                          COMPAQ    B           Read Before Installing or Using Compaq COBOL Version 2.7#           for OpenVMS Alpha Systems              AV-PXE8K-TE              October 2000  F           Please take a moment to read the following information about@           Compaq COBOL[1] Version 2.7 for OpenVMS Alpha Systems.  7           License Management Facility (LMF) Information   D           Before you can install Compaq COBOL, an LMF Product Autho-C           rization Key (PAK) must be registered and loaded (see the E           Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha Systems Installation Guide).   "           Installation Information  F           Installing Compaq COBOL requires the OpenVMS Alpha operating'           system Version 6.2 or higher.   H           The Layered Products Software Binaries Compact Disc (Media CD-I           ROM) contains the installation kits, the Compaq COBOL for Open- I           VMS Alpha Systems Installation Guide, and related documentation '           in ASCII and POSTSCRIPT form.   J           ________________________________________________________________            Version 2.7 Kit Compo-J           nent________________________Directory_and_File__________________  E           Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS    [COBOL027.KIT]DEC-AXPVMS-COBOL- 7           Alpha Systems               V0207-1209-1.PCSI   F           Compaq COBOL RTL for        [COBOL027.KIT]DEC-AXPVMS-COBRTL-7           OpenVMS Alpha Systems       V0207-603A-1.PCSI            V6.2 - V7.1-1   F           Compaq COBOL RTL for        [COBOL027.KIT]DEC-AXPVMS-COBRTL-7           OpenVMS Alpha Systems       V0207-603B-1.PCSI            V7.1-2 and higher   B           Installation Guide, this    [COBOL027.DOCUMENTATION]*.PSC           Read Before Installing      [COBOL027.DOCUMENTATION]*.TXT J           letter,_and_SPD_________________________________________________  H           VMSINSTAL has been replaced by PCSI for COBOL installation, as           of Version 2.7.   ;                           2000 Compaq Computer Corporation                    Compaq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   @           The Release Notes for Compaq COBOL Version 2.7 containH           installation-related instructions and a summary of known prob-I           lems, restrictions, problems corrected, RTL notes, and debugger I           notes, as well as a summary of differences between this product F           and Compaq COBOL on Compaq Tru64 UNIX, Windows NT Alpha, andG           OpenVMS VAX. To read the Release Notes before installing Com- I           paq COBOL, use the following DCL command to extract them into a            file:   N   $ product extract release_notes COBOL/source=SYS$HELP:COBOL027.RELEASE_NOTES  D           This command will extract the Release Notes into SYS$HELP.  D           The instructions for the installation will be found in theI           Installation Guide. After you install Compaq COBOL, the Release #           Notes will be located in:   -               SYS$HELP:COBOL027.RELEASE_NOTES   H           The version of the RTL shipped on the Version 2.7 RTL kits for4           Compaq COBOL on OpenVMS Alpha is V2.7-603.  #           Contents of the Media Kit   $           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 yourG              kit. If your kit is damaged or any items are missing, call (              your Compaq representative.             o  Media  E              The Media CD-ROM contains the Compaq COBOL directory and I              kits. For information about installing Compaq COBOL, see the G              Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha Systems Installation Guide.   2           o  CD User's Guide and Read First Letter  I              The OpenVMS Alpha Layered Products Compact Disc User's Guide G              and a "CD Read First" letter accompany the CD distribution H              kit. The CD User's Guide lists the directory names provided2              for each product on the Media CD-ROM.        '           o  Compaq COBOL Documentation   E              The Compaq COBOL Reference Manual, the Compaq COBOL User G              Manual, and the Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha Systems In- @              stallation Guide have been revised for Version 2.7.  H              These files, formatted for HTML, are included on the online"              documentation CD-ROM.  G              If you purchased the DBMS Database Programming option, the E              kit includes the DIGITAL COBOL DBMS Database Programming <              manual, which fits into the User Manual binder.  G              DIGITAL COBOL Multiplatform Overview & Compatibility Guide               (MPG)  J              This manual provides valuable information for users operating/              on any of the following platforms:                 o  OpenVMS VAX                 o  OpenVMS Alpha   9              o  Compaq Tru64 UNIX (formerly DIGITAL UNIX)                  o  Windows NT Alpha  F              This manual (referred to as the MPG) provides applicationI              developers, engineering and system managers, and COBOL users 6              with concise, comparative information on:  H              o  Maintaining existing applications on their current plat-                 form(s)   ?              o  Migrating chosen applications to a new platform   I              The MPG includes an easy-to-reference summary of our compil- #              ers' capabilities for:   E              o  Developing, debugging, and maintaining COBOL programs   >              o  Compiling, linking, and running COBOL programs  I              The MPG is also an immediate source for valuable programming               tools such as:   *              o  The ASCII and EBCDIC table  F              o  A comparative table of COBOL command modifiers for all                 four platforms                Ordering Manuals   J              To order additional current Compaq COBOL manuals individuallyJ              (and ready for insertion into an 8-1/2 by 11 inch binder that>              you supply), specify the following order numbers:  7              AA-Q2G1F-TK       Compaq COBOL User Manual   <              AA-Q2G0F-TK       Compaq COBOL Reference Manual  F              AA-Q6PGB-TE       DIGITAL COBOL DBMS Database Programming  E              AA-PXE7J-TE       Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha Systems 1                                Installation Guide   E              AA-RD7XA-TK       DIGITAL COBOL Multiplatform Overview & 2                                Compatibility Guide  I              To order the complete Compaq COBOL documentation set includ- H              ing two binders, specify order number QA-0JUAA-GZ. This kitI              includes the Compaq COBOL Reference Manual, the Compaq COBOL H              User Manual, the Compaq COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha Systems In-I              stallation Guide, the DIGITAL COBOL Multiplatform Overview & 2              Compatibility Guide, and this letter.  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.              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 Y2K suggestions to a com-F           patibility matrix, and from product descriptions and ReleaseJ           Notes to the complete, Acrobat readable DIGITAL COBOL Multiplat-:           form Overview & Compatibility 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.  