The Moby Munger

Summary This document is the inaugural issue of "The Moby Munger," dated November 1977, serving as the official newsletter for the TECO Special Interest Group (SIG) under DECUS.

Key contents include:

• Organizational News: Reports on the formation of the TECO SIG, details on upcoming DECUS symposia, and calls for community involvement.
• System-Specific Notes: Technical updates, patches, and status reports for TECO implementations across various operating systems, including RSX-11, TOPS-10, IAS, OS/8, RT-11, and RSTS/E.
• Technical Discussions: A detailed breakdown of features and differences between versions of TECO, specifically highlighting the evolution of OS/8 TECO from version 4 to version 5 and TECO-11 version 27 to 28.
• Documentation and Resources: A list of available TECO documentation from DEC and a section dedicated to user-submitted macros.
• Compatibility Corner: An editorial by Stanley Rabinowitz focusing on the ongoing effort to unify inconsistent command behaviors across different TECO implementations.
• Tips and Hacks: Practical examples and "TECO techniques" for common text-editing tasks, such as efficient file manipulation and macro-writing advice.