From: SMTP%"MACRO32@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU" 8-MAR-1995 14:26:07.20 To: EVERHART CC: Subj: New ZTdriver version (beta-test) X-ListName: "VMS Internals, MACRO, & BLISS Discussions" Warnings-To: <> Errors-To: owner-macro32@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU Sender: owner-macro32@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 19:31:28 +0100 From: "GWDGV1::MOELLER" Reply-To: MACRO32@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU To: info-vax@mvb.saic.com, macro32@wkuvx1.wku.edu Subject: New ZTdriver version (beta-test) A new (beta-test) version my ZT_DRIVER software (virtual tape, "remotetape") is available via anonymous FTP from: ftp.gwdg.de:pub/vms/zt_022_beta.*_of_5 It's labelled "beta" because after a long time I changed the ZT_DRIVER proper, and can't be sure that it works on just every VMS system - feedback please! (+) New features: - Multiple ZT units (optionally 0..99) - some support for IO$_DISPLAY (mostly "latent") - support for DECC compiler on VAX - "pro forma" support of XA on VAX VMS V6 Supposedly the interface between ZT components remains unchanged (as ever, I think). BTW, the ZT1 and ZT2 programs have already for some time taken the name of the pseudo-tape to be "served" as an (optional) command line argument; you have to make use of this in order to drive multiple units. Sorry, there's still no documentation included ... (+) I have built and tested the current ZT version on VAX VMS V5.4-2, 5.5-2, 6.1 (w/o "XA") and AXP VMS V6.1. ZT _should_ also work on other VAX VMS versions from V4 onward, and on AXP VMS V1.5 (no idea about V1.0). If you can build & test ZT on one of the latter, please let me know! Enjoy, Wolfgang J. Moeller, Tel. +49 551 201516 or -510, GWDG, D-37077 Goettingen, F.R.Germany PSI%(0262)45050859008::MOELLER Disclaimer: No claim intended! |