Rsx Multitasker

Document Summary

This document is the February 1985 issue of the "RSX Multitasker," a newsletter for users of the RSX operating system. The contents include:

• Editorial: Introduces new columns ("The Software Clinic" and "The Bag of Tricks: Macro-11"), provides a report on the RSX Special Interest Group (SIG) activities at the Anaheim symposium, and invites community suggestions for a mascot.
• Ask a Question: A forum for user questions regarding PDP-11 laboratory instrumentation and a user inquiry about expanding telephone access for programmers.
• The Software Clinic: A new column by Ed Cetron providing technical advice, starting with a solution regarding the use of I/O space in macro programs and troubleshooting system hangs on PDP-11/44 systems.
• The Bag of Tricks: Macro-11: A column by Bruce Mitchell sharing a subroutine ("DAYWEK") that returns the current day of the week as an ASCII string.
• Symposium Report: A detailed recap of the Fall 1984 Symposium in Anaheim, including seminar highlights, organizational changes, and initial plans for the upcoming meeting in New Orleans.
• Q & A Sessions: A transcript of the Novice and Advanced Question and Answer sessions from the Anaheim symposium, covering various technical troubleshooting topics related to RSX-11M and RSX-11M-PLUS.
• Technical Feature: An article by Mark Hartigan and B. Z. Lederman explaining how to configure DCL (Digital Command Language) to serve as the "catchall" task for MCR (Monitor Console Routine) commands on RSX systems, including specific code patches and implementation advice.
• Miscellaneous: Includes a proposed column idea ("The Best Answer to the Dummy Question I Ever Got Asked") and a trademark/policy disclaimer.