CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  1       Overview

  2       Which Set Is Right for You?
    2.1       Base Documentation Set
    2.2       Extended Documentation Set

  3       How the Information Is Organized
    3.1       Organization by Topic
    3.2       Organization by Type of Information

  4       Descriptions of the Components of VMS Documentation
    4.1       Base Documentation Set
      4.1.1 VMS User's Manual
      4.1.2 VMS System Manager's Manual
      4.1.3 VMS License Management Utility Manual
    4.2       Extended Documentation Set
      4.2.1        General User Subkit
      4.2.2        System Management Subkit
      4.2.3        Programming Subkit
    4.3       Obsolete Features Kit
    4.4       Release Notes Kit
    4.5       VMS DECwindows User Kit
    4.6       VMS Upgrade and Installation Documentation
    4.7       VMS Optional Documentation
      4.7.1        System Integrated Products
      4.7.2        VMSINSTAL
      4.7.3        TECO
      4.7.4        VMS DECwindows Programming Kit
      4.7.5        CDA Kit
    4.8       Online Help

  5       Changes to the Documentation Set

  6       Ordering Information
    6.1       How to Order Documentation
    6.2       Ordering Complete Sets, Kits, Subkits, and Volumes
    6.3       Ordering Individual Manuals
    6.4       Order Numbers for Upgrade and Installation Supplements
    6.5       Order Numbers for Optional Manuals

  FIGURES

  1 Organization of the First Volume of a Subkit

  2 Organization of Information Within Volumes

  3 Overview of Components of VMS Documentation

  TABLES

  1 Order Numbers for Complete Sets, Kits, Subkits, and Volumes

  2 Order Numbers for Manuals in the Base Documentation Set, DECwindows User Kit, Release Notes Kit, and Obsolete Features Kit

  3 Order Numbers for Manuals in the General User Subkit

  4 Order Numbers for Manuals in the System Management Subkit

  5 Order Numbers for Manuals in the Programming Subkit

  6 Order Numbers for Upgrade and Installation Supplements

  7 Order Numbers for Optional Manuals

  8 Order Numbers for Manuals in the VMS DECwindows Programming Kit

  9 Order Numbers for Manuals in the CDA Kit