From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 16-OCT-1989 18:29 To: MRGATE::"ARISIA::EVERHART" Subj: VAX SW list Received: From RML2.SRI.COM by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Mon, 16 OCT 89 09:50:06 PDT Date: Mon 16 Oct 89 09:46:16-PST From: Ric Steinberger Subject: VAX SW list To: info-vax@KL.SRI.COM Message-Id: <624559577.0.RIC@RML2.SRI.COM> Mail-System-Version: Here is the latest copy of the VAX SW list. If anyone has additions to suggest, or corrections to make, please contact me as described below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The VAX Programs List (last updated: 02 Oct, 1989) The following programs are available as described below. If you have additions or corrections to make, please contact me at RIC@RML2.SRI.COM. Please submit ALL applications-specific questions to the originators of the codes. Availability codes are at the end of the list. NOTE: A current version of this file may be retreived by sending a ONE LINE mail message to: NETSERVER@RML2.SRI.COM. The one line should say: ?PACKAGE*VAX_LIST NOTE 2: Many people cannot access files via FTP. It would be nice if more sites obtained VMSSERV and/or NETSERVER and helped distribute some of these utilities. ANU NEWS A news program for VMS. For the usenet system of news msgs. Get 000_readme.ascii first. (1) See also NNTP_NEWS and UUCP. Availability: F1, D1 BECOME Allows you to "become" another user, if you're privileged. Availability: S10 BOSS Allows user to run several interactive processes at once. Availability: E1 BULLETIN Bulletin board SW for VMS systems. Availability: S1 DOE-MACSYMA Symbolic math package with numeric and plotting capabilities. Availability: M1 (cost for media and distribution, etc.). DVIDIS Utility to allow previewing of DVI files on VAX workstations using VWS (not DECwindows). Get DVIDIS.A and fixrec.exe and/or fixrec.c. Use fixrec to modify backup record size. Use binary mode FTP on DVIDIS.A and fixrec.exe. Availability: F18 DVI drivers Converts DVI files to formats that various printers can use. Availability: F2 DVI2PS Converts DVI (usually TEX or graphic) output to Postscript. Availability: F3 (1) ETAPE EBCDIC-ASCII tape reader-writer. Availability: S8 FILE Changes attributes of a file. Availability: S5 FIND Searches through index file of a disk to locate a file matching specific conditions. Availability: S5 FINGER Utility to provide info about users on local or remote systems. Availability: S2, S3, F10, S10 GNU Emacs Popular screen-oriented editor. Runs on a variety of computers. Developed at MIT. Availability: F4, F5 (COMPRESSED VMS-BACKUP FILE), F6 MG, formerly MicroGnuEmacs, is a smaller version of GNU emacs, and is available from: F17 (in pub/mg2a.tar.Z). Versions for VMS, UNIX, Amiga, and MSDOS may be available. A VMS backup saveset is available at: F10 (VMSD only). You may also need reblock.exe to fix backup record size. GNU C C compiler for VMS and other computers. ANSI plus extensions. Compatible with other VAX languages, but no VMS debugger records produced. GNU debugger (GDB) can be used for this. Availability: F4 (1), F7 KERMIT Popular file transfer utility. Often used to transfer files between two different computers. Versions for VAX, IBM-PC, MAC, UNIX, TOPS-20 and many other machines. Availability: F8 LIBSEARCH Searches through HELP and other libraries for a specific topic. Lists commands relevant to that topic. Availability: E4 MAINT A utility to maintain/update/control directories and the files that reside in them. Availability: F9 (in pub/maint). MAKE A program maintainer. Can be used to recreate a program by only recompiling source programs that are out of date. Analogous to "make" on UNIX systems. Two versions exist, at least: 1 very similar to the Unix make; 1 specifically for VMS. Availability: MAKE/VMS v3.4 from F10 (Read make.doc first), F19 MAKEINDEX Indexer for LaTeX. Availability: F2 MESSAGE Utility that logs all messages to a file. Availability: S7 MORE A unix-like file display tool. Availability: E6 (Shan Xuning version), F19 (Corbet version) MPMGR Modparams.dat file manager for large clusters. Availability: F11 NANNY A set of useful tools and an environment sourrounding VMS (will do autologouts, for example). Availability: E7 (get permission to copy), F20 NNTP_NEWS nntp newsreader for VMS. See also ANU NEWS. Availability: F12 NSQUERY Name server query program for CMU/Tek TCP V6.3. Availability: F11 PHOTO Uses pseudo terminal driver to "capture" a terminal session. Everything typed between PHOTO and LOGOUT is captured in a file. Availability: F10, F23 PIPE Utility that provides UNIX-style piping and redirection for a VMS environment. Availability: E10 PMDF General purpose system for delivering computer-based mail. Send a request for info to E8 before attempting to access this product. Availability: M2, E8 (queries only) PROFILE Screen-oriented user account add/modify utility. Availability: F12 PTDRIVER Pseudo terminal driver. Availability: F10 REPLY Logs messages to a file; replies to user messages. Availability: S7 SERVERS (MAIL) Utilities that will check for incoming mail and respond to requests (for files or information). Availability: Form: (COMMAND_TO_USE) SITE_NAME (SEND VMSSERV.PACKAGE) VMSSERV@UBVMSA.CC.BUFFALO.EDU and UBVMSB,UBVMSC,UBVMSD (?PACKAGE*NETSERVER) NETSERVER@VAXMFG.TECH.NWU.EDU SNAP/WATCH Displays statistics about system processes. Allows various levels of detail, modification and observation by privileged users. Availability: E11 SPELL Spelling checker (source in Pascal, exe in Decus TEX). The dictionaries are large indexed files. Availability: F16 (Part of Decus TeX) STATUS Utility that provides considerable detailed information about a VMS system and it users and resources. Needs DECNET. Availability: S5 SUM (Show Users More). Like DCL Show Users, but with addition of LAT Server and port name for LTAnnn: terminals. Availability: E5 SWING A wonderful screen-oriented directory and file maintenance tool. Allows for directory creation, moving, deletion, and displays. A bargain at half the price. Availability: F12 TAR A UNIX-like tar utility for VMS. Availability: F14, S11 TAR2VMS A UNIX-like tar utility for VMS. Can convert tar tapes and files to VMS files. VMS2TAR does the reverse. Availability: F10, F14, E9, S11 TeX/LaTeX Text formatting package developed by Donald Knuth. Produces DVI files. Availability: F13, F16 (Decus TeX), F21 UAF Searches through SYSUAF.DAT for users that match certain criteria. Availability: S5 UNMACRO Disassembler for MACRO language. Availability: S9 UNSDL Utility to aid in creation of include files from system definitions given in SYS$SHARE:STARLETSD. Availability: S5 UUCP Unix file data transfer utility for VMS. Includes ANU News. Availability: F14, D1, M4, S11 VACATION Program to periodically check for incoming mail messages and let sender know that you're on vacation (or otherwise unable to respond) by sending back a message that you specify. Warning: Be careful if you subscribe to mailing lists. Availability: F12 VERB Inverse of VMS's SET COMMAND. Availability: S4, S5 VI A TPU emulation of the UNIX VI editor. Availability: info: VIREQ@NEMO.MATH.OKSTATE.EDU VI: S6 (SEND [vi_v5]vi_000.com) . . . (SEND [vi_v5]vi_016.com) S4 F22 VMS_SHAR Tool to distribute ascii source files that allows recipient to confirm files were properly received (with no errors). Availability: E3, F10 WATCHER Configurable idle-job killer. Knows about LAT. Availability: F11 WILD Wildcard (i.e., with * and %) version of DCL SEARCH. Availability: E1 XMODEM File transfer program with checksums and error correction. Compatible with CP/M MODEM7. XMODEM is program VAX-96 of the DECUS library. Author: J. James Belonis II. Availability: ???? (no FTP or SERVER yet) E2 ZOO File compressor/decompressor/archiver. Archiver: F15 (1) Requires compress/decompress and/or tar2vms or a tar utility. Most sites supplying compressed files also supply decompressing tools. Not all compress/decompress utilities are equal! The version from MIT will not work without modifications. Charles Karney of Princeton University (see BOSS, above) was kind enough to send me a difference file between a working VMS version and the MIT distribution. Probably MIT should fix their compress to work as well on VMS as it does on every other OS and computer (MIT, are you listening?). SOURCES: F -> Anonymous FTP, E -> EMAIL to person, S -> SERVER M -> Postal Service, D -> DECUS tape Be sure to use BINARY mode on FTP of executables and backups. D1 Spring 89 VAX SIG tape E1 KARNEY%PPC.MFENET@NMFECC.LLNL.GOV Charles Karney KARNEY%PPC.MFENET@LBL.BITNET E2 BELONIS@PHAST.PHYS.WASHINGTON.EDU J. James Belonis E3 A.HARPER%OAK.CC.KCL.AC.UK@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Andy Harper E4 KEVIN%NCDLAB.ULCC.AC.UK@NSFNET-RELAY.AC.UK Kevin Ashley E5 MNK@DRACO.HAC.COM Michael Kimura E6 INS_BXS@JHUVMS.BITNET Shan Xuning E7 ZAR@XHMEIA.CALTECH.EDU Zar the Great (really!) E8 QPMDF@YMIR.BITNET (PMDF queries) E9 PENSTONE@QUCDNEEL.EE.QUEENSU.CA Sid Penstone E10 KENW%NOAH.ARC.CDN@RELAY.UBC.CA Ken Wallewein E11 GRAHAM@DRCVAX.AF.MIL Daniel Graham F1 KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU F2 SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU F3 JUNE.CS.WASHINGTON.EDU F4 PREP.AI.MIT.EDU F5 MIRIAM.UTAH.EDU F6 CC.UTAH.EDU F7 UMIGW.MIAMI.EDU F8 WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (128.59.39.2) F9 GUMBY.CC.WMICH.EDU F10 VMSA.OAC.UCI.EDU, VMSD.OAC.UCI.EDU F11 VMS.ECS.RPI.EDU F12 KRYPTON.ARC.NASA.GOV F13 LABREA.STANFORD.EDU F14 ACFCLUSTER.NYU.EDU F15 WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL F16 POWER.EEE.NDSU.NODAK.EDU F17 EMX.UTEXAS.EDU F18 VENUS.YCC.YALE.EDU F19 STOUT.UCAR.EDU F20 HAMLET.CALTECH.EDU F21 SUN.SOE.CLARKSON.EDU F22 VMS1.UCC.OKSTATE.EDU (192.31.83.2) F23 USC.EDU M1 National Energy Software Center 9700 South Cass Ave. Argonne, IL 60439 Ordering info: 312-972-7250 (As of 6/26/89: Cost for VAX/VMS version of DOE-MACSYMA is $3110, $2500 for prime contractors) M2 The PMDF Project Innosoft International, Inc. 250 W. First St., Suite 240 Claremont, CA 91711 (714) 624-7907 M3 M4 c/o Simpact Associates 9210 Sky Park Court San Diego, CA 92123 (619) 565 1865 (x1116) jeh@crash.cts.com Jamie Hanrahan M5 DECUS Program Library 219 Boston Post Road Marlboro, MA 01752-1850 (508) 480-3418 VMSSERV sites use the following syntax: DIR for program listing, SEND PGM to get a specific program. S1 (SEND ALL) BULLETIN%MIT.MFENET@CCC.MFECC.LLNL.GOV S2 (SEND FINGERV5) VMSSERV@UOFTO2.UTOLEDO.EDU S3 (SEND FINGER.PACKAGE) VMSSERV.SPCVXA.BITNET S4 VMSSERV@UBVMSD.CC.BUFFALO.EDU S5 VMSSERV@FHCRCVAX.BITNET, VMSSERV%FHCRCVAX.BITNET@OLY.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU S6 MAILSERV@NEMO.MATH.OKSTATE.EDU S7 (SEND VMSDUMP REPLY.*) KERMSERV@UOFTO2.BITNET (SEND VMSDUMP MESSAGE.*) S8 (SEND [ETAPE]ETAPE.SHARE_1_OF_5) MAILSERV@UALR.BITNET ( . ) ( 5 ) S9 (?PACKAGE*UNMACRO) NETSERVER@VAXMFG.TECH.NWU.EDU S10 (SEND FINGER.1_OF_7) MAILSERV%FALCON@AAMRL.AF.MIL . ( 7_OF_7) (SEND BECOME.1_OF_1) S11 VMSSERV@NYUACF.NYU.EDU (send xxx) The information in this list is deemed to be accurate. I attempt to make additions/corrections only when I am informed by others (i.e., you). Ric Steinberger SRI International 333 Ravenswood Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (415) 859 - 4300 Cyberspace: ric@rml2.sri.com -------