This document, the inaugural issue of The Moby Munger (the official publication of the TECO Special Interest Group), provides a comprehensive update on the state of TECO across various platforms in November 1977. Key sections include:
- Symposia Notes: A report on the Spring DECUS symposium and plans for the upcoming Fall symposium in San Diego, including calls for volunteers and TECO tutorial information.
- Platform-Specific Notes: Detailed status reports, release information, and technical patches for TECO running under RSX, TOPS-10, IAS, OS/8, RT-11, and RSTS/E.
- Technical Articles: Features on compatibility differences between various TECO versions (specifically OS/8 V4 vs V5, and TECO-11 V27 vs V28), including specific guidance on patches, flag management, and command modifications.
- Resources: Lists of available TECO documentation from DEC and a guide to TECO macros available via the DECUS library.
- Compatibility Corner: A dedicated column by Stanley Rabinowitz discussing efforts to unify TECO across different systems, including a list of compatibility issues to be addressed.
- Beginner's Column: An introduction to resources for new TECO users.
- Macro of the Month: A feature highlighting a user-contributed macro for PDP series machines.