Rsx Multi-Tasker

This document is the July 1984 issue of the "RSX Multi-Tasker," a newsletter for the RSX Special Interest Group (SIG) of DECUS (Digital Equipment Corporation Users Society).

Key contents include:

• Editor's Reports: Allen Watson discusses recent DECUS symposium highlights in Cincinnati, upcoming events in Anaheim, and requests for volunteer engagement.
• SIG Updates: Reports from the RSX SIG Chairman (Terry Medlin) and the Working Group Coordinator (Jeff Hamilton) regarding ongoing projects, including the creation of SIG software tapes and volunteer recruitment.

• Technical Articles:

  • 18-bit Versions of M-Plus: Instructions for generating 18-bit versions of M-Plus for smaller processors.
  • DL Drivers, RMD, and Idle Terminal Monitors: A technical deep-dive by Edward J. Cetron regarding RL02 controller configurations, managing RMD display issues on large memory systems, and code for an "Idle Terminal Monitor" (BIGBRO) to manage terminal sessions.
  • Comparison of Command Line Interpreters (CLI): An extensive technical analysis by Allen Watson comparing MCR, DCL, TDX, and CCL (Console Command Language). The article details the pros and cons of each, configuration strategies, and how to tailor CCL for specific applications.

• Problem Reports: A brief note on a bug in the DCL DELETE command in RSX V4.1C.

• Help Desk: Correspondence with a user (A. Goldberg) seeking advice on QIO FORTRAN programming and self-made HELP files.
• Community Resources: Discussion and code samples for working with indirect command files and managing double-quote characters within symbols.
• Administrative: Includes a volunteer questionnaire for SIG members to indicate their interests and available hardware/projects, and membership statistics.