Miscellaneous VMS software for the DECUS Fall'89 SIG tapes.

                                                Pat Rankin      Nov'89
                                                Calif. State Legislature

                                   Internet:  rankin@eql.Caltech.EDU
                                     Bitnet:  rankin%eql@CITiago.bitnet
                                SPAN/HEPnet:  EQL::RANKIN  (EQL==5.970)
-----

  Programs:

     EXTRACT   -- utility program to select records from the beginning of
                   a file, via /HEAD, from the end of a file, via /TAIL,
                   or from the middle, via /RECORD=(START=m,END=n,COUNT=k).
                   Can also select specified columns, via /COLUMN=(m:n,...),
                   perform various modifications such as upper/lower case
                   conversion and blank stripping or compression (/EDIT),
                   and translate to or from EBCDIC.  Wildcard support is
                   provided; uses standard DCL syntax.

     XSHOW     -- "extended show": utility program(s) to implement some
                   missing SHOW options.  Implemented as a 'native' DCL
                   command (requires SET COMMAND to operate).  Includes
                   an alternate queue display (XSHOW QUEUE) with greater
                   flexability in selecting and screening queues and jobs
                   than V5.x SHOW QUEUE.  Works on V4.x as well as VMS V5.
                   [XSHOW.EXE, XSHOQUE.EXE, VERB.EXE, XSHOFILES.EXE]

     ETHERNET  -- program to monitor packets transmitted on an Ethernet
                   local area network.  Rewritten for higher throughput
                   and more versatility than the original, which was
                   posted to comp.os.vms by the author, Michael Dorl.
                   (PHY_IO privilege required.)

     SXLPS     -- filter program to convert a file containing sixel
                   graphics (for example, the result of VWS "Print Screen"
                   on a VAXstation) into Postscript[tm].  Optimized for
                   better performance over the original, which was posted
                   to comp.os.vms by the author, George J. Carrette.

     RC        -- program to count and display the number of records in
                   a file; quite fast, using RMS from MACRO-32.  Supports
                   wildcards.

     SMG_SUPPORT -- short program to create a logical name table containing
                   entries for all types of terminals supported on the
                   system.  Can simplify terminal recognition from DCL.

     UNO       -- simulation of the card game "Uno"; screen-oriented;
      [.EXE only]  user plays against one to five opponents controlled
                   by the computer.  Instructions are built-in; typical
                   game lasts 15 minutes.  Runs on VMS V4.x and V5.x.