                          COMPAQ    B           Read Before Installing or Using Compaq COBOL Version 5.7!           for OpenVMS VAX Systems              AV-EE05S-TE              November 2000   F           Please take a moment to read this preinstallation letter forE           Compaq[1] COBOL Version 5.7 for OpenVMS VAX Systems (previ- G           ously known as VAX COBOL and as DIGITAL VAX COBOL for OpenVMS F           VAX Systems). This preinstallation letter contains important            information regarding:  .              License Management Facility (LMF)              Installation               Compaq Services              Release Notes&              Contents of the Media Kit              Web Site   7           License Management Facility (LMF) Information   F           Before you can install Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX Systems,G           an LMF Product Authorization Key (PAK) must be registered and H           loaded (see the Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX Systems Installa-           tion Guide).  I           Before you can read documentation on the Layered Products Docu- H           mentation CD-ROM (CD) using Bookreader, a BOOKBROWSER PAK mustE           be activated (see the CD-ROM User's Guide). To activate it, 9           install the Bookshelf Navigation Utility (BNU).   E           To view the Acrobat readable .PDF file of the Multiplatform .           Guide, you must first save the file.  "           Installation Information  G           Installing Compaq COBOL requires the VAX/VMS operating system F           Version 5.5-2 or OpenVMS VAX operating system Version 6.1 or8           higher (VAX/VMS has been renamed OpenVMS VAX).  D           The Layered Products Software Binaries Compact Disc (MediaG           CD-ROM) contains the installation save sets (kit), the Compaq G           COBOL for OpenVMS VAX Systems Installation Guide, and related H           documentation in ASCII and POSTSCRIPT form. Alternatively, youE           may have the TK50 or 9-track magtape media for Compaq COBOL H           Version 5.7 for OpenVMS VAX Systems; installation instructions8           are similar for the CD-ROM, TK50, and magtape.    ;                           2000 Compaq Computer Corporation                J           ________________________________________________________________H                                             OpenVMS VAX Backup Save Set,J           Version_5.7_Kit_Component_________File,_and_Directory___________  D           Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX      [COBOL057.KIT]COBOL057.AD           Systems                           [COBOL057.KIT]COBOL057.BD                                             [COBOL057.KIT]COBOL057.C  H           Installation Guide, this Read     [COBOL057.DOCUMENTATION]*.PSI           Before Installing letter, and     [COBOL057.DOCUMENTATION]*.TXT J           SPD_____________________________________________________________             Compaq Services   E           A variety of service and support options are available from G           Compaq. For more information, contact your local Compaq sales            office.   #           Release Notes Information   H           The Release Notes for Compaq COBOL Version 5.7 for OpenVMS VAXI           systems contain installation-related instructions and a summary 
           of:              o  Known problems              o  Restrictions              o  Problems corrected   D           o  Differences between this product and other Compaq COBOLH              products on OpenVMS Alpha, Tru64 UNIX, and Windows NT Alpha              systems             o  RTL notes             o  Debugger notes   G           To read the Release Notes before installing Compaq COBOL Ver- G           sion 5.7, invoke VMSINSTAL and follow the instructions in the            installation guide.   H           After you install Compaq COBOL, you can find the Release Notes
           in:   -               SYS$HELP:COBOL057.RELEASE_NOTES   #           Contents of the Media Kit   $           o  Bill of Materials (BOM)  I              Please read the Bill of Materials (BOM) enclosed in this kit H              and check to see that all items listed are actually in yourJ              kit. If your kit is damaged or any items are missing, contact(              your Compaq representative.             o  Media  E              The Media CD-ROM contains the Compaq COBOL directory and J              save sets. For information about installing Compaq COBOL, seeI              the Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX Systems Installation Guide, I              which is on the Media CD-ROM. Alternatively, you may receive               TK50 or magtape.   +                                           2                  2           o  CD User's Guide and Read First Letter  F              If you get the Media CD-ROM, then the OpenVMS VAX LayeredE              Products Compact Disc User's Guide and a "CD Read First" J              letter accompany the CD distribution kit. The CD User's GuideG              lists the directory names provided for each product on the               Media CD-ROM.  '           o  Compaq COBOL Documentation   F              You can order additional current Compaq COBOL manuals in-E              dividually. To provide our customers with convenient and H              durable lay-flat documentation, Compaq COBOL still producesH              these manuals unbound, ready for insertion into 8-1/2 by 11I              inch binders (except for the Installation Guide and the MPG, G              which are 7 by 9 inch, bound books). Specify the following               order numbers:   4              AA-H632G-TK       VAX COBOL User Manual  9              AA-H631G-TE       VAX COBOL Reference Manual   G              AA-K026S-TE       Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX Systems In- H                                stallation Guide, revised for Version 5.7  E              AA-RD7XA-TK       DIGITAL COBOL Multiplatform Overview & 8                                Compatibility Guide (MPG)  6              99-07644-01       8-1/2 by 11 inch binder  E              To order the complete Compaq COBOL documentation set in- H              cluding two binders, specify order number QA-099AA-GZ. ThisG              kit includes the VAX COBOL Reference Manual, the VAX COBOL I              User Manual, the DIGITAL COBOL Multiplatform Overview & Com- G              patibility Guide, the Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS VAX Systems 1              Installation Guide, and this letter.   F              Bookreader-formatted files for these manuals are includedI              on the Documentation CD-ROM (except for the MPG, which is on I              the CD-ROM in Acrobat .PDF format). To read the Compaq COBOL '              documents with Bookreader:   G              1. Invoke Bookreader; the initial or navigation Bookreader                  window appears.   J              2. Within the navigation window, select Programming Languages                 and Tools.  $              3. Select Compaq COBOL.  =              4. Select the appropriate Compaq COBOL document.   H              The Software Product Description (SPD) provides an overviewG              of the Compaq COBOL product and its features and describes I              the technical environment in which the product is supported. =              The SPD is provided on line on the Media CD-ROM.   H           The DIGITAL COBOL Multiplatform Overview & Compatibility GuideH           (MPG) provides valuable information for users operating on any%           of the following platforms:              o  OpenVMS VAX  +                                           3                             o  OpenVMS Alpha  6           o  Compaq Tru64 UNIX (formerly DIGITAL UNIX)             o  Windows NT Alpha   G           This manual (referred to as the MPG) provides application de- I           velopers, engineering and system managers, and COBOL users with .           concise, comparative information on:  E           o  Maintaining existing applications on their current plat-               form(s)  <           o  Migrating chosen applications to a new platform  D           The MPG includes an easy-to-reference summary of our COBOL&           compilers' capabilities for:  B           o  Developing, debugging, and maintaining COBOL programs  ;           o  Compiling, linking, and running COBOL programs   F           The MPG is also an immediate source for valuable programming           tools such as:  '           o  The ASCII and EBCDIC table   H           o  A comparative table of COBOL command modifiers for all four              platforms             Compaq COBOL Web Site   F           Please look at our web page and give it a Bookmark. It has aE           wide variety of detailed information about the Compaq COBOL H           products, ranging (for example) from a compatibility matrix toJ           Y2K information, and from product descriptions and Release NotesG           to the complete, Acrobat readable DIGITAL COBOL Multiplatform 2           Overview & Comparison Guide. The URL is:  ;              http://www.openvms.compaq.com/commercial/cobol                        ___________________ J         [1] COMPAQ, VAX, VMS, the Compaq logo, and the DIGITAL logo Regis-I             tered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  OpenVMS and Tru64 I             are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. F             Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.  OSF/1I             and UNIX are trademarks of The Open Group.  All other product H             names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective               companies.  +                                           4 