COMPAQ Software Product Description ________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 DESCRIPTION OpenVMS/Thai Alpha operating system Version 7.3-1 is an ex- tension to OpenVMS Operating system Version 7.3-1 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 util- ities 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 Alpha supports Thai data representation that con- forms 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, refer to Compaq OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX, Version 7.3 and Alpha Version 7.3-1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx). FEATURES OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following Thai processing fea- tures in addition to the base functionality of OpenVMS. JULY 2002 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 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 Thai and ASCII characters. DCL Command Language Support OpenVMS/Thai Alpha extends DCL to support Thai processing in the following: o Command line arguments o Parameters in command procedure o Equivalence names o Labels in GOTO and GOSUB statements o SUBROUTINE names and CALL statements o INQUIRE statements o READ/WRITE statements o 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. 2 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 Utilities OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following utilities to support Thai processing in addition to the OpenVMS utilities: o Thai SORT/MERGE in addition to SORT/MERGE o Thai EDT in addition to EDT o Thai Print Symbiont in addition to Print Symbiont In addition to the above, Thai characters are also supported in the following utilities: o DEC TPU and EVE Editor o Mail o Phone o 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 Institute edition, B.E. 2525 (1982) are supported. Thai EDT Thai EDT is an interactive Thai text editor that provides many text processing enhancements to EDT for Thai text processing. A callable interface is also provided for applications that require Thai text editing capabilites. 3 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 Thai Print Symbionts Thai print symbionts support Thai combined character code TIS 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: o Automatic print-line adjustment o Space compensation o 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 Libraries OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following run-time libraries to facilitate development of Thai applications: Character Translation Run-Time Library Tables The following OpenVMS character translation run-time library tables have been enhanced to provide full compliance with the TIS 620-2533 character code environment. o LIB$AB_ASC_EBC o LIB$AB_ASC_EBC_REV o LIB$AB_EBC_ASC o LIB$AB_EBC_ASC_REV o LIB$AB_UPCASE o LIB$AB_LOWERCASE 4 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 Thai Processing Run-Time Library OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides a 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 any of the supported programming languages. World-Wide PostScript Printing Subsystem (WWPPS) WWPPS is a generic text-to-PostScript converter that converts various single-byte and multi-byte characters to printable PostScript, and submit to PostScript printer through OpenVMS Print Symbiont. For details, refer to OpenVMS/Thai Alpha V7.3-1 Release Notes. Thai Printing Support Thai Printing Support for OpenVMS is provided by installing a sub-kit called THAIPS010 which is bundled with OpenVMS/Thai Alpha V7.3-1. It allows users to print high quality Thai text files and Thai PostScript files with Digital PostScript print- ers. For details on Thai Printing Support, refer to Thai Print- ing Support for OpenVMS Version 1.0 Installation Guide and Thai Printing Support for OpenVMS Version 1.0 Release Notes. ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS DECwindows Motif/Thai for OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Compaq 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. Refer 5 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 to DECwindows Motif/Thai for OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Software Product Description (SPD 53.52.xx) for more information. DECwindows Motif/Thai Alpha V1.2-3 (or earlier version) is no longer supported in OpenVMS/Thai Alpha V7.3-1. The next version of DECwindows Motif/Thai Alpha, which will be supported in OpenVMS/Thai Alpha V7.3-1, is currently under development. 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 Alpha Systems Supported: This section lists the Alpha systems that are supported by OpenVMS/Thai Alpha V7.3-1. Refer to the appropriate page at the following website for details concerning Alpha hardware configurations and options: http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver /configure.html TURBOchannel Bus-Based Systems o DEC 3000 Models 300/300L/300LX/300X o DEC 3000 Models 400/400S o DEC 3000 Models 500/500S/500X o DEC 3000 Models 600/600S o DEC 3000 Models 700/700LX o DEC 3000 Models 800/800S o DEC 3000 Models 900/900LX 6 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 DSSI Bus-Based Systems o DEC 4000 Model 600 o DEC 4000 Model 700 XMI Bus-Based Systems o AlphaServer 8400 (All chip speeds) o DEC 7000 Model 600 o DEC 10000 Model 600 PCI Bus-Based Systems o AlphaServer 300 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 400 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 800 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 1000 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 1000A (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 1200 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 2000 (All chip speeds, except 5/375) o AlphaServer 2100 (All chip speeds, except 5/375) o AlphaServer 2100A (All chip speeds, except 5/375) o AlphaServer 2100A LP (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 4000 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 4100 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 8200 (All chip speeds) o AlphaServer 8400 (All chip speeds) o Compaq AlphaServer DS10 o Compaq AlphaServer DS10L o Compaq AlphaServer DS20 7 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 o Compaq AlphaServer DS20E o Compaq AlphaServer ES40 o Compaq AlphaServer ES45 o Compaq AlphaServer GS60 o Compaq AlphaServer GS60E o Compaq AlphaServer GS80 o Compaq AlphaServer GS140 o Compaq AlphaServer GS160 o Compaq AlphaServer GS320 o DIGITAL 2100 Server Model A500MP, A600MP o AlphaStation 200 (All chip speeds) o AlphaStation 250 (All chip speeds) o AlphaStation 255/233, 255/300 o AlphaStation 400 (All chip speeds) o AlphaStation 500/266, 500/333, 500/400, 500/500 o AlphaStation 600 (All chip speeds) o AlphaStation 600A (All chip speeds) o DPWau 433au, 500au, 600au o Compaq AlphaStation DS20e o Compaq AlphaStation ES40 o Compaq AlphaStation XP900/DS10 o Compaq AlphaStation XP1000 The following are the Compaq semiconductor microprocessor devel- opment reference boards supported by OpenVMS/Thai Alpha: o Alpha 21064/21064A PCI reference board (EB64+) 8 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 o Alpha 21164 PCI reference board (EB164) o Alpha PC64 reference board (APC64) Compaq Modular Computing Component o Alpha 4/233 PICMG SBC o Alpha 4/266 PICMG SBC o Alpha 5/366 PICMG SBC o Alpha 5/500 PICMG SBC o CompactPCI CS-1000 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Version 7.3-1 is the last version to support the following: o DEC 2000 Models 300/500 o Tadpole ALPHAbook 1 Processor Restrictions: Refer to Compaq OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX, Version 7.3 and Alpha Version 7.3-1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx) for restrictions on the unsupported processors. Other Hardware Required: Thai terminals and/or printers are required for Thai input and output operations. o Thai Terminals Supported: VT382-TB o Thai Printers Supported: Please contact local office for list of supported print- ers. 9 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 Block Space Requirements:(Block Cluster Size = 1) The following OpenVMS/Thai Alpha block space requirements are additional to the OpenVMS Alpha block space requirements stated in Compaq OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX, Version 7.3 and Alpha Version 7.3-1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx). o Disk space required for installation: 12,500 blocks (6,250K bytes) o Disk space required for use (permanent): 9,500 blocks (4,750K 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. Compaq COM for OpenVMS COM on OpenVMS is fully supported as described in the Compaq COM for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 70.45.xx). COM on OpenVMS delivers connectivity and interoper- ability between OpenVMS and Windows NT systems. With Compaq COM for OpenVMS, programmers write distributed applications that run across a heteroge- neous environment of systems. Compaq COM for OpenVMS is based on the Microsoft COM shipped on Windows NT V ersion 4.0 SP3 and implements many of the features of Microsoft COM including activation, automation, monikers, T ype Libraries, and structured storage on OpenVMS. For more information, see the Compaq COM for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 70.45.xx). 10 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 OpenVMS Galaxy Support OpenVMS Galaxy is fully supported under OpenVMS/Thai. OpenVMS Galaxy is an implementation of soft partitioning. The way that customers choose to partition their systems depends on their computing environments and application requirements. By running multiple instances of OpenVMS in a single computer, an OpenVMS Galaxy computing environment gives you quantum im- provements in: o Compatibility-Existing applications run without changes. o Availability-Presents opportunities to upgrade software and expand system capacity without downtime. o Scalability-Offers scaling alternatives that improve perfor- mance of SMP and cluster environments. o Adaptability-Physical resources can be dynamically reassigned to meet changing workload demands. o Cost of ownership-Fewer computer systems reduce system man- agement requirements, floor space, and more. Compaq Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS Alpha is avail- able as a separately licensed System Integrated Product (SIP). For more information about using OpenVMS Galaxy, see the OpenVMS Alpha Partitioning and Galaxy Guide. VMSCLUSTER ENVIRONMENT VMScluter configurations are supported and fully described in VAXcluster Software Product Description (29.78.xx), Compaq Open- VMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX, Version 7.3 and Alpha Version 7.3-1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx) and VMScluster for OpenVMS AXP Software Product Description (42.18.xx). 11 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS OpenVMS/Thai Alpha V7.3-1 requires OpenVMS Alpha Operating System for Alpha V7.3-1. World-Wide PostScript Printing Subsystem (WWPPS) requires DCPS. OpenVMS Tailoring The following OpenVMS Alpha classes are required for full func- tionality of OpenVMS/Thai Alpha: o OpenVMS Alpha Required Saveset o Utilities For more information on OpenVMS Alpha classes and tailoring, refer to Compaq OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX, Version 7.3 and Alpha Version 7.3-1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx). OPTIONAL THAI SOFTWARE For information on other available optional Thai software prod- ucts, contact your local COMPAQ office. GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS The minimum hardware and software requirements for any future version of this product may be different from the minimum hard- ware and software requirements for the current version. ORDERING INFORMATION o Software Licenses: - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System Base License: QL- MT15*-6* 12 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System Symmetric Multipro- cessing (SMP) Base Extension License: QL-MT159-6* - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System Interactive User License: QL-MT25*-** o Media and Online Documentation: - OpenVMS/Thai Alpha software and online documentation compact disc: QA-MT15*-H8 * Denotes variant fields. For additional information on available licenses, services and media options, refer to the appropriate price book. SOFTWARE LICENSING This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of COMPAQ's Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. For more infor- mation about COMPAQ's licensing terms and policies, contact your local COMPAQ office. LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT This product requires the use of the License Management Fa- cility. License units for this product are allocated on a CPU-capacity plus User/Activity basis. For more information on the License Management Facility, refer to Compaq OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX, Version 7.3 and Alpha Version 7.3-1 SPD (SPD 25.01.xx) or License Man- agement Facility Manual of the OpenVMS documentation set. SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available from COMPAQ. Contact your local COMPAQ office for more information. 13 OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Operating System, SPD 46.76.07 Version 7.3-1 SOFTWARE WARRANTY This software is provided by Compaq with a 90-day conformance warranty in accordance with the Compaq warranty terms applicable to the license purchase. 14