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Document:	VAX/VMS Release Notes Version 2.0
Order Number:	AA-DO15C-TE
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VAX/VMS
Release Notes
Version 2.0
Order No. AA-DO15C-TE

March 1980

This document contains information not included elsewhere in the documenta-

tion set. Typically, this information covers software and/or documentation errors that were discovered or changes that were made late in the development

cycle, plus hints concerning system installation and operation. This document
should be read before the system is installed or used.

VAX/VMS
Release Notes
Version 2.0
Order No. AA-D015C-TE

SUPERSESSION/UPDATE INFORMATION:

This revised document supersedes the
VAX/VMS Release Notes (Order
No. AA-D015B-TE) and VAX/VMS
Version 1.6 Release Notes

(Order No. AA-JO39A-TE).

OPERATING SYSTEM AND VERSION:

VAX/VMS V02

SOFTWARE VERSION:

VAX/VMS V02

To order additional copies of this document, contact the Software Distribution
Center, Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts 01754

digital equipment corporation - maynard, massachusetts

First

Printing, August
February 1979

1978

Revised,

The

information

this

document

subject

March

change

1980

without

notice

and
should
not
be
construed
as
a commitment by Digital Equipment
Corporation.
Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no
responsibility
for any errors that may appear in this document.

The
and

software described in this document is furnished
may
only
be used or copied in accordance with

under
a
the terms

1license
of such

license.

No responsibility
equipment that is

is assumed for the use or reliability of software on
not supplied by DIGITAL or its affiliated companies.

The postage prepaid READER'S COMMENTS form on the last
document
requests
the
wuser's
critical
evaluation
preparing future documentation.

The

following are

trademarks

of Digital

Equipment Corporation:

DIGITAL

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MASSBUS

DEC

DECtape

OMNIBUS

PDP

DIBOL

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DECUS

EDUSYSTEM

PHA

UNIBUS

FLIP

RSTS

COMPUTER

COMTEX

LABS

DDT
DECCOMM

CHIP

FOCAL

page
of
to assist

RSX

INDAC

TYPESET-8

LAB-8
DECSYSTEM-20

TYPESET-11
TMS-11

ASSIST-11

RTS-8

ITPS-10

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us in

CONTENTS

Page

HOW TO

INSTALL VAX/VMS

V2.0

Identifying the VAX/VMS V2.0 Kit
VAX/VMS Optional Software Products
Before Installing the V2.0 Kit
Installing the VAX/VMS V2.0 Kit
After Installing the VAX/VMS V2.0 Kit
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VAX/VMS V2.0 AND
VAX/VMS 1.6
New Hardware Supported
Changes to the Documentation Kit

Command Language and System Messages
Changes to DCL
DIRECTORY Command Changes
FORTRAN Command /WORK_ FILES Qualifier
Now Ignored
SET TERMINAL Command /LOCAL and
/REMOTE Qualifiers
System HELP Files Have Changed
Program Development Tools
VAX-11 Symbolic Debugger Features
System Services and I/0
Use of Colon to Separate Name of Shared
Memory from Name of Event Flag Cluster,
Mailbox, or Global Section
:
Maghetic Tape Driver:
Tapes Mounte

5
6
6

6
7
7

7
7
7
8
8
9

/FOREIGN

Run-Time Library
Compatibility Between Different Versions
of VAX/VMS
Routine for Determining Setting of
Lines-per-Page
FORTRAN Default Logical Unit Assignments

User Stack Now Automatically Expanded

10
10

VAX-11 Record Management Services

11
12

RMSSHARE Utility
RMSANLZ Unsupported

12
12

Utility

Magnetic Tape Label HDR3
Sequential File Sharing
Record Management Services
(RMS-11)
Compatibility Mode
Change

Parameter

12
12
for

the

Changes

to MCR Command

PDP-11

IO.ATT

Directives
AME Emulation of QIOS$ Directives
Unknown Devices
MACRO-11 CRF Now Supported

1
3
3
4
5

13
for

Language

Interpreter
LIBRARY/RSX1l1l Library Extractions
Compatibility Mode Utilities Now Native
Mode

iii

12
13

13
13

13
13
14

CONTENTS

Page

System

All

Programming

Drivers

Must

Reassembled

and

Relinked

Buffered

I/0 Count
Interrupt Dispatch

for

Than

New

Macro

for

Code Change
Drivers

Quota
Table

Units

Required

Management

System
System

System

New

UNIBUS

Datapath

Some

V1.A

Off

"Last

PO
1A

and

Operation

Security:

SET

PASSWORD

Security:

Terminal

Security:

Privileged

Command

Allocation

Device

Name

File

Has
Console

for

Importance

VMS-to-VMS

Network

Using

the

Capability
Using the New Stand-alone

2.11.9

New

Feature

2.11.10

New

CRASH

2.11.11

New

Method

for

ERRFMT

Command

New Format
Floppy

v2.0

Command

2.11.8

VMB

19
20

Process

Default

Lines21

File

Manager

Performance

Enhancements

New

2.11.14

AUTOCONFIGURE

Device

Support

Lineprinter

Floppy

Disks

Output

System

Generation

2.11.146

Use