has some minor bugs fixed. Also, it allows register sets to work from a second task; the old version did not (BUG). This increases the kernel a few words in the case of I/D space separation, but not otherwise. DDTINTRO.DOC has also had some updates to reflect the I/D space functionality. DDTINTRO .DOC DDTKNL .MAC DDTMU .MAC DDT22 .MAC FPEM .MAC - The famous Floating Point Emulator for RSX11M. I have added support for RSX11M+ in this version and also added some logic for RSX11M V4 to let it work with headers in new locat- ions. The test site has not told me how it works in M+ as yet though I believe it will work correctly. This version needs no system generation (the exec must NOT think there's any floating point). See the initial part of the source for assembly conditionals to set for M+ or RSX V4 operation. Assemble and build as any /PR:5 task and link with RSX11M.STB and run in its own partition (or noncheckpointable, non- shuffleable in GEN). If it shuffles, the system crashes! To use with F4P or F77 include F4PEIS in your OTS (replace it into your library). This was developed from the Los Alamos floating point emulator which was a great start but didn't work. This does. Under RSX11M+ V2 I have not tested this version, though I hope it will work. Under M V4 it will work. Note however that it grabs and does not return some pool when run, so only fix it, and run it in your system's startup.cmd file. Unstopping it will get it to replace the system's vectors and exit. GHASP .FTN - A Generalized Histogram and Scatter Plot routine for ordinary printers. The program was submitted a few years ago but the source now contains documentation on use. Also runs well on VAX. RECOVER .MAC - The version of Ray French's file recovery program from the "Reese's Pieces" tape of Frank Borger. Handles multiheader files, works well on RSX. No RSX installation should be without it. Use it when your long-running task aborts with a 20000 block output file that you want to recover up to the point of failure... TECEDT .DOC - This is a TECO macro that runs (RSX or VMS) in TECO to emulate EDT V2. I have cleaned up the draw and overprint modes (which EDT lacks) and added text justification. Note that the ^W key is used to set width (a la straight TECO) for justification. This makes it able to do some crude word processing for those with time but not much money. The TECO.INI here allows TEC/ED file to load [1,1]EDT.TEC or TEC/VT to load [1,1]VTEDIT.TEC. The only glitch in it that I've seen is that to create a file I need to say file=NL:, and TEC/ED all by itself will not work; it requires a file (or an output=input). Using this macro, one need not have VTEDIT.TEC in each UIC to avoid having terminals set to VT52 mode, and it makes using the EDT emulator easy. Note that TECO.INI seems not to run well on VMS; I haven't investigated. TECEDT .HLP TECEDT .TEC TECEDT .TES TECO .INI BLDTRUNC .CMD - Truncate will truncate all files needing to be truncated but not alter any revision dates. This version adds 2 switches to enable listings of errors or summaries of what it did (defaults to a quiet truncate) and can execute a canned command if scheduled. At our site it does a global truncate every 3 hours, started up by STARTUP.CMD. It must have a terminal set with COLOG to run; if CO: is redirected to TT0:, TRUNC will not execute its default commands. TRUNC .MAC WLDCRD .MAC FFL .MAC - This version of FFL knows how to handle in image mode some extra file types. In particular, it will now recognize files of type .ULB, .HLB, .CLB, .DSK, and .DOS as image mode files and transfer them in that way. The list of types is parametrized now so you can alter it at will. (watch this space for a public domain spreadsheet in S83.)