DECUS U.S. Chapter SIGs Newsletters

This document is a collection of newsletters from various DECUS U.S. Chapter Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for January 1988, Volume 3, Number 5. It includes:

• DATATRIEVE/4GL SIG: A technical article by the 'Wombat Wizard' about tuning RMS file performance, specifically addressing fragmented files and providing a hack for the CONVERT utility. It also includes an evaluation of the VAX RALLY application development system.
• OFFICE AUTOMATION (OA) SIG: Information on accessing OASIS, an online service, and guidelines for submitting items to the OA SIG Swap Tape.
• PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC) SIG: Technical tips for controlling printer features using EDT and a 'PROgramming Quickie' on retrieving the CPU ID on a Professional computer.
• GRAPHICS SIG: A report on the October 1987 PHIGS+ meeting and a Q&A section on GKS and graphics protocols.
• HARDWARE/MICRO (HMS) SIG: Bug fixes for the VMS/MicroVMS XADRIVER for UNIBUS DR11-W and Q-Bus DRV11-WA devices.
• IAS SIG: A column from the new Chair and a guide on using BASIC routines to perform tape backups.
• LANGUAGES & TOOLS (L&T) SIG: Guidance on building a COBOL sharable image using a command procedure, and TECO initialization for RSTS and VMS.
• NETWORKS SIG: A discussion on electronic mail, including the X.400 standard and the future of voice mail integration.
• VAX SYSTEMS SIG (PAGESWAPPER): A transcript of the DECUS European VAX SIG Question and Answer session from the 1987 Rome symposium, covering topics like password security, system dump files, and the VMS checkpoint restart facility. It also provides the results of the Fall 1987 VAX Systems SIR (System Improvement Request) ballot.

The document concludes with miscellaneous administrative information, including steering committee lists for the various SIGs, and order forms for additional DECUS materials.