From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 26-JUN-1989 13:42 To: MRGATE::"ARISIA::EVERHART" Subj: VAX_LIST Received: From KL.SRI.COM by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Mon, 26 JUN 89 09:50:50 PDT Received: from RML2.SRI.COM by KL.SRI.COM with TCP; Mon, 26 Jun 89 09:33:03 PDT Date: Mon 26 Jun 89 09:34:10-PST From: Ric Steinberger Subject: VAX_LIST To: info-vax@KL.SRI.COM Message-Id: <614882050.690000.RIC@RML2.SRI.COM> Mail-System-Version: I am posting a copy of the revised VAX PROGRAMS LIST. Instructions are included for obtaining copies of this list by email. Since I will be updating this list more frequently than posting it to the net, this is the recommended way to obtain a copy. I am still looking for sources/distributors of LIBSEARCH, NANNY and TAR2VMS, and would welcome any suggestions/additions/corrections to the list. Please respond to: RIC@RML2.SRI.COM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The VAX Programs List The following programs are available as described below. If you have additions or corrections to make, please contact me at the address below. Please submit all application-specific questions to the originators of the codes. Availability codes are explained 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 ANU NEWS A news program for VMS. For the usenet system of news msgs. Get 000_readme.ascii first. (1) See also NNTP_NEWS. Availability: F1 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 workstations (and bit-mapped terminals?). Get DVIDIS.A and fixrec.exe and/or fixrec.c. Use fixrec to modify backup record size. 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) 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 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: ???? 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) MAKEINDEX Indexer for LaTeX. Availability: F2 MORE A unix-like file display tool. Availability: ???? 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: ???? 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 PROFILE Screen-oriented user account add/modify utility. Availability: F12 PTDRIVER Pseudo terminal driver. Availability: F10 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 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 TAR2VMS A UNIX-like tar utility for VMS. Can convert tar tapes and files to VMS files. VMS2TAR does the reverse. Availability: ???? TEX/LaTeX Text formatting package developed by Donald Knuth. Produces DVI files. Availability: F13, F16 (Decus TeX) UAF Searches through SYSUAF.DAT for users that match certain criteria. Availability: S5 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. Availability: F14 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. Availability: F12 VI A TPU emulation of the UNIX VI editor. Availability: E4 VMS_SHAR Tool to distribute ascii source files that allows recipient to confirm files were properly received (with no errors). Availability: E3, F10 VERB Inverse of VMS's SET COMMAND. Availability: S4, S5 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. SOURCES: F -> Anonymous FTP, E -> EMAIL to person, S -> SERVER M -> Postal Service Be sure to use binary mode on FTP of executables and backups. E1 KARNEY%PPC.MFENET@NMFECC.LLNL.GOV Charles Karney KARNEY%PPC.MFENET@LBL.BITNET E2 BELONIS@PHAST.PHYS.WASHINGTON.EDU J. James Belonis E3 UDAA055%OAK.CC.KCL.UK@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Andy Harper E4 gregg@nemo.math.okstate.edu Gregg Wonderly E5 mnk@draco.hac.com Michael Kimura 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 CUNIXC.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU F9 GUMBY.CC.WMICH.EDU F10 VMSA.CF.UCI.EDU, VMSD.CF.UCI.EDU F11 VMS.ECS.RPI.EDU F12 KRYPTON.ARC.NASA.EDU F13 SCORE.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 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) 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 -------