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Document:	Compaq Notes Version 2.5 for OpenVMS VAX Systems
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Software
Product
Description
PRODUCT NAME:

Compaq Notes Version 2.5 for OpenVMS VAX Systems

DESCRIPTION

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX Systems is a computer conferencing software product designed to provide users with the capability of creating and accessing
enterprise-wide, online conferences or meetings. Computer conferencing is a proven, computer supported,
electronic messaging technology that lets users participate in open discussions with people in different locations and at different times. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX helps save travel time and money because
participants can join in a discussion from their own
desks at a time of their own choice.

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The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX Full-function option allows the use of all the features described below.
The one exception is the Personal Use license that allows all the features below except for access from remote clients. The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX
Client option allows all of the features described below
with the exception of creation of conferences. The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX for TeamLinks option allows Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX server features
to be accessed by TeamLinks PC Clients.
Features

Distributed Access
Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX can be used for a variety of applications such as an electronic bulletin board,
collaborative document authoring and review, and internal classes or seminars. One major advantage of Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX is that the conference
maintains a detailed record of the proceedings of a discussion. These records can later be searched by a variety of criteria, such as name of participant, subject, or
keyword. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX eliminates
reinvention of the wheel by providing a mechanism for
sharing expert knowledge across the enterprise. In general, Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX enhances the
communication flow across the corporate hierarchy.
Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX is implemented as a
client/server application. The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX clients can run in one of two ways. Users can
be on either the DECwindows platform with easy access
to functions through direct manipulation with a mouse in
a window, or the character cell terminal using a TPU interface. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX servers run
on OpenVMS VAX systems in either a standalone or
networked environment.

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX has been designed
for optimal multinode access in a DECnet or TCP/IP
network, using server technology to achieve rapid response - even from distant nodes. Compaq Notes for
OpenVMS VAX conferences can exist on any Compaq
Notes for OpenVMS VAX server node in a DECnet or
TCP/IP network and can be accessed from any Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX client, Compaq Notes for
OpenVMS AXP Client, Conferencing for Windows client
or Conferencing for Macintosh client in a DECnet or TCP
/IP network, thus offering true distributed processing capability. Users on remote nodes need not have an account on the node where the conference is located in
order to participate in a discussion. Compaq Notes for
OpenVMS VAX can also be used on any single node
OpenVMS VAX configuration. Conferences can exist
on any node where the full-function server is installed in
either standalone or networked environments.

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Moderator Support

Notebook

A moderator is a person responsible for managing a
conference. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX allows
both public and private conferences. For private conferences, the moderator can restrict access to a specific
group of participants by specifying name and network
location. Public conferences have no restrictions on
who may participate. Moderators can send announcements of new conferences to participants, and have
the ability to delete notes entered by other participants.
Moderators can also create special notices that are displayed for all participants each time the conference is
accessed.

The Notebook is a user’s personal list of conferences of
interest. Users can easily add or delete conferences
from their Notebook. The Notebook allows users to
define personal names for conferences and, in a distributed environment, allows remote conferences to be
accessed without DECnet or TCP/IP node specifications. When a conference is accessed, the Notebook
determines whether or not new notes have been made
since the last time the user accessed the conference.
The Notebook maintains an estimated count of these
unseen notes. The Notebook also maintains a profile
of user preferences, including personal name, editor
choice, and default printer specification.

Ease of Use

Markers

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX is designed with the
inexperienced user in mind. All functions can be accessed by easy-to-use commands, supported with online, context-sensitive help. Documentation is designed
to familiarize new users with Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX quickly and easily.

Markers are user-defined names pointing to relevant
notes in a conference. Markers can be used whenever
a user needs to have a special reminder of things to do,
or to recall notes that are frequently referenced.

Keywords

Choice of Editor Interfaces

Keywords allow the user to group notes that are concerned with a particular subject or do not have other
attributes (such as title, author, or time of entry) in common. Keywords are useful for grouping notes that may
not have the keyword in the note text or title, but that
do address the subject the keyword represents.

The character-cell interface to Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX provides three separate screen-oriented user
interfaces for editing, allowing users to specify use of
EVE (an extensible interface), EDT-style keypad interface, or WPS-style GOLD KEY keypad interface on
ANSI-compatible terminals.

Imported Text

A line mode editor also is included in Compaq Notes for
OpenVMS VAX for use on non-ANSI terminal devices.

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX allows notes and
replies to be created outside of Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX (using any editor that can produce ASCII output files) and then later imported to the conference.

Users of the DECwindows interface can enter notes that
contain graphics and text by including entire compound
documents based on DDIF file format.

Mail Integration

Topics and Replies

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX uses the OpenVMS
VAX mail facility (included in the OpenVMS VAX Operating System) to allow users to send notes or messages
to other users from within Compaq Notes for OpenVMS
VAX.

The structure of a Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX
conference is simply a topic followed by replies to that
topic, so there is no difficult hierarchy to navigate. A
conference may have more than 50,000 topics, and
each topic may have a similar number of replies. Directory listings show all topics by author, title, date, and the
number of replies posted to each topic. All notes can be
read either sequentially or at random. Also, users have
the option of reading only those notes that they have not
yet seen. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX allows the
user to search for various topics and replies using the
SEARCH, DIRECTORY, and KEYWORD commands.

DEClinks - formerly LinkWorks
DEClinks allows the user to create links between notes
in a Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX conference as
well as links between notes and other applications that
support DEClinks, such as the OpenVMS VAX mail facility. DEClinks is useful in establishing links between
elements in different databases and also allows easy
navigation along the paths established by the links. For
more information regarding DEClinks, please refer to the
DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Software Product
Description (SPD 36.09.xx).

The DECwindows interface to Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX allows users to open multiple read windows
per conference, as well as have multiple conferences
open at one time.

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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Processors Supported
Any VAX system that is capable of running OpenVMS
VAX Version 5.4 — 7.1.

This product has been tested on the following versions
of OpenVMS:
For Systems Using Terminals (No DECwindows Interface):

Processor Restrictions

• OpenVMS VAX Operating System Versions 5.4—7.1

A TK50 tape drive is required for standalone MicroVAX
2000 and VAXstation 2000 systems.

For Workstations Running DECwindows:
• OpenVMS VAX Operating System Versions 5.4—7.1

Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1)
Disk space required for installation:

Disk space required for permanent use:

• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Version 1.0 or
higher

9,000 blocks
(4.4 Mbytes)

This product can run in either of the following ways:

5,500 blocks
(2.7 Mbytes)

• Standalone execution - running the X11 display
server and client application on the same machine

These counts refer to the disk space required on the
system disk. The sizes are approximate; actual sizes
may vary depending on the user’s system environment,
configuration, and software options.

• Remote execution - running the X11 display server
and the client application on different machines
Installation of DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX
gives the user the option to install any or all of the following three components:

Memory Requirements for DECwindows Support
The minimum supported memory for this application
running in a standalone DECwindows environment with
both the client and server executing on the same system
is 12 MB.

• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Compute
Server
• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Device Support
• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Programming
Support

CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT
This layered product is fully supported when installed
on any valid and licensed OpenVMS Cluster* configuration without restrictions. The HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS section of this product’s Software Product Description details any special hardware required by this
product.

For standalone execution, the following DECwindows
Motif for OpenVMS VAX components must be installed
on the machine:

* OpenVMS Cluster configurations are fully described
in the OpenVMS Cluster Software Product Description (29.78.xx) and include CI, Ethernet, and Mixed
Interconnect configurations.

• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Device Support

• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Compute
Server

For remote execution, the following DECwindows Motif
for OpenVMS VAX components must be installed on the
machines:

Server Machine

OPTIONAL HARDWARE

• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Compute
Server

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX supports screenoriented editing only on terminals that respond to ANSI
control functions and that operate in ANSI mode. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX screen-oriented editing
is designed to optimize the features of the VT200 and
VT100 families of terminals.

• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Device support

Client Machine
• DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Compute
Server

Line mode editing is provided for non-ANSI terminals
supported by the OpenVMS VAX Operating System.

For more information on DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX, refer to the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS
VAX Software Product Description (SPD 36.09.xx).

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OpenVMS Tailoring

SOFTWARE WARRANTY

For OpenVMS Version 5.x systems, the following OpenVMS classes are required for full functionality of this layered product:

This software is provided by Compaq with a 90 day conformance warranty in accordance with the Compaq warranty terms applicable to the license purchase.

• OpenVMS VAX Required Saveset

The warranty period is 90 days. It begins when the
software is installed or thirty days after delivery to the
end user, whichever occurs first, and expires 90 days
later. All warranty related support for this software will
end one year after release of the subsequent versions.

• Network Support
• Secure User’s Environment
• Utilities

Warranty is provided in the country of purchase.
Compaq will provide a service location that will accept
reporting (in format prescribed by Compaq) of a nonconformance problem caused when using the licensed software under normal conditions as defined by this SPD.
Compaq will remedy a nonconformance problem in the
current unaltered release of the licensed software by
issuing correction information such as: correction documentation, corrected code; or a notice of availability of
corrected code; or a restriction or a bypass. The customer will be responsible for the preparation and submission of the problem report to the service location.

For more information on OpenVMS VAX classes and
tailoring, refer to the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx).
GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS
Storage space requirements increase as more topics
and replies are added to the conference; sufficient disk
space must be allocated to allow these files to grow as
needed.
The minimum hardware/software requirements for any
future version of this product may be different from the
requirements of the current version.

WARRANTY EXCLUSION
Compaq does not warrant that the software licensed
to customer shall be error free, that the software shall
operate with any hardware and software other than as
specified in this SPD, that the software shall satisfy customer’s own specific requirements, or that copies of
the software other than those provided or authorized
by Compaq shall conform to the SPD.

DISTRIBUTION MEDIA
Nine-track Magtape, TK50 Streaming Tape
The software binaries and documentation are also available on various CD–ROM distributions:
• OpenVMS VAX Software Layered Products Library—
This offering includes the OpenVMS VAX Layered
Product software binaries. (QA–5FW8A–A8)

Compaq makes no warranties with respect to the fitness
and operability of modifications not made by Compaq.

• OpenVMS VAX Online Documentation Library—This
offering includes the documentation for the OpenVMS VAX Layered Products.

If the software fails to function for reasons stated above,
the customer’s warranty will be invalidated and all service calls will be billable at the prevailing per call rates.

YEAR 2000 READY
ORDERING INFORMATION

This product is Year 2000 Ready when run on a Year
2000 compliant version of the operating system.

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX - Full-function

"Year 2000 Ready" products are defined by Compaq as
products capable of accurately processing, providing,
and/or receiving date data from, into and between the
twentieth and the twenty-first centuries, and the years
1999 and 2000, including leap year calculations, when
used in accordance with the associated product documentation and provided that all hardware, firmware and
software used in combination with such products properly exchange accurate date data with the products.

Software Licenses: QL-960A*-**
Software Media: QA-960AA-H*
Software Documentation: QA-960AA-GZ
Software Product Services: QT-960A*-**

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX - Client Only
Software Licenses: QL-VESA*-**
Software Media: QA-960AA-H*
Software Documentation: QA-960AA-GZ
Software Product Services: QT-VESA*-**

For additional information visit the DIGITAL Brand area
on Compaq’s Year 2000 Ready web site located at
http://www.compaq.com/year2000/warranties3.html.

Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX for TeamLinks

Compaq Notes Version 2.5 for OpenVMS VAX Systems

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Software Licenses: QL-006AA-2B

SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES

Software Media: QA-960AA-H*

Mature Product Support with Sustaining Engineering is
offered for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX that is
equivalent to current version support and includes telephone support, tested software patches for any new
problems, and availability of engineering-level resources
for problem escalation. However, Compaq will not be
adding new features or functionality to Compaq Notes
for OpenVMS VAX and no new versions of the product are planned. Accordingly, License Subscription and
Software Update Distribution Services will no longer
be available. Please contact your local Compaq Services Sales Specialist for more information about Mature
Product Support with Sustaining Engineering for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX.

Software Documentation: QA-960AA-GZ
Software Product Services: QT-006A*-**
* Denotes variant fields. For additional information on
available licenses, services, and media, refer to the
appropriate price book.

SOFTWARE LICENSING
This software is furnished under the licensing provisions
of Compaq Computer Corporation’s Standard Terms
and Conditions. For more information about Compaq’s
licensing terms and policies, contact your local Compaq
office.

A variety of service options are available from Compaq.
For more information, contact your local Compaq office.
The above information is valid at time of release. Please
contact your local Compaq office for the most up-to-date
information.

License Management Facility Support

Compaq, the Compaq logo, and the DIGITAL logo are
registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

This layered product supports the License Management
Facility for OpenVMS VAX.

All-in-1, CI, DDIF, DEC, DEClinks, DECnet, DECspell,
DIGITAL, EDT, GOLD KEY, LinkWorks, MicroVAX, OpenVMS, TeamLinks, TK, VAX, VAXstation, VT100, and
WPS are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation.

License units for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX Fullfunction option are allocated on an Unlimited System
Use, Concurrent Use, and Personal Use basis. Each
Concurrent Use license allows any one individual at a
time to use the layered product. The Personal Use license allows all functions except access by a remote
client.

Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc.
Motif is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

License units for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX
Client option are allocated on an Unlimited System Use,
Concurrent Use, and Personal Use basis. Each Concurrent Use license allows any one individual at a time
to use the layered product. Each Personal Use license
allows one identified individual to use the layered product.
License units for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX for
TeamLinks option are allocated on a Personal Use basis. Each Personal Use license allows one identified
TeamLinks node to access Compaq Notes for OpenVMS VAX server features. A separate Compaq Notes
for OpenVMS VAX Full-function license is not required
when using this option.
For more information on the License Management Facility, refer to the OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx) or the License
Management Facility manual of the OpenVMS VAX Operating System documentation set.