RSX Multi-Tasker

This document is the November 1984 issue of the RSX Multi-Tasker, a newsletter produced by DECUS for users of the RSX operating system. It features:

• Editor's Note: A call for community contributions to maintain the newsletter's vitality.
• Programming Hints: Tips on parameterizing indirect command files and implementing switch-processing.
• Software Offerings: A collection of unsupported software tools for the Fox 2/30 minicomputer, including text transfer programs and simulation environments.
• Library Updates: Descriptions of new software additions, including an RSX-11 Symposium tape (Spring 1983), a HEX file editor, an online debugger for FORTRAN, another Symposium tape (Spring 1984), a utility to recover deleted files (SOS), a plotting program (PLANS), the Kermit-11 communication protocol, a FORTRAN filespec parser (PARSE/RSX), a spelling checker, a phonetics dictionary, and a terminal emulator (TEM).
• Technical Articles: Advanced techniques for manipulating the FORTRAN environment, specifically concerning subroutine argument handling.