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          Read Before Installing or Using VAX DIBOL Version 4.1

          AV-PB7WA-TE

          Whether you are a new or a continuing VAX DIBOL cus-
          tomer, please take time to read the following informa-
          tion about your product.

          Description

          VAX DIBOL Version 4.1 is an enhancement of VAX DIBOL
          Version 4.0. It contains new features, bug fixes, and
          suggested workarounds to known problems.

          VAX DIBOL is designed for the VAX/VMS operating system.

          Installation Information

          VAX DIBOL Version 4.1 requires VAX/VMS Version 5.0 or
          higher.

          Release Notes Information

          The online release notes for VAX DIBOL Version 4.1
          contain a summary of technical changes, new features,
          differences, known problems, corrected errors, restric-
          tions, and corrections to the Version 4.0 documenta-
          tion.

          You should read the online release notes before in-
          stalling VAX DIBOL. For information on how to access
          the notes, refer to the VAX DIBOL Installation Guide.

          VAX DIBOL Version 4.1 includes new features, correc-
          tions, additions, clarifications, and other minor im-
          provements. The technical changes for VAX DIBOL Version
          4.1 are as follows:

          o  Implementation of the License Management Facility
             (LMF) has been added.

          o  Several corrections have been made to the Compiler.

 


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          o  A new warning message has been added to the Com-
             piler.

          o  Several corrections have been made to the Run-Time
             Library. These include changes to the following VAX
             DIBOL statements:

             -  The DISPLAY statement

             -  The OPEN statement

             -  The READ/READS statement

          o  A new error message has been added to the Run-Time
             Library.

          o  DBLTNMBRS.COM has been modified.

          o  A correction has been added to DBLSORT.

          Contents of This Kit

          o  Bill of Materials (BOM)

             Please read the BOM enclosed in this kit, and check
             to see that all listed items are actually in your
             kit. If your kit is damaged or has missing parts,
             call your Digital representative.

          o  Media

             This kit includes any media you have ordered. The
             accompanying VAX DIBOL Installation Guide explains
             how to install VAX DIBOL on the VAX/VMS system.

          o  Documentation

             If you ordered documentation, you should have re-
             ceived the following manuals:

                VAX DIBOL Installation Guide
                VAX DIBOL User's Guide
                VAX DIBOL Language Reference Manual
                dpANS Language Reference Manual

 


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          o  Software Product Description (SPD)

             Your SPD provides an overview of the VAX DIBOL kit
             and its features.

          o  Software Performance Report (SPR)

             If you have purchased warranty services, use this
             form to report any problems with VAX DIBOL.

          A Final Note

          Digital prides itself on responding to customer needs.
          In order to continue serving you, our customers, we
          need your comments. Each manual you receive contains
          a preaddressed, postage-paid Reader's Comments form
          at the back. If you find errors in a manual or want to
          make comments about it, please fill out this form and
          send it to us.

 


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          DECUS - The Benefits of Belonging

          DECUS, the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society,
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          DECUS has grown internationally, with more than 70,000
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          DECUS, a not-for-profit organization, is actively di-
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          Membership is free. Benefits of belonging to DECUS
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          Interchange of information among users and with Digital
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          DECUS maintains contact between Digital and users pri-
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          offer effective and focused exchanges of information
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          DIBOL working group

          There is also a DECUS DIBOL Working Group which dis-
          tributes newsletters periodically informing DIBOL users
          of particular things of interest. For information on
          this group or to receive their mailings, contact Mark
          Derrick, DECUS DIBOL Working Group Chairman, at the
          following address:

             Mark Derrick
             P.O. Box 263
             Meridianville, AL 35759

 


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             Tel: (205)533-3131

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          Feedback to Digital

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