| Preface |
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Preface
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Preface
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| Chapter 1 |
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1
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Introduction
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1.1
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What core OpenVMS URLs do you need to know?
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1.2
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What are the OpenVMS Usenet Newsgroups?
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1.2.1
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What is the scope of the comp.os.vms newsgroup?
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1.2.1.1
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Using the Natural Language Search Assistant (AskQ)?
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1.2.2
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What newsgroups carry VMS-related information?
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1.2.3
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What newsgroup archives are available?
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1.2.4
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What is the INFO-VAX mailing list?
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1.2.4.1
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How do I subscribe to or unsubscribe from INFO-VAX?
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1.3
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What is [n]etiquette?
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1.4
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What OpenVMS user group(s) are available?
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1.5
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OpenVMS Support, Questions and Comments?
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1.5.1
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Corporate contacts for OpenVMS Business Issues?
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1.5.2
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OpenVMS Ambassadors?
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1.5.3
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Contact for OpenVMS Marketing Issues and Questions?
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1.5.4
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Contact URLs for OpenVMS Technical Issues?
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| Chapter 2 |
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2
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General Information
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2.1
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What is OpenVMS? What is its history?
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2.2
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What is the difference between VMS and OpenVMS?
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2.3
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What's in a Name? Terminology and Products?
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2.3.1
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How do I port from VMS to OpenVMS?
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2.4
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Which is better, OpenVMS or UNIX?
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2.5
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Is HP continuing funding and support for OpenVMS?
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2.6
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What OpenVMS distribution kits are available?
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2.6.1
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Where can I download OpenVMS and Layered Product Kits?
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2.7
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In what language is OpenVMS written?
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2.8
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Obtaining and Transfering OpenVMS licenses?
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2.8.1
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Questions asked by Hobbyist OpenVMS licensees?
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2.8.1.1
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Vendors offering Hobbyist Licenses
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2.8.2
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OpenVMS Educational and CSLG licenses?
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2.8.3
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What developer and partner licensing programs are available?
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2.8.4
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How do I obtain or transfer an OpenVMS license?
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2.9
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Does OpenVMS support the Euro currency symbol?
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2.10
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OpenVMS Ports? Itanium? Ports to IA-32, EM64T or AMD64 systems?
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2.11
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Are there any network-accessible OpenVMS systems?
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2.12
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What version of OpenVMS do I need?
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2.13
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How can I submit OpenVMS Freeware?
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2.14
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Porting applications to OpenVMS?
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2.15
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What resources are available to OpenVMS software developers?
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2.16
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memory management, resource management, process scheduling, etc?
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2.17
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Basic Units of Measurement?
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2.17.1
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How many bytes are in a disk block?
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2.17.2
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How many bytes are in a memory page?
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2.17.3
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How do I convert? Disk Blocks? KB, MB, GB, TB?
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| Chapter 3 |
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3
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Documentation
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3.1
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Where can I find online copies of OpenVMS manuals?
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3.2
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What online information and websites are available?
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3.3
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How do I extract the contents of a HELP topic to a text file?
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3.4
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Does OpenVMS Marketing have an e-mail address?
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3.5
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Where can I learn about OpenVMS executive internals?
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3.6
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Where can new users find tutorial information about OpenVMS?
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3.6.1
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Tutorial Websites?
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3.6.2
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Books and Tutorials?
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3.7
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What OpenVMS mailing lists are available?
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3.8
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What is this Ask The Wizard website I've heard about?
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3.9
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Where can I find the latest C run-time library manuals?
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| Chapter 4 |
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4
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Time and Timekeeping
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4.1
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A brief history of OpenVMS Timekeeping, please?
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4.1.1
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Details of the OpenVMS system time-keeping?
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4.1.1.1
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VAX hardware time-keeping details...
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4.1.1.1.1
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TOY clock
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4.1.1.1.2
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EXE$GQ_SYSTIME
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4.1.1.1.3
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EXE$GQ_TODCBASE
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4.1.1.1.4
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EXE$GL_TODR
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4.1.1.2
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Alpha hardware time-keeping details...
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4.1.1.2.1
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Battery-Backed Watch (BB_WATCH) Chip
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4.1.1.2.2
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EXE$GQ_SYSTIME
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4.1.1.2.3
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EXE$GQ_SAVED_HWCLOCK
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4.1.1.3
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Why does VAX need a SET TIME at least once a year?
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4.1.2
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How does OpenVMS VAX maintain system time?
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4.2
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Keeping the OpenVMS system time synchronized?
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4.3
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External time-base hardware?
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4.3.1
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Why do my cluster batch jobs start early?
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4.3.2
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Why does my OpenVMS system time drift?
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4.3.3
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Resetting the system time into the past?
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4.3.4
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How can I drift the OpenVMS system time?
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4.3.5
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How can I configure TCP/IP Services NTP as a time provider?
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4.4
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Managing Timezones, Timekeeping, UTC, and Daylight Saving Time?
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4.4.1
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Creating, Updating and Managing Timezone Definitions?
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4.4.1.1
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Customizing or Updating your TDF (Timezone) Setting?
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4.4.1.2
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US Daylight Time Changes Starting 1-Mar-2007?
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4.4.2
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Timezones and Time-related Logical Names?
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4.4.3
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How to troubleshoot TDF problems on OpenVMS?
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4.5
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Why does the SET TIME command fail? Help managing DTSS?
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4.6
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Setting time on AlphaServer ES47, ES80, GS1280 console?
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4.7
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UTC vs GMT vs vs UT1/UT1/UT2 TDF? What are these acronyms?
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4.8
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Using w32time or an SNTP as a time provider?
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