vmsisode80_tar.z is a (unix)compressed tar file, that contains the extras/changes to isode. gcc139_tar.z is a (unix)compressed tar file of the GNU C compiler for VMS. (if you don't already have it installed) To build isode under VMS you will also need the isode 8.0 distribution (I got mine from uu.psi.com) Read the README file in vmsisode80_tar.z There are bound to be small (I hope) problems with the distribution. If you find any, let me know and I'll fix them. I'll keep updating the vmsisode80_tar.z file - so be prepared to ftp it several times if necessary. Peter Kay (PKay@massey.ac.nz)