                          DIGITAL     E           Read Before Installing or Using DIGITAL GKS Version 6.5 for            OpenVMS Alpha Systems              AV-PVTAJ-TE   E           Whether you are a new or existing DIGITAL GKS[TM] (formerly G           DEC GKS[TM]) customer, please take time to read the following )           information about your product.   "           Installation Information  E           Installing DIGITAL GKS Version 6.5 requires the OpenVMS[TM] J           Alpha Operating System Version 6.1 or higher, and DECwindows[TM]D           Motif[R] Version 1.2 or higher for OpenVMS Alpha. PreviousI           versions of DIGITAL GKS do not need to be installed before this            version.  E           The OpenVMS Alpha Layered Products media consists of of the            following:  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-I           lation save sets and installation guide for DIGITAL GKS Version H           6.5. The main DIGITAL GKS directory is [AXPGKS065] for the de-H           velopment kit and [AXPGKSRT065] for the run-time-only kit. The+           files located on this CD-ROM are:   4           o  The DIGITAL GKS installation save sets:                   Development Kit +                  [AXPGKS065.KIT]AXPGKS065.A +                  [AXPGKS065.KIT]AXPGKS065.B +                  [AXPGKS065.KIT]AXPGKS065.C +                  [AXPGKS065.KIT]AXPGKS065.D   !                 Run-Time-Only Kit /                  [AXPGKSRT065.KIT]AXPGKSRT065.A /                  [AXPGKSRT065.KIT]AXPGKSRT065.B /                  [AXPGKSRT065.KIT]AXPGKSRT065.C   G           o  The DIGITAL GKS installation guide (Installing DIGITAL GKS F              for OpenVMS Alpha Systems), this letter, and the SoftwareJ              Product Description are provided as files in PostScript (.ps)6              and ASCII (.txt) format in the directory:  *                  [AXPGKS065.DOCUMENTATION]  H               Digital Equipment Corporation. 1997. All Rights Reserved.                 #           Release Notes Information   M           The release notes for DIGITAL GKS Version 6.5 contain installation- H           related instructions and a summary of technical changes, knownH           problems, restrictions, and incompatibilities. To read the re-I           lease notes before installing DIGITAL GKS, invoke VMSINSTAL and J           follow the instructions in the installation guide. After DIGITALG           GKS installation, the release notes are located in the files:   C              SYS$HELP:DECAXPGKS065.RELEASE_NOTES     (ASCII format) H              SYS$HELP:DECAXPGKS065_RELEASE_NOTES.PS  (PostScript format)  7           License Management Facility (LMF) Information   H           Before you can install DIGITAL GKS, you must register and loadI           a Product Authorization Key (PAK), using the License Management F           Facility (LMF). For more details, see the Installing DIGITALE           GKS for OpenVMS Alpha Systems guide. For information on LMF F           requirements for reading the DIGITAL GKS documentation usingD           Bookreader software, refer to the Software Product Library           CD-ROM User's Guide.  #           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 theG              DIGITAL GKS directory and save sets. For information about F              installing DIGITAL GKS on your system, see the InstallingJ              DIGITAL GKS for OpenVMS Alpha Systems guide (also provided on              this CD-ROM).  !           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   H                 This document provides a list of the products on the On-G                 line Documentation Library CD-ROM, as well as a list of E                 products that have been removed from the library this H                 quarter. It also lists the bookshelf category from whichI                 to access product documentation using the Bookshelf Navi- %                 gation Utility (BNU).     +                                           2              #              -  "Read First" letter   J                 This document describes the changes from the previous ver-I                 sion of the Software Product Library CD-ROM distribution.   (              -  "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:  C                 <> Mount and control access to the Software Product !                    Library 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.   &           o  DIGITAL GKS Documentation  F              DIGITAL GKS documents are provided as Bookreader files onI              the Online Documentation Library CD-ROM. Refer to the Online F              Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide for informationF              about how to read the online documentation. This guide isI              located on disc 1 of the Online Documentation Library CD-ROM '              in the [README] directory.   G              Both the printed and online DIGITAL GKS documentation kits +              include the following manuals:   $                 DEC GKS User's Guide2                 DEC GKS C Binding Reference Manual8                 DEC GKS FORTRAN Binding Reference Manual5                 DEC GKS GKS$ Binding Reference Manual 7                 DEC GKS GKS3D$ Binding Reference Manual E                 Device Specifics Reference Manual for DEC GKS and DEC                  PHIGS @                 Installing DIGITAL GKS for OpenVMS Alpha Systems  I              For more information about the DIGITAL GKS online documenta- J              tion, see the DIGITAL GKS READ ME FIRST online book. OptionalH              documentation kits, which include the DEC GKS User's Guide,I              Device Specifics Reference Manual for DEC GKS and DEC PHIGS, I              one binding reference manual, and the installation guide are G              also available. To order the printed manuals, refer to the 0              Software Product Description (SPD).    +                                           3              /           o  Software Product Description (SPD)   H              The SPD provides an overview of the DIGITAL GKS kit and itsG              features, and describes the technical environment in which I              the product is supported. This document is provided on line.              Product Name Change   G           With Version 6.2 of this product, DIGITAL changed the product +           name from DEC GKS to DIGITAL GKS.   &           Your Feedback is Appreciated  I           DIGITAL appreciates your comments about the DIGITAL GKS product G           and documentation. In an effort to improve communication with D           our customers, the DIGITAL GKS product team has created anG           electronic mail distribution list. The customers on this list I           will receive information updates about the DIGITAL GKS product. J           These customers can also participate in the evolution of DIGITALE           GKS by responding to 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  9           o  Brief description of how you use DIGITAL GKS   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 E           DIGITAL GKS 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, H             DIGITAL GKS, OpenVMS, and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of*             Digital Equipment Corporation.  M         [R] Motif is a registered trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc. P             PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.  +                                           4 