Rsx Multi-Tasker

Summary

This issue of the RSX Multi-Tasker provides technical support, utility code, and management advice for users of the RSX-11 operating system. The content includes:

• System Maintenance: A patch for the "On-Line Pool Analyzer" (OPA) program to ensure compatibility with version 4.1 and to prevent system crashes when mounting devices with the /FOREIGN switch.
• System Management: The first part of a series on recovering deleted files in the Files-11 environment. It details the file deletion process and provides an evaluation of two recovery utilities: an "in-place" UNDELETE program and Richard Kirkman's UND utility, including proposed modifications for multi-header file support.
• Programming "Bag of Tricks": A collection of MACRO-11 code for creating formatted memory dumps when a task experiences a fatal error, aiding in debugging for field personnel.
• FORTRAN Utilities: An implementation for opening files by wildcard from within a FORTRAN program, including a sample program and the necessary source code for the interface routines.
• Administration: Includes a "Menu Item Submission Form" for users to suggest new features for future issues.