Software Product Description PRODUCT NAME: OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.04 Version 7.1 DESCRIPTION OpenVMS/Thai Alpha operating system Version 7.1 is an extension to OpenVMS operating system Version 7.1 to provide a computing environment in both English and Thai languages. While keeping full compatibility with OpenVMS, OpenVMS/Thai Alpha extends and enhances the system utilities and environment of OpenVMS to process Thai characters. Thai language specific utilities are included to address special requirements which are not provided in OpenVMS Alpha. In addition, OpenVMS/Thai Alpha forms the base platform for Thai language application development. OpenVMS/Thai supports Thai data representation that conforms to the Thai Industrial Standard 620-2533 (TIS 620-2533) of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry, defined in 2533 (1990). This document describes only the components of OpenVMS/Thai Alpha which has been extended, enhanced or added to OpenVMS. For further details of general components of OpenVMS V7.1, refer to SPD (25.01.xx). FEATURES OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following Thai processing features in addition to the base functionality of OpenVMS. User Environment OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following features for general users: Thai Character I/O Support Input/Output of Thai and ASCII characters are supported on Thai terminals/printers. The Thai terminal driver provides advanced line editing support for both Thai and ASCII characters. April 1998 AE-PXMEE-TE DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION ASIA REGION OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System V7.1 SPD 46.76.04 DCL Command Language Support OpenVMS/Thai Alpha extends the base DCL to support Thai processing in the following: · Passing parameters · Logical names and equivalence names · Labels in GOTO and GOSUB statements · SUBROUTINE names and CALL statements · INQUIRE statements · READ/WRITE statements · MESSAGE/REPLY commands Thai Date and Time Display Utilities such as DIRECTORY and MAIL in OpenVMS/Thai can display date and time in Thai format. Utilities OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following utilities to support Thai processing in addition to the base OpenVMS utilities: · Thai SORT/MERGE in addition to SORT /MERGE · Thai EDT in addition to EDT · Thai Print Symbiont in addition to Print Symbiont In addition to the above, Thai characters are also supported in the following utilities: · DEC TPU and EVE Editor · Mail · Phone · Reply Thai SORT/MERGE Thai SORT/MERGE is the Thai extended version of the OpenVMS SORT/MERGE utility. Word ordering rules defined by the Thai Dictionary, the Royal Insititute edition, B.E. 2525 (1982) are supported. Thai EDT Thai EDT is an interactive Thai text editor, providing many text processing enhancements to the base EDT for Thai text processing. A callable interface for text editing in Thai applications is also provided. Thai Print Symbionts Thai print symbionts support Thai combined character code TIS 2 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System V7.1 SPD 46.76.04 988-2533 (1990) extension to Thai character code TIS 620-2533 (1990) and printer Identification Number scheme proposed by the NECTEC/TAPIC's "WTT Common Specifications for Thai Application Development". It provides the following features: · Automatic print-line adjustment · Space compensation · Run-time character set conversion between TIS 620 character as used by applications software and non-TIS 620 character sets as might be used in the printers Programming Run-Time Library OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following run-time library to facilitate development of Thai applications: Thai Processing (THAI$) Run-Time Library OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides a Processing Run-Time Library for program and application development involving Thai processing. The Run-Time Library routines perform a variety of Thai processing functions such as string manipulation, read/write operations, character conversion and other Thai processing operations. These routines can be called from programs written in the supported programming languages. ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS DECwindows Motif/Thai for OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Digital offers a separately orderable layered product called DECwindows Motif /Thai for OpenVMS/Thai Alpha which provides support for OSF/MOTIF(R), a standards-based graphical user interface in both run-time and development environments. Please refer to DECwindows Motif /Thai for OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Software Product Description (SPD 53.52.xx) for more information. INSTALLATION OpenVMS/Thai Alpha is distributed as a binary kit on CD-ROM. Procedures for setting up the system disk from media and for preparing the system for day-to-day operations are provided. The procedures are described in OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Installation Guide and Release Notes. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Minimum Hardware Required: Processors Supported: 3 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System V7.1 SPD 46.76.04 EISA Bus Based Systems · DEC 2000 Models 300/500 TurboChannel Bus Based Systems · DEC 3000 Models 300/330L/300LX · DEC 3000 Models 400/400S · DEC 3000 Models 500/550S/550X · DEC 3000 Models 600/600S · DEC 3000 Models 700/700LX · DEC 3000 Models 800/800S · DEC 3000 Models 900/900LX DSSI Bus Based Systems · DEC 4000 Model 600 · DEC 4000 Model 700 XMI Bus Based Systems · AlphaServer 8400 5/300, 5/350, 5/440 · DEC 7000 Model 600 · DEC 10000 Model 600 PCI Bus Based Systems · AlphaServer 400 4/166, 4/233 · AlphaServer 1000 4/200, 4/266 · AlphaServer 1000A 4/233, 4/266, 5/300 · AlphaServer 2000 4/233, 4/266, 4/275,5/250, 5/300 · AlphaServer 2100 4/233, 4/266, 4/275, 5/250, 5/300 · AlphaServer 2100A 4/275, 5/250, 5/300, 5/375 · AlphaServer 2100A LP 4/275, 5/250, 5/300, 5/375 · AlphaServer 4000 5/300, 5/400 · AlphaServer 4100 5/300, 5/300E, 5/400 · AlphaServer 8200 5/300, 5/350, 5/400 · Digital 2100 Server Model A500MP, A600MP · Digital 2100 Server Model A600MP · AlphaStation 200 4/100, 4/166, 4/233 · AlphaStation 250 4/266 · AlphaStation 255/233, 255/300 4 ·pAlphaStation 400 4/266ting System V7.1 SPD 46.76.04 · AlphaStation 500/266, 500/333, 500/400, 500/500 · AlphaStation 600 5/266 The following are the Digital Semiconductor Microprocessor Development Reference Boards supported. · Alpha 21064/21064A PCI Reference Board (EB64+) · Alpha 21164 PCI Reference Board (EB164) · AlphaPC64 Reference Board (APC64) Laptop Systems · Tadpole ALPHAbook 1 Processor Restrictions: Refer to OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX V7.1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx) for restrictions on the supported processors. Other Hardware Required: Thai terminals and/or printers are required for Thai input and output operations. Thai Terminal Supported: VT382-T Thai Printers Supported: Please contact local office for list of supported printers. Block Space Requirements: (Block Cluster Size = 1) The following OpenVMS/Thai Alpha block space requirements are additional to the OpenVMS AXP block space requirements stated in OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX V7.1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx). Disk space required for installation: 10,000 blocks (5,000K bytes) Disk space required for use (permanent):9,000 blocks (4,500K bytes) These counts refer to the disk space required on the system disk. The sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on the user's system environment, configuration, and software options. 5 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System V7.1 SPD 46.76.04 VMSCLUSTER ENVIRONMENT This product is fully supported when installed on any valid and licensed VAXcluster* configuration without restrictions. Please refer to VMSCluster Software for OpenVMS Alpha Software Product Description (SPD 42.18.xx) and VAXCluster Software for OpenVMS VAX Software Description (SPD 29.78.xx) for more information. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS OpenVMS/Thai Alpha V7.1 is based on OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha V7.1. OpenVMS Tailoring The following OpenVMS classes are required for full functionality of OpenVMS/Thai Alpha: · OpenVMS Alpha Required Saveset · Utilities For more information on OpenVMS classes and tailoring, please refer to OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx). OPTIONAL THAI SOFTWARE For information on other available optional Thai software products, please contact your local DIGITAL office. GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS The minimum hardware and software requirements for any future version of this product may be different from the minimum hardware and software requirements for the current version. ORDERING INFORMATION · Licenses: - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System Base License: QL-MT15*-6* - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) Base Extension License: QL-MT159-6* - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System Interactive User License: QL-MT25*-** · Media and Online Documentation: - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha software and online documentation compact disc: QA-MT15*-H8 *Denotes variant fields. 6 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System V7.1 SPD 46.76.04 For additional information on available licenses and service options, please refer to the appropriate price book. SOFTWARE LICENSING This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of DIGITAL's Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. For more information about DIGITAL's licensing terms and policies, please contact your local DIGITAL office. LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT The OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System supports Digital's License Management Facility (LMF). If an OpenVMS/Thai Alpha license is not registered and activated using the License Management Facility, then only a single login is permitted for system man agement purposes through the system console (OPA0:). For more information about DIGITAL's licensing terms and policies, please contact your local DIGITAL office. SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available from DIGITAL. Contact your local DIGITAL office for more information. SOFTWARE WARRANTY Warranty for this Software Product is provided by DIGITAL with the purchase of a license for the product as defined in the Software Warranty Addendum attached to this SPD and the applicable Digital Standard Terms and Conditions. 7