The Multi-Tasker

This document is the April 1983 issue of "The Multi-Tasker," the newsletter for the RSX-11/IAS Special Interest Group (SIG). It contains a variety of technical columns, articles, and patches for RSX-11/IAS users.

Key contents include:

• Editor's Note: Announces an upcoming subscription fee for DECUS newsletters due to growth and inflation.
• Columns: Features technical notes on utilities such as DIR (directory listing issues), RNO (linefeed problems), SYSLOG (bug fixes for RSX-11M V4.0), and FORTRAN IV-Plus/EDT/SYSLOGIN utilities.

• Technical Articles:

  • A major focus on "RSX Buzzwords," providing a comprehensive alphabetical dictionary of RSX-related acronyms and terms.
  • Detailed technical patches and bug fixes for BRU (sorting issues), INSTALL (header/common block corruption), and Virtual Disk configurations.
  • A migration guide and personal experience report from Allen A. Watson regarding moving from RSX-11M to RSX-11M-Plus, highlighting features like "shadow disk," secondary pool usage, and system configuration management.
  • Documentation on "An RSX-11M Device Driver" for the DR-11W, written by researchers at Fermilab.

• General Information: Includes a "Help Yourself" section for user queries and a "Speak Out" forum for reader feedback, as well as instructions for DECUS members regarding address changes.