COMPAQ OpenVMStm Alpha Software Product Library September 2000 AV-RDA6J-TE Welcome to this month's OpenVMS Alpha Software Product Library Package. The September 2000 package includes the changes described in the following sections. Survey How can we help meet your needs? Please participate in our survey, either via the web or by completing the form in this package. Our survey covers the delivery of software on CD- ROM consolidations, including online documentation, layered products and also software patches! The online survey is available at the following URL: http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/odlsurvey.html PC-Readable Online Documentation CDROM For your evaluation, we've included PC-Readable Online Documentation CDROMs within the Online Documentation Folder. These CDROMS enable you to view the OpenVMS Alpha ODL locally on a PC running Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000 or NT 4.0. In addition to beta versions of the BNU and Bookreader software redesigned to run natively on MS-Windows, the ODL- PC incorporates AltaVista Search functionality. The steps in installing the ODL-PC are as follows: 1. Insert the ODL CD-ROM into the CD-ROM reader. 2. View the "Readme.txt" file in the top level directory for important information before proceeding with the installation. 3. From the "Start" menu, select "Run...", and enter J:\Setup.exe, where J is the drive letter assigned to the ODL CD-ROM. 4. Respond to the setup program dialogs as desired and/or take the default responses by pressing . 5. After completion of the setup program, invoke the BNU from "Start/Programs/Compaq ODL/BNU". Please send us your comments via our survey. © 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation DECwindows Motif V1.2-4 DECwindows Motif V1.2-4 and its Y2K Patch are shipping for a final time, and will be removed from the December 2000 Software Products Library. The current version, Compaq DECwindows Motif V1.2-5, will continue to be available. Customers who cannot migrate to the current version may wish to keep the CD-ROM disc containing V1.2-4. COM for OpenVMS V1.1B Compaq is pleased to announce that COM is now considered part of the OpenVMS Infrastructure and license restrictions have been removed from COM for OpenVMS V1.1B. You do not need a license to use this new version! COM will continue to be available on the Software Products Library, and software support services will continue to be available. System Tools CD The System Tools CD that is included with the Software Products Library contains diagnosis and supporting software, for example WEBES and DECevent, for use by Compaq’s service engineers and Compaq’s Authorized Service Provider service engineers. The software and associated documentation on this CD are for use on systems that have hardware warranty, a service contract, or service obligation. The System Tools CD and associated web pages may contain new diagnosis software that is applicable to the system and should be reviewed for the most recent updates to the diagnosis tools. http://www.support.compaq.com/svctools/ Removals from the Software Products Library (September 2000) The following product is scheduled for removal from the September 2000 Software Products Library as it has reached its End-of-Service life within Compaq. Product Name Version UPILV DSM for OpenVMS 7.2 00ZAA Removal of OpenVMS Management Tools CDROM (September 2000) The OpenVMS Management Tools CDROM Version has been removed from the September 2000 Software Products Library. For details regarding product availablity, please see the OMT Customer Letter in this folder. 2 Future Removals from the Software Products Library (December 2000) The following older version will be removed from the December release. Compaq DECwindows Motif V1.2-5 is the currently shipping version. Product Name Version UPILV DECwindows Motif 1.2-4 00ZAA Product Name Changes Many products are changing names in order to meet Compaq rebranding goals. The following products have changed their name with this release: Former Product Name New Product Name Updating UPILV Binaries? (No change) DECset Compaq DECset Y MUPAA DIGITAL Code Compaq Code Y 0W1AA Management System Management System (CMS) (CMS) DIGITAL Language- Compaq Language- Y 0W2AA Sensitive Sensitive Editor/Source Code Editor/Source Code Analyzer Analyzer DIGITAL Module Compaq Module Y 0W5AA Management System Management System (MMS) for OpenVMS (MMS) for OpenVMS DIGITAL Performance Compaq Performance Y 0W3AA and Coverage Analyzer and Coverage Analyzer for OpenVMS (PCA) for OpenVMS DIGITAL Test Manager Compaq Test Manager Y 0W4AA for OpenVMS Alpha for OpenVMS Alpha Systems Systems DIGITAL Distributed Compaq Distributed Y 24CAA, Computing Environment Computing Environment 24CA9, 24EAA, 24GAA Mature Product Support Program Compaq offers a Mature Product Support service for products that are functionally complete, stable, and have no new versions planned for release. They will continue to be tested for correct operation on new OpenVMS releases and on new hardware processor releases. For more information on Mature Products Support and to view a list of the eligible products, visit the Software Support Services for Legacy Software Web page: http://www.compaq.com/services/software/ss_mature.html 3 After products have entered the Mature Product Support Program they will continue to ship on the Software Products Libraries. Please consult the Software Products Library cover letters for tables listing products planned for the Mature Product Support program, as shown in the following table Products Beginning Mature Product Support (July, 2000) Product Name Version UPILV DECintact for OpenVMS Alpha Systems 3.0B 5N4AA, 5N5AA, 5N6AA 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 1in the following file: [README]SW_COMPAT_MATRIX.PS (.TXT) UPI of "IOU" designates a placeholder part number Some of the kits on the Software Products Library may be designated with a UPILV in the format "IOUnn". These kits are not separately orderable and do not have part numbers. The "IOUnn" UPILVs are supplied as placeholders only. ___________________ Compaq, the Compaq logo, ACMS, All-In-1, CDA, DECforms, DECintact, InfoServer, LinkWorks, Mailbus, MicroVAX, PolyCenter, StorageWorks, ULTRIX, VAX, VAXELN, and VMS Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. BASEstar, Datatrieve, and OpenVMS are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group. The following are third-party trademarks: Motif, and UNIX are trademarks of the Open Group. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. 4