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          Read Before Installing or Using DEC GKS Version 4.1

          AV-FT65G-TE

          Whether you are a first-time or long-time DEC GKS
          user, please take a moment to look over the following
          information about your product.

          Operating Systems

          The documentation contains information about DEC GKS
          for VMS. DEC GKS for VMS systems is available in April
          1990.

          License PAK Information

          If you are installing DEC GKS Version 4.1 on a newly-
          licensed node or cluster, you must first register a
          License Product Authorization Key (License PAK) using
          the License Management Facility (LMF). The License PAK
          may be shipped along with the kit if you ordered the
          license and media together; otherwise, it is shipped
          separately to a location based on your license order.

          If you are installing DEC GKS Version 4.1 as an update
          on a node or cluster already licensed for this soft-
          ware, you must register the Service Update PAK (SUP)
          that is included in your Service Update Kit. If you
          already registered a License PAK or a SUP for this
          product on this node or cluster, you do not need to
          register the SUP.

          If you are installing an update of DEC GKS but lack a
          service contract, call your Digital representative for
          instructions on how to get a License PAK.

          See the VMS License Management Utility Manual for
          registration instructions.

 


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          Release Notes Information

          The release notes for the latest installed version of
          DEC GKS contain useful information such as a summary of
          technical changes, new features, known problems, cor-
          rected errors, performance enhancements, documentation
          errors, restrictions, and incompatibilities.

          You can read these release notes following the instal-
          lation of DEC GKS on a VMS system by typing:

               $ HELP GKS RELEASE_NOTES

          Note that you must have VMS Version 5.1 or higher for
          Version 4.n, where n is the point release version
          number of DEC GKS. Previous versions of DEC GKS do
          not need to be installed before this one.

          Contents of This Kit

          o  Bill of Materials (BOM)

             Please read the BOM enclosed in this kit, and check
             to see that all items listed there are actually in
             your kit. If your kit is damaged, or if you find
             that parts of it are missing, please call your
             Digital representative.

          o  Media

             If you have ordered media, you will find the media
             and the DEC GKS Installation Guide in this kit. This
             manual supplies the information necessary to install
             DEC GKS on a VMS Version 5.1 or greater system.

                        ©Digital Equipment Corporation.
                          1990. All rights reserved.

 


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          o  Documentation

             New DEC GKS customers will receive all of the fol-
             lowing documentation. Update customers will receive
             only new documents. Run-Time-Only customers will
             receive only the DEC GKS Installation Guide.

                DEC GKS User Manual
                DEC GKS Reference Manual
                DEC GKS C Binding Reference Manual
                DEC GKS FORTRAN Binding Reference Manual
                DEC GKS GKS$ Binding Reference Manual
                DEC GKS Device Specifics Reference Manual
                Building a DEC GKS Device Handler System
                Building a DEC GKS Workstation Handler System
                DEC GKS Installation Guide

          o  Software Product Description (SPD)

             Your SPD provides an overview of the DEC GKS kit and
             its features.

          o  Software Performance Report (SPR)

             This form allows you to report any problems with DEC
             GKS, provided you have purchased warranty services.

          o  Software Update Survey Card

             Your completion of this card after you install your
             DEC GKS kit provides valuable feedback to Digital
             on installation quality. Your feedback allows us to
             understand customer needs, which enables us to make
             necessary improvements.

 


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          A Final Note

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


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          DECUS - The Benefits of Belonging

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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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          Symposia

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          SIGs also sponsor seminars at which both Digital and
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          Publications

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          BUSINESS APPLICATIONS           NETWORKS

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          DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS         PERSONAL COMPUTER

          DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS     REFERRED PAPERS JOURNAL

          EDUCATIONAL                     RSTS

          GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS           RSX

          HARDWARE AND MICRO              RT-11

          INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS        SITE MANAGEMENT AND
          SYSTEM                          TRAINING

          LANGUAGES AND TOOLS             UNISIG

          LARGE SYSTEMS                   VAX SYSTEMS

 


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