From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 24-JUL-1989 19:32 To: MRGATE::"ARISIA::EVERHART" Subj: VAX SW list update Received: From KL.SRI.COM by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Mon, 24 JUL 89 08:35:05 PDT Received: from RML2.SRI.COM by KL.SRI.COM with TCP; Mon, 24 Jul 89 08:28:01 PDT Date: Mon 24 Jul 89 08:26:39-PST From: Ric Steinberger Subject: VAX SW list update To: info-vax@KL.SRI.COM Message-Id: <617297200.50000.RIC@RML2.SRI.COM> Mail-System-Version: Reminder: A list of popular VAX/VMS programs and utilities is available to anyone sending a ONE line message to: NETSERVER@RML2.SRI.COM. The message should say: ?PACKAGE*VAX_LIST What follows is a brief listing of the current program set. The annotated list is available by following the above procedure. I will be out of town until August 10 and unable to modify or update the list until then. Please send corrections or additions to: RIC@RML2.SRI.COM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The VAX Programs List ANU NEWS A news program for VMS. For the usenet system of news msgs. BECOME Allows you to "become" another user, if you're privileged. BOSS Allows user to run several interactive processes at once. BULLETIN Bulletin board SW for VMS systems. DOE-MACSYMA Symbolic math package with numeric and plotting capabilities. DVIDIS Utility to allow previewing of DVI files on VAX workstations DVI drivers Converts DVI files to formats that various printers can use. DVI2PS Converts DVI (usually TEX or graphic) output to Postscript. ETAPE EBCDIC-ASCII tape reader-writer. FILE Changes attributes of a file. FIND Searches through index file of a disk to locate a file FINGER Utility to provide info about users on local or remote systems. GNU Emacs Popular screen-oriented editor. Runs on a variety of GNU C C compiler for VMS and other computers. ANSI plus extensions. KERMIT Popular file transfer utility. Often used to transfer files LIBSEARCH Searches through HELP and other libraries for a specific MAINT A utility to maintain/update/control directories and the MAKE A program maintainer. Can be used to recreate a program MAKEINDEX Indexer for LaTeX. MESSAGE Utility that logs all messages to a file. MORE A unix-like file display tool. MPMGR Modparams.dat file manager for large clusters. NANNY A set of useful tools and an environment sourrounding VMS NNTP_NEWS nntp newsreader for VMS. See also ANU NEWS. NSQUERY Name server query program for CMU/Tek TCP V6.3. PHOTO Uses pseudo terminal driver to "capture" a terminal session. PIPE Utility that provides UNIX-style piping and redirection for PMDF General purpose system for delivering computer-based mail. PROFILE Screen-oriented user account add/modify utility. PTDRIVER Pseudo terminal driver. REPLY Logs messages to a file; replies to user messages. SERVERS (MAIL) Utilities that will check for incoming mail and respond to SPELL Spelling checker (source in Pascal, exe in Decus TEX). STATUS Utility that provides considerable detailed information SUM (Show Users More). Like DCL Show Users, but with addition SWING A wonderful screen-oriented directory and file maintenance TAR A UNIX-like tar utility for VMS. TAR2VMS A UNIX-like tar utility for VMS. Can convert tar tapes and TeX/LaTeX Text formatting package developed by Donald Knuth. UAF Searches through SYSUAF.DAT for users that match certain UNMACRO Disassembler for MACRO language. UNSDL Utility to aid in creation of include files from system UUCP Unix file data transfer utility for VMS. Includes ANU News. VACATION Program to periodically check for incoming mail messages VI A TPU emulation of the UNIX VI editor. VMS_SHAR Tool to distribute ascii source files that allows recipient VERB Inverse of VMS's SET COMMAND. WATCHER Configurable idle-job killer. Knows about LAT. WILD Wildcard (i.e., with * and %) version of DCL SEARCH. XMODEM File transfer program with checksums and error correction. ZOO File compressor/decompressor/archiver. -------