COMPAQ Compaq Tru64(tm) UNIX(r) Software Product Library-October 1999 AV-RAZDG-TE Welcome to this month's Compaq Tru64 UNIX Software Product Library Package. The October 1999 package includes the changes described in the following sections. Products Shipping Two Versions The following products are shipping two versions of their product: Product Name UPILV Versions Shipping Parallel Software Environment 2ATAA 1.6 Parallel Software Environment 2ATAA 1.9 Compaq SNA Peer Server for Tru64 UNIX 2D7AA 1.5 DIGITAL SNA Peer Server 2D7AA 1.4 Compaq Wide Area Network Support for Tru64 UNIX MVDAA 3.1 Wide Area Network Support for DIGITAL UNIX MVDAA 3.0A Products Removed from the Current Library The following products, which shipped as part of the July 1999 Software Product Library Package, have been removed from the October 1999 package: Product Name Version UPILV Pathworks for DIGITAL UNIX (Advanced Server) 6.1B 2CPAA Pathworks for DIGITAL UNIX (NetWare) 5.0D 3Q1AA DIGITAL Networker for DIGITAL UNIX* 5.2 2ALAA *Customers who wish to purchase the new Networker products should contact Legato at Compaqanswers@legato.com, 408-530-3296. Customers should have the following under contract in place of condist, QA-6ETAA8/QT-6ETAA-E8. This will include all of the Legato products and documentation online. (c) Digital Equipment Corporation. 1999. All rights reserved. IMPORTANT YEAR 2000 INFORMATION As of the January 1999 release, all of the actively selling products including local language products on the Compaq Tru64 UNIX Software Product Library are Y2K ready. Products that have begun the retirement process may be exceptions to the above status. Please refer to the "Retiring Products" section below for further information. Retiring Products Please be advised that the following products have begun the retirement process. These products may not be Y2K ready, and there are no plans to determine their readiness or to release Y2K ready versions. However, these products will remain on the Software Product Library until they reach End of Service Life. Product Name Version UPILV Digital Speech Recognition Software 1.1A 4AYAA DECWatchdog /Autopilot for OSF/1 Alpha 2.1 0ZMAA StorageWorks HSZ40 Array Controller 1.1A 3DCAA F6680 Data Stream Programming Interface for DEC OSF/1 1.0 3KZJA Software Compatibility Matrix Please refer to the Software Compatibility Matrix or Software Product Description for Operating System Support information. The Software Compatibility Matrix shows the minimum and maximum Operating System versions supported by each software product on the Software Product Library. This matrix is located on disc 1 in the following file: /readme/sw_compat_matrix.ps (.txt) ___________________ (r) Compaq, the Compaq logo, and the DIGITAL logo are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (tm) DIGITAL, Pathworks, StorageWorks, and Tru64 are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation. (r) Postscript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. OSF/1 is a registered trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. 2