[VAX83C.EVERHART]AAAREADME.TXT

A number of utilities are presented. Among them:

[.CALEND]

	The file CALEND.COM is used to insert text into a file
in the user's login account (named CALTIK.DAT) which is then able
to be shown. Start and end dates are prompted for, with RETURN
defaulting to today for the start date, and to the start date
for the end date.

	The TODAY.COM file displays messages if the current system
date is between the dates entered by CALEND. If TODAY is run from
one's login.com file, it will remind one of appointments, things-to-do,
or similar notes, at login. The notes to oneself may be any length;
a null line terminates them on entry.

[.DGTETC]

	VMSCOMLIB - A version of the COMLIB module of BRU (V4)
patch code to attempt to correct problems under VMS. The module
has not been tried, but corrects a problem that prevented BRU from
writing to mounted disks with the /NOINITIALIZE switch under VMS.
May even allow writing to ODS-2 volumes, since the ACP does the
actual allocation and only write-virtual-block is used to write
the data (though sysprv may be needed). Don't turn loose on an
ODS2 pack with LOG_IO privilege; shouldn't need it, and may cause
mischief if the priv is set.

	ATT - file attributes read/write, from a very old RSX SIG
tape and reissued because of its' great usefulness. Allows any
file attributes to be listed or changed (including carriage control
attributes, fixed record length max length, etc.).

	LISTRS - Reissue of multicolumn lister. A switch for controlling
what continuation line indicator is generated was added.
	In addition, the program has been modified to clear the high
bit of all characters passed through it. This allows it to filter
out such characters, which can be introduced by moving files edited
with programs such as Wordstar on micros onto PDP11 or VAX machines.
LST will also filter out tabs, but programs such as LBL Tools Entab
can put those back.

	DGT - TAR, DG, IBM, etc. etc. tape reader/writer (only reads
TAR tape). Some small improvements over S83 version including better
magic number recognition for TAR (Unix) tapes. Now recognizes and
correctly identifies archives and object files as well as program
code image files as not just regular ASCII. Also fixes some minor
glitches with junk after the last real line of text from a tape
file.

	ORC - ORC disassembler from DECUS with additions to allow
you to tell it whether a PSECT should be handled as code or data.
Handy for compilers that don't set this attribute right. However
there are cases where symbols don't make it to the output file. Still,
ORC will handle some object files that crash DOB from earlier
SIG tapes, making it useful to have around.

[.DTC]

	This is Desktop Calendar, a useful time management program
from DECUS. It works on VT100 and needs F77 to compile it. While it
is a bit inflexible in some command input formats, and needs
better documentation, it works reliably and allows you to keep
track of your schedule, schedule meetings, and/or display
calendars and move around in them in a fairly simple way. A note to
the wise: the Date command is ALWAYS of form 
D date hh:mm message
where "date" can be in any of the usual formats, but hh:mm MUST have
the colon, hh MUST have leading zeroes inserted, and both date
AND time MUST be given when putting "message" into the calendar. Note
however that the T command may be used, if DTC is installed, to
permit an indirect file to fill in defaults and pass an edited
command back to DTC to essentially free you from these restrictions.

[.MEMDSK]

	FXDRV, finally updated so it works. This version has builds
for M/M+ and checks the fork queue after copying each block, so it
won't hang up your system's fork processing. The load commands
supplied also show you how to set it up as a single directory
device so you don't waste space with multiple UFDs on it. Handy for
super-fast virtual disks if you have 22 bit machines with some
memory that doesn't fill up very often.

[.IASDRV]

	IAS VDDRV and ASDEV - old IAS drivers for virtual disk
that optionally encrypts data and performs LOTS of access checking
with hooks for user customization. Also driver for terminal like
device that can set input or output (or both) to come from/ go to
any file via separate MCR ASSIGN command (MCR task source supplied).
These are from F78 but work in current IAS versions too and are
supplied due to the difficulty of locating the old tapes in some
quarters, by consultation with the IAS SIG.

[.PCCPDP]

	PortaCalc-XL
	This is a version of PortaCalc for RSX which uses (finally!)
virtual arrays to allow a large sheet. The default build file creates
a sheet 60 by 65 lines max (rearrange the storage as you like) with a
variable length workfile (if you don't need the full capacity).
It is a full capability PortaCalc, but with enough storage to handle
fairly large problems. It has been known to run in a 50K GEN partition
on an 11/34, so should run on basically any mapped RSX11M or M+
configuration (and in numeric directories under P/OS it should be
fine). Use with the FX driver (see below) to get the workfile into
memory if you wish.

[.PCCTRIAL]

	This directory contains skeleton code for a PortaCalc version 
which will operate in very small environments by using bitmaps, etc., 
for storage.

[.PCCVAX]

	Latest PortaCalc spreadsheet for RSX or VMS, including a
VMS version that uses memory instead of a scratch file. The version
the default COMPILVM command builds is twice as large in capacity
as DECALC, runs MUCH faster, and does more. Some tutorials are
supplied also, and numerous bells & whistles & helpfile features.
Matrix math, equation solving, iterative searching in up to 8
dimensions for solutions to systems of equations, and similar
fancy things have been added. Also the VMS version now allows
you to spawn DCL commands while staying in the spreadsheet.

[.PHNBOOK]

	DIRECTOR.CMD - a DATATRIEVE indirect command file for creating, 
maintaining and printing a personal address and telephone directory.

	VOCABUL.CMD - a DATATRIEVE indirect command file for 
maintaining, printing and testing oneself on the contents of a 
vocabulary list and its meanings.

[.VEDRV]

	VE:
	Update to VE: multi-disk (or single) RSX M/M+ virtual disk.
Supports current M/M+ releases, has security subsystem, and has
ability to make single directory disks easily, so that one unit
may be used as location for PortaCalc aux keypad files & help
files.



		Glenn Everhart
		RCA G.S.D., Cherry Hill NJ