| Preface |
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Preface
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Preface
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| Chapter 1 |
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1
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Introduction
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1.1
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What core OpenVMS URLs do you need to know?
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1.2
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What are the OpenVMS Usenet Newsgroups?
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1.2.1
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What is the scope of the comp.os.vms newsgroup?
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1.2.2
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What newsgroups carry VMS-related information?
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1.2.3
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What newsgroup archives are available?
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1.2.4
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What is the INFO-VAX mailing list?
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1.2.4.1
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How do I subscribe to or unsubscribe from INFO-VAX?
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1.3
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What is [n]etiquette?
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1.4
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What OpenVMS user group(s) are available?
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1.5
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OpenVMS Support, Questions and Comments?
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1.5.1
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Corporate contacts for OpenVMS Business Issues?
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1.5.2
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OpenVMS Ambassadors?
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1.5.3
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Contact for OpenVMS Marketing Issues and Questions?
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1.5.4
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Contact URLs for OpenVMS Technical Issues?
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| Chapter 2 |
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2
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General Information
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2.1
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What is OpenVMS? What is its history?
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2.2
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What is the difference between VMS and OpenVMS?
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2.2.1
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How do I port from VMS to OpenVMS?
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2.3
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Which is better, OpenVMS or UNIX?
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2.4
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Is HP continuing funding and support for OpenVMS?
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2.5
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What OpenVMS CD-ROM distribution kits are available?
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2.6
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In what language is OpenVMS written?
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2.7
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Obtaining and Transfering OpenVMS licensees?
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2.7.1
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Questions asked by Hobbyist OpenVMS licensees?
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2.7.2
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OpenVMS Educational and CSLG licenses?
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2.7.3
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What developer and partner licensing programs are available?
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2.7.4
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How do I obtain or transfer an OpenVMS license?
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2.8
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Does OpenVMS support the Euro currency symbol?
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2.9
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OpenVMS Ports? Itanium? Ports to Intel (IA-32) systems?
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2.10
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Are there any network-accessible OpenVMS systems?
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2.11
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What version of OpenVMS do I need?
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2.12
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How can I submit OpenVMS Freeware?
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2.13
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Porting applications to OpenVMS?
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2.14
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What resources are available to OpenVMS software developers?
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2.15
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memory management, resource management, process scheduling, etc?
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2.16
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Basic Units of Measurement?
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2.16.1
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How many bytes are in a disk block?
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2.16.2
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How many bytes are in a memory page?
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2.16.3
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How do I convert? Disk Blocks? KB, MB, GB, TB?
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| Chapter 3 |
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3
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Documentation
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3.1
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Where can I find online copies of OpenVMS manuals?
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3.2
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What online information and websites are available?
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3.3
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OpenVMS Product Information Telephone Numbers?
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3.4
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How do I extract the contents of a HELP topic to a text file?
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3.5
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Does OpenVMS Marketing have an e-mail address?
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3.6
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Where can I learn about OpenVMS executive internals?
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3.7
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Where can new users find tutorial information about OpenVMS?
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3.7.1
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Tutorial Websites?
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3.7.2
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Books and Tutorials?
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3.8
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What OpenVMS mailing lists are available?
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3.9
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What is this Ask The Wizard website I've heard about?
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3.10
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Access to the OpenVMS Netscape Navigator documentation?
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| Chapter 4 |
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4
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Time and Timekeeping
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4.1
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UTC vs GMT vs vs UT1/UT1/UT2 TDF? What are these acronyms?
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4.2
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A brief history of OpenVMS Timekeeping, please?
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4.2.1
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Details of the OpenVMS system time-keeping?
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4.2.1.1
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VAX hardware time-keeping details...
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4.2.1.1.1
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TOY clock
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4.2.1.1.2
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EXE$GQ_SYSTIME
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4.2.1.1.3
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EXE$GQ_TODCBASE
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4.2.1.1.4
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EXE$GL_TODR
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4.2.1.2
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Alpha hardware time-keeping details...
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4.2.1.2.1
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Battery-Backed Watch (BB_WATCH) Chip
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4.2.1.2.2
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EXE$GQ_SYSTIME
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4.2.1.2.3
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EXE$GQ_SAVED_HWCLOCK
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4.2.1.3
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Why does VAX need a SET TIME at least once a year?
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4.2.2
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How does OpenVMS VAX maintain system time?
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4.3
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Keeping the OpenVMS system time synchronized?
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4.3.1
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Why does my OpenVMS system time drift?
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4.3.2
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How can I drift the OpenVMS system time?
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4.3.3
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How can I configure TCP/IP Services NTP as a time provider?
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4.4
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Managing Timezones, Timekeeping, UTC, and Daylight Savings?
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4.4.1
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How to troubleshoot TDF problems on OpenVMS?
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4.4.2
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Customizing your TDF (Timezone) Setting?
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4.5
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Why does the SET TIME command fail? Help managing DTSS?
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| Chapter 5 |
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5
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System Management Information
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5.1
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What is an installed image?
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5.2
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Are there any known viruses for OpenVMS?
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5.3
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How do I mount an ISO-9660 CD on OpenVMS?
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5.4
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How do I extract the contents of a PCSI kit?
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5.5
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Emergency (Conversational) System Startup?
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5.5.1
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I've forgotten the SYSTEM password - what can I do?
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5.5.2
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My product licenses have expired - what can I do?
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5.6
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How do I change the node name of an OpenVMS System?
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5.7
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Why doesn't OpenVMS see the new memory I just added?
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5.8
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How do I change the text in a user's UIC identifier?
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5.9
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What are the OpenVMS version upgrade paths?
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5.9.1
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OpenVMS Alpha Upgrade (or Update) Paths
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5.9.2
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OpenVMS VAX Release Upgrade Paths
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5.9.3
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OpenVMS Cluster Rolling Upgrade Paths
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5.9.4
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OpenVMS Product Version and Support Information
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5.9.5
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OpenVMS Alpha Terminology
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5.10
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Why do I have a negative number in the pagefile reservable pages?
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5.11
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Do I have to update layered products when updating OpenVMS?
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5.12
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How do I change the volume label of a disk?
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5.13
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How can I set up a shared directory?
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5.14
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Why do I get extra blank pages on my HP Printer?
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5.15
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Drivers and Configuration of New Graphics Controllers?
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5.15.1
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The ELSA GLoria Synergy
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5.15.2
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PowerStorm 300, PowerStorm 350
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5.15.3
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PowerStorm 3D30, PowerStorm 4D20
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5.15.4
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Radeon 7500
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5.16
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How can I acquire OpenVMS patches, fixes, and ECOs?
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5.17
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How do I move the queue manager database?
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5.18
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How do I delete an undeletable/unstoppable (RWAST) process?
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5.19
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How do I reset the error count(s)?
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5.20
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How do I find out if the tape drive supports compression?
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5.21
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Can I copy SYSUAF to another version? To VAX? To Alpha?
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5.22
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How do I delete (timeout) idle processes?
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5.23
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Do I need a PAK for the DECevent (HP Analyze) tool?
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5.24
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INITIALIZE ACCVIO and ANSI tape label support?
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5.25
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How do I recover from INSVIRMEM errors?
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5.26
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How can I prevent a serial terminal line from initiating a login?
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5.27
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How does PCSI use the image BUILD_IDENT field?
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5.28
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How can I tell what software (and version) is installed?
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5.29
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What file checksum tools are available for OpenVMS?
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5.30
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What (and where) is the OpenVMS Management Station?
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5.31
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How to determine current disk fragmentation level?
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5.32
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SYSBOOT-I-FILENOTLOC, Unable to locate SYS$CPU_ROUTINES?
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5.33
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How can I customize the DCPS device control for a new printer?
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5.34
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Why do $GETDEV MOUNTCNT and SHOW DEVICE mount counts differ?
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5.35
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What software is needed for Postscript printers?
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5.36
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How do I remove a PCSI-installed patch (ECO) kit?
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5.37
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SYSINIT-E, error mounting system device, status=0072832C
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5.38
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Resolving License PAK Problems?
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5.39
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Changing the OpenVMS Version Number?
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5.40
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How to prevent users from choosing obvious passwords?
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5.41
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Please help me with the OpenVMS BACKUP utility?
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5.41.1
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Why isn't BACKUP/SINCE=BACKUP working?
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5.41.1.1
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Why has OpenVMS gone through the agony of this change?
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5.41.1.2
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Can you get the old BACKUP behaviour back?
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5.41.2
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What can I do to improve BACKUP performance?
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5.41.3
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Why is BACKUP not working as expected?
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5.41.4
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How do I fix a corrupt BACKUP saveset?
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5.41.5
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How do I write a BACKUP saveset to a remote tape?
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5.41.6
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How to perform a security disk erasure?
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5.41.7
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How to enable telnet virtual terminals?
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5.41.7.1
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Volume Shadowing MiniCopy vs MiniMerge?
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5.41.7.1.1
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MiniCopy?
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5.41.7.1.2
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MiniMerge?
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