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          Compaq NAS Packages Version 8.3 for OpenVMS Systems



          Read Before Installing

          Thank you for your interest in Compaq NAS Packages Version
          8.3. The NAS Packages provide client/server enabling software,
          including:

          o  Licenses to use selected component products

          o  NAS Packages documentation

          Compaq NAS Packages Version 8.3 documents component software
          support for Compaq OpenVMS Operating System Version 7.3.

          Details of changes to the component products are included in
          this release of the NAS Packages documentation. These details
          can be found in the Installation Guide. For a list of NAS compo-
          nent versions supporting other Operating System versions, please
          see the Compaq NAS Installation Guide, Appendix D, NAS/Operating
          System Compatibility Matrix.

          The purchase of a NAS license authorizes the use those versions
          of NAS component products shipping in the calendar quarter when
          the NAS license was purchased. Component update licenses or NAS
          update services may be purchased for use of later versions of
          any component.

          The Compaq NAS Packages components are available as separate
          kits on the OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS VAX Software Products Li-
          braries (SPLs). See the SPL Master Indexes for the location of
          the NAS components, and see the corresponding Online Documen-
          tation Library (ODL) Master Indexes for the location of online
          documentation. These Master Indexes are also in the [README]
          directory on disc 1 of both the SPL and ODL. Some component kits
          may also be available as separate independent product offerings.

          Consult the Software Licensing Table in each of the Compaq NAS
          Software Product Descriptions (SPDs) for a complete list of the
          NAS components per package.

          Technical considerations for all NAS Packages Customers

          To successfully install the components that make up your NAS
          Packages, please read the instructions in the Compaq NAS Pack-
          ages for OpenVMS Alpha Systems Installation Guide, which out-
          lines the following procedures:

          o  Loading your Product Authorization Key (PAK)

          o  Installing the Compaq NAS Packages Base Kit (optional)

 

          o  Installing the Compaq NAS components and rebooting as neces-
             sary.

          See the Software Product Description (SPD) and the Compaq NAS
          Packages Installation Guide for a complete list of the compo-
          nents for each NAS package. See "Installing a NAS Package: At a
          Glance," a checklist in Chapter 2 of the Installation Guide, for
          a simple summary of the NAS installation procedures.



          Products Removed from Compaq NAS Packages

          The following products have been removed from the (OpenVMS
          Software Products Libraries\italic), and are no longer provided
          in the NAS Packages:


          o  Compaq PrintServer Software for OpenVMS

          o  BEA MessageQ for OpenVMS

          o  DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Language Variants

             -  UI/Cesky

             -  UI/Español

             -  UI/Français

             -  UI/Italiano

             -  UI/Magyar

             -  UI/Polski

             -  UI/Slovensky

             -  UI/Svenska

          o  MailWorks Server for OpenVMS

          o  ObjectBroker for OpenVMS

          o  Oracle Rdb

          o  POLYCENTER Software Distribution for OpenVMS (Client and
             Server)

          o  POLYCENTER Performance Advisor for OpenVMS

          o  POLYCENTER Performance Data Collector for OpenVMS

          o  POSIX

          Please contact your local Compaq office for availability or
          retirement information on the above products.

          The Compaq NAS Version 8.3 documentation has been delivered to
          you in online form. The Compaq NAS Packages provide documenta-
          tion in Bookreader, PostScript, and ASCII formats.

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