My VMS Conundrums... (was: Toilett processing...

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>
Date: Sat Mar 23 23:20:55 2002

> IIRC, the VMS docs are viewable online at DEC^H^H^HCompaq's web site
> somewhere.

There's a link on www.openvms.compaq.com.

> > I've tried 'help' but there are a lot of things that *just* *won't* *run*
> > whatsoever, including [but not limited to] every text editor I've tried,
> > because I can't figure out how to get the terminal screen configured...
>
> HELP SET TERMINAL should work, if you use a VT term into the console port.

HELP doesn't require a VTxxx terminal.

> EVE or just plain EDIT should work, again from a terminal. If the graphic
> display working at all?

Use EDIT/EDT in line mode.

> > [1] Well, OK - to be technical, the thing runs *great* - I just can't *do*
> > a frelling thing with it...

Someone is a "Farscape" fan.
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