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vm_cms_survival_guide [2020/03/28 05:16]
ahd [If We Tell You Nothing Else ...] correct PA1 to PA2
vm_cms_survival_guide [2020/04/18 00:03]
smj [Compilers & Interpreters]
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 ^ System Disk \\ (S-Disk) |  190  |The [[wp>Conversational_Monitor_System|CMS]] operating system and basic system programs are located on this disk. | ^ System Disk \\ (S-Disk) |  190  |The [[wp>Conversational_Monitor_System|CMS]] operating system and basic system programs are located on this disk. |
 ^ User A-disk |  191  | The personal writable disk of the user.                  | ^ User A-disk |  191  | The personal writable disk of the user.                  |
-^ D-Disk      |  192  | Generically, the D-disk is a work disk which is automatically formatted if it is writable and unformatted.  On the LCM+L 4361, it is read only and contains games. | +^ D-Disk      |  192  | work disk which is automatically formatted if it is writable and unformatted.  
-^ G-Disk      |  19C  | Games disk. |+^ G-Disk      |  19C  | On the LCM+L 4361, it is read only and contains games. |
 ^ Y-Disk      |  19E  | An extension of the S-Disk, this contains utilities which are not part of the base system.  For example, on the 4361 it contains compilers, ''IND$FILE''((''IND$FILE'' performs transfers via a 3270 terminal emulator)), the client interface  for the real-time monitor ''SMART''((''SMART'' shows system activity, similar to ''top'' on UNIX or ''Task Manager'' on Windows. It is invoked by the user command ''VMC'', or more easily via the ''VMCSMART EXEC''.)), useful editor macros, and other utilities. | ^ Y-Disk      |  19E  | An extension of the S-Disk, this contains utilities which are not part of the base system.  For example, on the 4361 it contains compilers, ''IND$FILE''((''IND$FILE'' performs transfers via a 3270 terminal emulator)), the client interface  for the real-time monitor ''SMART''((''SMART'' shows system activity, similar to ''top'' on UNIX or ''Task Manager'' on Windows. It is invoked by the user command ''VMC'', or more easily via the ''VMCSMART EXEC''.)), useful editor macros, and other utilities. |
 ^ Help Disk    19D  | The location for system help files. This is automatically accessed, usually at file mode Z, when needed by the Help system. | ^ Help Disk    19D  | The location for system help files. This is automatically accessed, usually at file mode Z, when needed by the Help system. |
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 As of this writing, two modern (to the 1980's) compilers are installed on the 4361: As of this writing, two modern (to the 1980's) compilers are installed on the 4361:
  
-  * C (''GCC'')+  * C (''GCC''NOTE, be sure to ''HELP GCC'' for details on increasing VM STORAGE
   * VS FORTRAN Version 2 (''FORTVS2'')   * VS FORTRAN Version 2 (''FORTVS2'')
   * PL/I Optimizing Compiler (''PLIOPT'')   * PL/I Optimizing Compiler (''PLIOPT'')
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