RPM is a packet manager for RSX (it has nothing to do with the Red Hat Packet Manager, except the name). I don't post regularly about this software, nor about updates to the list of available packages, but enough work have been done, and a long enough time have passed since the initial announcement that an update can be useful for various people. Since the initial release of RPM, a lot of improvements have been done to it, and a lot of packages have been updated or added. For anyone running RSX-11M-PLUS, I would really recommend installing RPM, and using it to get the latest version of various software. For information on how to install and use it, see http://mim.update.uu.se/rpm.htm The current list of packages: In Pkg Ver Desc -- --- --- ---- RPM Y0.27 The RSX Packet Manager MKE V1.31 The Unix-like make tool TCPIP V2.5 TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS C 000012 PDP-11 C compiler CRTL V1.2 PDP-11 C runtime library F77 T5.4 FORTRAN-77 compiler F77RTL V5.4 FORTRAN-77 runtime library BP2 V2.7C BASIC+2 compiler and interactive environment BP2RTL V2.7C BASIC-PLUS-2 runtime library C81 V3.1 COBOL-81 compiler C81RTL V3.1 COBOL-81 runtime library BCPL BCPL04 The DECUS BCPL compiler FORTH V1.3.3 FORTH language for RSX-11M-PLUS SORT V3.0 SORT/MERGE for RSX DBG T2.2.1 PDP-11 Symbolic Debugger DTR V03.03 DATATRIEVE-11 for RSX FMS V02.2 FMS-11 for RSX NEMA Y0.32 The small portable Emacs-compatible editor TECO V40.00 The Text Editor and COrrector (and language) TIN V1.7 Task INformation tool ATT V01 File attribute manipulation tool GREP 000007 Tool to search through text files MORE 2.17 Interactive text file viewer (VTL) NTAIL X0.2 Text file tail printout ERR X0.2 Display error messages based on codes USH X0.2 Unix shell like pipes KERMIT T3.63 The KERMIT file transfer program RNO 2000.1 The BONNER Lab RUNOFF document processor SRD 6.9.2 The DECUS directory maintenance tool COD V1.5 File encoder/decoder SWATCH V01.01 Stop watch for commands SYM V1.1 Examine symbols in OBJ and STB files VTL V01.0 Virtual Terminal Log utility ORCAM V01.7 Object file disassembler DOB V2.2 Object file disassembler CLEACD V7.12 The Command Line Editor ACD CCL V9.3 User configurable Command Line Interpreter CURSES X0.1 A Unix compatible curses library for PDP-11 C ZEMU V1.24 The Z-machine emulator DUNGEON V3.2C The classic dungeon ADVENT 03MAR The classic adventure game MILLE V1.5 The Mille Bournes card game Yes, this now includes various layered software from DEC, prebuilt for M+ I/D systems. I have lots of more software that I intend to add, but this is already starting to become a significant list. Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol