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.comment This .RND file produces the .DOC file for RMS-20 V3
.; 8-Jul-86
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RMS3.DOC -- RMS-20 V3 _.DOC file
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July 1986
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COPYRIGHT (C) 1986 BY
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DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, MAYNARD, MASS.
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.hl 1 SUMMARY
RMS-20 V3 is a file- and record-handling subsystem of the TOPS-20
Operating System.  Program interfaces are provided for using
RMS-20 from MACRO and BLISS-36; RMS may also be used from COBOL,
PASCAL-20, and BASIC_+2. Detailed information on RMS and use of
RMS is in the TOPS-20 RMS User's Guide. 
.hl2 Monitors
RMS-20 V3 requires TOPS-20 Release 6.1 or later and KL microcode
version 2(Edit 407) or later. 
.hl 2 Required System Software
None.
.hl 1 EXTERNAL CHANGES
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In addition to ASCII, SIXBIT, and EBCDIC keys, RMS indexed files 
may now have integer, floating-point, and packed-decimal keys.  
See the User's Guide for details.
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RMS-20 V3 may be called into a nonzero section.  If the $INIT
macro is executed from a nonzero section, SYS:XRMS.EXE will be
loaded into the first available nonzero section.  This requires
the user program to be loaded with SYS:RMSINI.REL. 
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RMS-20 V3 supports RFA access to stream and LSA files.
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RMS-20 V3 includes documentation on use of RMS and user
interfaces to RMS for MACRO and BLISS programs. 
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.hl 1 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
None.
.hl 1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
See the RMS-20 Installation Guide for installation instructions. 
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See the enclosed file RMSFAL.HLP for information on starting RMSFAL jobs
with NETJOB.EXE.
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