                          DIGITAL     G           Read Before Installing or Using Digital PHIGS Version 5.0 for            OpenVMS Alpha Systems              AV-PVTJM-TE   G           Whether you are a new or existing Digital PHIGS[TM] (formerly I           DEC PHIGS[TM]) customer, please take time to read the following )           information about your product.   "           Installation Information  G           Installing Digital PHIGS Version 5.0 requires the OpenVMS[TM] J           Alpha Operating System Version 6.2 or higher, and DECwindows[TM]H           Motif[R] Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Alpha. Previous versions ofH           Digital PHIGS do not need to be installed before this version.  J           The OpenVMS Alpha Layered Products media consists of the follow-           ing:  I           o  Software Product Library CD-ROMs containing the installation F              kits and related documentation in ASCII and PostScript[R]              formats.   J           o  Online Documentation Library CD-ROMs containing documentation,              files in Bookreader[TM] format.  J           One of the Software Product Library CD-ROMs contains the instal-H           lation save sets and installation guide for Digital PHIGS Ver-I           sion 5.0. The main Digital PHIGS directory is [AXPPHIGS050] for H           the development kit and [AXPPHIGSRTO050] for the run-time-only4           kit. The files located on this CD-ROM are:  6           o  The Digital PHIGS installation save sets:                   Development Kit 0                   [AXPPHIGS050.KIT]AXPPHIGS050.A0                   [AXPPHIGS050.KIT]AXPPHIGS050.B0                   [AXPPHIGS050.KIT]AXPPHIGS050.C0                   [AXPPHIGS050.KIT]AXPPHIGS050.E0                   [AXPPHIGS050.KIT]AXPPHIGS050.G0                   [AXPPHIGS050.KIT]AXPPHIGS050.H  !                 Run-Time-Only Kit 6                   [AXPPHIGSRTO050.KIT]AXPPHIGSRTO050.A6                   [AXPPHIGSRTO050.KIT]AXPPHIGSRTO050.B6                   [AXPPHIGSRTO050.KIT]AXPPHIGSRTO050.C6                   [AXPPHIGSRTO050.KIT]AXPPHIGSRTO050.H      H               Digital Equipment Corporation. 1996. All Rights Reserved.                 E           o  The Digital PHIGS installation guide (Installing Digital I              PHIGS for OpenVMS Alpha Systems), this letter, and the Soft- I              ware Product Description are provided as files in PostScript <              (.ps) and ASCII (.txt) format in the directory:  ,                  [AXPPHIGS050.DOCUMENTATION]  #           Release Notes Information   A           The release notes for Digital PHIGS Version 5.0 contain F           installation-related instructions and a summary of technicalJ           changes, known problems, restrictions, and incompatibilities. ToH           read the release notes before installing Digital PHIGS, invokeJ           VMSINSTAL and follow the instructions in the installation guide.I           After Digital PHIGS installation, the release notes are located            in the files:   D               SYS$HELP:AXPPHIGS050.RELEASE_NOTES      (ASCII format)I               SYS$HELP:AXPPHIGS050_RELEASE_NOTES.PS   (PostScript format)   %           License Management Facility   J           Before you can install Digital PHIGS, you must register and loadI           a Product Authorization Key (PAK), using the License Management F           Facility (LMF). For more details, see the Installing DigitalG           PHIGS for OpenVMS Alpha Systems guide. For information on LMF H           requirements for reading the Digital PHIGS documentation usingH           Bookreader software, refer to the Software Product Library CD-E           ROM User's Guide, located on disc 1 of the Software Product 3           Library CD-ROM in the [README] directory.   #           Contents of the Media Kit   $           o  Bill of Materials (BOM)  F              Please read the BOM enclosed in this kit and check to seeD              that all items listed are actually in your kit. If yourG              kit is damaged or any items are missing, call your Digital               representative.             o  Media  F              On the Software Product Library CD-ROM, you will find theI              Digital PHIGS directory and save sets. For information about H              installing Digital PHIGS on your system, see the InstallingF              Digital PHIGS for OpenVMS Alpha Systems (also provided on              this CD-ROM).              +                                           2                  !           o  CD-ROM Documentation   F              The following documents accompany the CD-ROM distribution              kit:   5              -  Software Product Library Master Index   E                 This document provides the directory locations of the H                 products on the Software Product Library CD-ROM. It alsoF                 lists products that have been removed from the library                 this quarter.   9              -  Online Documentation Library Master Index   D                 This document provides a list of the products on the4                 Online Documentation Library CD-ROM.  #              -  "Read First" letter   E                 This document describes the changes from the previous 8                 version of the Software Product Library.  (              -  "Getting Started" letter  @                 This document describes how to mount the CD-ROM.  H              The following documents, which had been included as printedF              documents in previous releases, are now available on lineC              only. They are located on disc 1 of the CD-ROM, in the                [README] directory:  <              -  Software Product Library CD-ROM User's Guide  ,                 This guide describes how to:  G                 <> Mount and control access to the Software Product Li-                     brary CD-ROM   )                 <> Use the CDMENU utility   4                 <> Access the contents of the CD-ROM  ;                 <> Install layered products from the CD-ROM   @              -  Online Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide  H                 This guide describes how to use the Online Documentation                 Library CD-ROM.           +                                           3                  (           o  Digital PHIGS Documentation  H              Digital PHIGS documents are provided as Bookreader files inJ              the [DECW$BOOK] directory of the Online Documentation LibraryI              CD-ROM. (Your system manager should define the logical names E              DECW$BOOK and DECW$BOOKSHELF, as described in the Online E              Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide. This guide is F              located on disc 1 of the Online Documentation Library CD-F              ROM in the [README] directory.) To read the Digital PHIGSF              Bookreader files on a DECwindows terminal or workstation,)              perform the following steps:   D              1. Invoke the Bookreader software (see the Online Docu-F                 mentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide); the initial or5                 navigation Bookreader window appears.   H              2. Within the navigation window, select the topic "Program-*                 ming Languages and Tools".  F              3. Select the topic "Digital PHIGS for OpenVMS Alpha Sys-                 tems".  H              4. Select the appropriate Digital PHIGS document; the table(                 of contents will appear.  I              Both the printed and online Digital PHIGS documentation kits +              include the following manuals:   6                 DEC PHIGS Ada Binding Reference Manual4                 DEC PHIGS C Binding Reference Manual8                 DEC PHIGS ISO C Binding Reference Manual>                 DEC PHIGS ISO Fortran Binding Reference Manual9                 DEC PHIGS PHIGS$ Binding Reference Manual .                 Getting Started with DEC PHIGS+                 DEC PHIGS Developer's Guide B                 Device Specifics Reference Manual for DEC GKS and                  DEC PHIGS B                 Installing Digital PHIGS for OpenVMS Alpha Systems  F              For more information, see the Digital PHIGS READ ME FIRSTG              online book. To order these manuals, refer to the Software '              Product Description (SPD).   /           o  Software Product Description (SPD)   J              The SPD provides an overview of the Digital PHIGS kit and itsG              features, and describes the technical environment in which I              the product is supported. This document is provided on line.           +                                           4                             Product Name Change   G           With Version 4.0 of this product, Digital changed the product /           name from DEC PHIGS to Digital PHIGS.   &           Your Feedback is Appreciated  I           Digital appreciates your comments about the Digital PHIGS prod- F           uct and documentation. In an effort to improve communicationH           with our customers, the Digital PHIGS product team has createdJ           an electronic mail distribution list. The customers on this listH           will receive information updates about the Digital PHIGS prod-H           uct and the PHIGS ANSI/ISO standards. These customers can alsoH           participate in the evolution of Digital PHIGS by responding toI           product surveys and sending in product enhancement suggestions.   E           To be included on the distribution list, or to request cor- H           rections or make comments about the documentation, please sendH           electronic mail to the "requests@bgsdev.enet.dec.com" account.7           Be sure to include the following information:              o  Your name             o  Company name              o  Street address              o  Phone number   $           o  Electronic mail address  8           o  Operating system and hardware you are using  ;           o  Brief description of how you use Digital PHIGS   G           o  Manual name, section, and page number of the documentation "              correction or comment  G           Please do not use this electronic mail account for submitting G           Digital PHIGS problems. Instead, use the appropriate channels G           (telephone support, SPRs, and so on) to report such problems.                      ___________________ E        [TM] Bookreader, DEC, DEC GKS, DEC PHIGS, DECwindows, Digital, J             Digital PHIGS, OpenVMS, and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of*             Digital Equipment Corporation.K         [R] PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorpo- L             rated.  Motif is a registered trademark of Open Software Founda-             tion, Inc.+                                           5   