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          Read Before Installing HP DECset Version 12.8 ECO3

          The DECset kit consists of a group of programmer productivity
          tools that aid in the development of system or application
          software on an OpenVMS system.

          The DECset Version 12.8 ECO3 release is for two separate Open-
          VMS operating system platforms: OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS for
          Integrity servers.

          Each DECset Version 12.8 ECO3 operating system platform consists
          of the following components:

          o  HP Language-Sensitive Editor (LSE), Version 5.2

          o  HP Source Code Analyzer (SCA), Version 5.1-2

          o  HP Digital Test Manager (DTM), Version 4.4-1

          o  HP Performance and Coverage Analyzer (PCA), Version 5.0-3

          o  HP Code Management System (CMS), Version 4.7

          o  HP Module Management System (MMS), Version 3.9-1

          Licensing Information

          Before you install DECset Version 12.8 ECO3, you must first
          register a License Product Authorization Key (License PAK) using
          the License Management Facility (LMF). Product licenses and
          media are ordered separately.

          The DECset for OpenVMS Alpha product is license by personal,
          concurrent and unlimited system class basis. Refer to the HP
          DECset for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 42.29.xx)
          for more information.

          HP DECset for OpenVMS Integrity servers is licensed on a per
          core (PCL) basis. Refer to the HP DECset for OpenVMS Software
          Product Description (SPD 42.29.xx) for more information.

          See the HP OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual for regis-
          tration instructions. See the HP DECset for OpenVMS Installation
          Guide for more information.

          Distribution Media

          DECset media continues to be available on the OpenVMS Alpha
          CD-ROM Software Product Library and OpenVMS Integrity servers
          CD-ROM Layered Product Library.

          Release Notes

          The release notes for each of the components that comprise the
          DECset kit contain information about new features, corrected
          errors, performance enhancements, restrictions, known problems,
          and incompatibilities. After installing the DECset kit, release
          notes are located in SYS$HELP in individual component files

 






          (both text and PostScript formats) and overview information in a
          DECset product file (text format only).

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