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XTUNE.VAX

"Tuning VMS For X Window System," by George P. Moakley.
VAX Professional magazine, September/October 1992.
Volume 14, Number 5. Page 7.

The Introduction of the X Window System to the VAX environment raises many
performance issues that, if not properly addressed, can convert a marvelous
productivity tool into an enormous system drain. A scarcity of practical
advice has, unfortunately, aggravated this situation. This discussion will
offer some tips on configuring VMS to improve X performance and reduce the
impact of X on the VAX and network.

MACRO.VAX

"Migrating VAX/VMS MACRO-32 Sources To ALPHA VMS," by Eric LaFranchi and
Kathleen D. Morse.
VAX Professional magazine, September/October 1992.
Volume 14, Number 5. Page 13.

This article analyzes techniques for migrating VMS MACRO-32 code from VAX
to Alpha. Various methods of migration as well as the criteria for
selecting a method are considered. The basic differences in architecture
between the VAX and Alpha and how these differences affect MACRO-32 source
code are presented. The article concludes with some detailed technical
information on various aspects of MACRO-32 source code and how it must be
changed to compile for Alpha systems.

COMM.VAX

"Clusterwide Intertask Communication Using The Lock Manager," by Joseph R.
Crum.
VAX Professional magazine, September/October 1992.
Volume 14, Number 5. Page 21.

This application requires that small packets of information be
communicated to a cluster-available resource using the lock manager. The
FORTRAN example shows how.

OUTPUT.VAX

"Macro Made Easy: Rolling Your OWn Debug Macros," by Hunter Goatley.
VAX Professional magazine, September/October 1992.
Volume 14, Number 5. Page 33.

Here's a macro that uses a couple of neat tricks. Plus here's a look at
some VMS-supplied macros.

DEATH.VAX

"VMS Internals: Until Death Do Us Part," by Bruce Ellis.
VAX Professional magazine, September/October 1992.
Volume 14, Number 5. Page 38.

Ever consider using process termination mailboxes to help track the status
of real-time processes? It's better than using SYS$GETJPI. Here are the
whys and hows, along with some sample code to demonstrate.