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INFO.DOC -- Changes from V3(4) to V4(6)
January 1979






























COPYRIGHT (C) 1976,1978,1979 BY
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, MAYNARD, MASS.


THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY BE USED AND  COPIED
ONLY  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  TERMS  OF  SUCH  LICENSE AND WITH THE
INCLUSION OF THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE.  THIS SOFTWARE OR  ANY  OTHER
COPIES  THEREOF MAY NOT BE PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY
OTHER PERSON.  NO TITLE TO AND OWNERSHIP OF  THE  SOFTWARE  IS  HEREBY
TRANSFERRED.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE  WITHOUT  NOTICE
AND  SHOULD  NOT  BE  CONSTRUED  AS  A COMMITMENT BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION.

DIGITAL ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OR  RELIABILITY  OF  ITS
SOFTWARE ON EQUIPMENT WHICH IS NOT SUPPLIED BY DIGITAL.
INF4.DOC                                                        Page 2


INFO.DOC -- Changes from V3(4) to V4(6)
January 1979



1.0  SUMMARY

INFO is the central information facility of IPCF.  INFO remembers name
to PID associations and makes these associations available to programs
running on the systems.

INFO version 4(6) runs only on Release 4 of TOPS-20.

INFO does not depend on any other software during execution.

INFO is documented in the Monitor Calls Manual.



2.0  EXTERNAL CHANGES

A new function is available to privileged  programs:   by  sending  an
appropriate  message  containing  PID B, from PID A to INFO, a program
can request that PID A be notified when PID B is deleted.



3.0  KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES

None as of 1-Jan-79.



4.0  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTURES


4.1  Files Needed to Run INFO

INFO consists of one file, INFO.EXE.


4.2  Instructions for Loading and Installing INFO

Mount the tape labeled  Distribution  Tape  on  MTA0:   and  type  the
following commands:

     R DUMPER
     TAPE MTA0:
     REWIND
     DENSITY 1600-BPI
     SKIP 2
     RESTORE <*>INFO.EXE (TO) SYS:*.*.-1
     REWIND
INF4.DOC                                                        Page 3


4.3  Files Needed to Build INFO

     INFO.MAC

In addition, the following files must be in SYS:

     MACSYM.UNV
     MONSYM.MAC


4.4  Instructions for Building INFO

Mount the tape labeled  Distribution  Tape  on  MTA0:   and  type  the
following commands:

     R DUMPER
     TAPE MTA0:
     REWIND
     DENSITY 1600-BPI
     SKIP 3
     RESTORE <*>*.*.* (TO) <self>*.*.*
     REWIND
     ^C
     SUBMIT INFO.CTL/TIME/UNIQ:0/REST


4.5  Special Considerations

None.



5.0  INTERNAL CHANGES

Refer to INFO.TCO for detailed information to INFO.



6.0  SUGGESTIONS

None.



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