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If you register for a course and then find that you will be unable to attend, please cancel your registration by calling 257-UKCC. Failure to do so may jeopardize your right to register for future UKCC short courses. You can register online. Just enter VIEW UKCC SHORTCOURSE on your CMS account on the IBM 3084, and follow the menus. These classes don't require any knowledge or experience with any computer system. If you have questions about class content, call the instructor for that class. INTRODUCTION TO VM/CMS AND XEDIT November 9 and 10 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall A basic introduction to interactive use of the IBM mainframe systems, this class presumes no previous knowledge of the IBM systems or any other computer system. You'll learn how to access the computer, how to create and manage files on your account, and how to use online tools such as CALENDAR and VIEW. You'll also learn how to use the CMS text editor, XEDIT, to create and modify individual files. This course will be taught in two two-hour sessions. Both sessions will provide hands-on practice of the commands that are covered. You will be given a class computer account which will remain active for a few weeks after the course. This is the final offering of this course this semester, but it will be offered again next semester. Your instructor will be Chris Corman (257-2243). INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MAIL ON THE IBM November 13 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 103 McVey Hall An introduction to the MAIL command on the IBM 3084, this class is for the beginner. You'll learn how to create mail files and send them to other IBM system users, to WANG system users, or to PRIME system users. We will also cover the use of BITNET to communicate with individuals at other academic centers around the world. You will learn how to read incoming mail and some techniques for storing old mail. We'll also discuss how to create and maintain a NAMES file of individuals with whom you frequently correspond. You will be taught the logon sequence and some basic CMS background before we begin the discussion of MAIL. This class presumes no previous knowledge of the IBM systems or any other computer system. You'll be given a CMS account for the duration of the course and will receive hands-on instruction for all the commands covered. Your instructor will be Chris Corman (257-2243). ************************************************************************* CCS FALL SEMINAR SERIES The following seminars are free and open to everyone. All seminars are held on Wednesday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. in 327 McVey Hall. Receptions are held at 3:00 p.m. November 1 The Grand Challenge of Quantum Chromodynamics John Kogut, University of Illinois November 8 Large Molecule Calculations Michael Zerner, University of Florida November 15 Psychological Research on Computers Forrest Young, University of North Carolina November 29 Faster Algorithms for Linear Algebra Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee ************************************************************************* HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Thursday, November 23, is an official UK holiday. The UKCC offices, Consulting Room, and Micro Lab will be closed. The Data Center and Users' Rooms in 103 and 111 McVey Hall will be open from Noon until 12:30 a.m. The IBM and PRIME systems will be in operation, as usual. ************************************************************************* NEW ON VIEW We have now placed the Consulting Support Listing online VIEW. This listing includes the different software applications available to the University and what level of consulting support is available. There are names and phone numbers of people who can help you with your particular system or problem. To access the listing on CMS, just enter VIEW UKCC CONSULTING Individual copies are also available; just stop by or call the UKCC Main Office, 128 McVey Hall, 257-2900. For more information about VIEW, contact Dave Elbon, SYSDAVE@UKCC.UKY.EDU, 257-2230. ************************************************************************ COPYING SOFTWARE Respect for intellectual labor and creativity is vital to academic discourse and enterprise. This principle applies to works of all authors and publishers in all media. It encompasses respect for the right to acknowledge, right to privacy, and right to determine the form, matter, and terms of publication and distribution. Because electronic information is volatile and easily reproduced, respect for the work and personal expression of others is especially critical in computer environments. Violations of authorial integrity, including plagiarism, invasion of privacy, unauthorized access, and trade secret and copyright violations, may be grounds for sanctions against members of the academic community. -- EDUCOM Unauthorized copying of software is illegal. No matter how easy it is to copy a file from a diskette to your PC, no matter how infrequently you plan to use the software, no matter if you promise to buy it after you try it out, no matter how good your intentions -- unauthorized copying of software is illegal. WHO DOES THIS APPLY TO? Restrictions on copying software apply to you whether you're a student, an instructor, or a staff member. HOW WILL I KNOW? There are many software applications called "freeware" which you're allowed to copy and distribute as often as you like. These programs will state very plainly that they're freeware and that you may copy them. Often you'll come across an application that's labeled "shareware." Shareware applications are those which you can copy, just to try out. If you like the application and plan to use it, you're expected to send money to the creator of that application. If you don't like the application and don't plan to use it, you're expected to destroy your copy. When a group of people need to use the same application, many vendors will issue a "site license." A site license is issued to a group for a set price, and allows a specific number of people to use that software application. For example, if five people in your office do a lot of word processing on IBM PCs, your supervisor may buy a site license rather than buying five separate copies of that particular word processing application. READ THE FINE PRINT When you buy a new software application, it usually comes in a sealed envelope with a lot of fine print. Read it BEFORE you break the seal. All that fine print is your contract, and breaking the seal indicates that you agree with the vendor's terms. Usually, the vendor will include permission to make one backup copy. If you don't agree to the vendor's terms, contact the vendor and return the software, unopened. BE SMART If a software application doesn't plainly state that it's freeware or shareware, be smart and just assume you aren't allowed to copy it -- for any reason, for any purpose, for any length of time. Save yourself a lot of trouble; ask a Consultant or your instructor or your supervisor before you make even one quick, temporary copy of a software application. -- Marguerite Floyd ************************************************************************* SPEAKEZ NOW AVAILABLE ON IBM 3090 SPEAKEZ, a problem-solving language developed by the Speakeasy Computing Corporation, is now available to anyone with a UKCCS account. It can provide quick production of charts, graphs, and 3-D graphics as well as statistics, financial functions, mathematical, and scientific routines. Its mathematical functions provide solutions to differential equations, numerical integration, and time-series problems. SPEAKEZ programs can even call FORTRAN routines. SPEAKEZ's structure and syntax is similar to BASIC, but it also has many complex functions for interactive or program use. You can use SPEAKEZ in a calculator-type mode, in which constants, variables, and functions are entered and an answer is produced directly. You can combine SPEAKEZ statements into a program which can be run interactively, saved into a library, and run in a future session. For SPEAKEZ graphics and charts you'll need a Tektronix graphic terminal for graphics or charts. There is a Tektronix terminal available in 111 McVey Hall, and IBM PCs can emulate Tektronix terminals with appropriate software. To access SPEAKEZ, enter GRAB SPEAKEZ SPEAKEZ A full tutorial system is available online, and HELP commands cover most of the commands, syntax, and functions of SPEAKEZ. Enter the command HELP TUTORIAL to start learning SPEAKEZ. For more information about or help with SPEAKEZ, contact Tom Faller at TOMFAL@UKCC.UKY.EDU, 257-2236, 314 McVey Hall. -- Tom Faller ************************************************************************* UKCC SUGGESTIONS 1. I just received another one of those chain letters. Please remind everyone that these things tie up the network. >>>Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Chain letters are a nuisance and disruptive to users. Don't send them. 2. How about putting the football and basketball schedules, as well as the University Senate calendar online? It would be very useful for planning purposes. >>>Good idea! Individual departments are responsible for putting their information on VIEW. Please contact the departments responsible for those areas. 3. Can you put the index to "The Kentucky Register" online? >>>Thanks for the suggestion. A short index of the online "Register" is now available online and covers from August 1988 through July 1989. Enter VIEW UKCC REGISTER, and follow the menus. 4. When I start up the CMS KERMIT program, I am invariably greeted with the message "Handshake is XON -- not needed" before being given a KERMIT prompt. Why is this message appearing? >>>It's an informational message that probably isn't needed. We'll look into removing it. 5. I'm having trouble printing out a stat assignment. I get the error message "Record length exceeds allowable maximum." Can you help? >>>This message usually appears when you try to print a file containing printer carriage control characters, if your file's record length is 133, for example. The Carriage Control option will help. FPRINT filename filetype ( CC 6. I periodically want to find out if friends of mine are logged on at UK. I have tried Q NAMES, but I get error messages indicating that the command is not valid. I have also issued the HELP command to no avail. What command can I issue to find out if a specific user is logged in? >>>If you're using a CMS system, you can issue SMSG rscsid CMS UKCC CPQ NAMES (where rscsid is the name of your local rscs machine), or SMSG rscsid CMD UKCC CPQ USERS userid. Let us know if this helps. 7. There's a problem with WHOIS. When the GUESS command is used, WHOIS won't stop sending messages to the screen. >>>We'll soon be putting new limits on the GUESS function to prevent this. Thanks for reporting it. 8. I had the impression that the preferred addressing scheme for MAIL users was userid@UKCC.UKY.EDU instead of the former userid@UKCC. I have a NAMES file, but MAIL doesn't find references to userids of persons whose node entry is UKCC.UKY.EDU at all. Is there something I can change so that MAIL knows its home node can be either UKCC or UKCC.UKY.EDU instead of requiring that it be UKCC? >>>To switch to domain addressing put a line like this in your MAILUSER XEDIT file: SETMAIL LOCAL.DOMAIN ukcc.uky.edu and set your node in your NAMES file to match. 9. I use CMS BATCH to process several large programs, and queue them at night or on weekends when the rates are supposed to be lower. However, when I check my account balance the next day, it appears that I am being charged the full price. In using CMS BATCH, are the rates cheaper at night and on weekends, or is it the same regardless of the time run? >>>Yes, night and weekend rates are cheaper for CMS (including CMS BATCH). We'll make the necessary adjustments to correct this problem, and we appreciate you letting us know. 10. There are problems with UKnet. Yesterday I began getting the following error messages UKCC not found >>>When you reported this we were experiencing a minor mechanical problem with UKnet. It's since been taken care of, so you shouldn't have any more problems. 11. Why is it necessary to continually change the dial-up number for 1200 baud modems? Three numbers so far this year: 257-4861, then 258-1200, and now 258-1912. Every time you change the modem number I have to change the dial-up protocols in my various communications packages . . . real pain. Can't you select ONE number and stay with it for the next five to ten years? Do it with care, and you only have to do it once. Thanks. >>>We chose 258-1200 because it was easy to remember, but once it was implemented we encountered a conflict with the PBX trunk group. The only solution was to find a number not associated with the affected trunk group. The old number has been forwarded to a digital intercept message that will inform callers of the change. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we plan to keep 258-1912 for a long time. 12. Is anyone aware that the TELNET ports just don't work right? There aren't enough of them and they hang up all the time. Is there anything that can be done to fix this? Thanks. >>>Communications Services is working on installing more TELNET/UKnet ports. The new PRIME has ethernet connections and will relieve some of the pressure. If you're still having hang-up problems, let us know. 13. The dial-up numbers listed under HELP NETWORK need to be changed. >>>Thanks for reporting it. They will be corrected. 14. I've been trying to use the SEARCH EXEC to find all files which contain a given string. The SEARCH EXEC uses the SELECT command. It appears that the SELECT command may only find matches if the string being sought ends in or before column 256. Many of my files are packed and so SELECT does not find strings beyond column 256. I tried switching the SEARCH EXEC to use EXECIO DISKR (LOCATE command, and that does succeed in finding strings ending in column 1024. But it, too, fails sometimes to find a string in a file and I can't figure out exactly the conditions under which it fails. Is SELECT indeed limited to columns 1-256? If so, is it documented and I just failed to read it or is it not documented? Why does EXECIO fail to locate strings sometimes? What am I doing wrong? >>>SELECT is limited to 256-byte search strings and only checks the first 256 bytes of each record. The documentation will be changed to reflect this, and we'll investigate removing these limitations. Could you provide us with a sample EXEC and sample data to reproduce your EXECIO problem? ************************************************************************* UKCC CLASSIFIEDS Classified ads are free to UK students, faculty, and staff. Ads run for one issue and must be resubmitted for publication in subsequent issues. If you'd like to place a computing-related ad (such as buying or selling used computer equipment), send it via e-mail to EDITOR@UKCC or mail it to Editor, UK Computing Center, 128 McVey Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0045. The deadline for ads is the first week of the month for the following month's issue. We do not accept advertising from commercial vendors, and all ads are subject to revision by the Editor. FOR SALE: Apple IIC with external drive and monitor, assorted software and manuals included. Contact Bill Atchison at 987-6602 or CS.DEPT.ATCHISON.W@UKPR.UKY.EDU. ************************************************************************* UKCC SERVICE DIRECTORY McVey Service E-Mail Address Phone Hall Vice President, Information Services Eugene R. Williams DPS128@UKCC 257-3609 Director, University Computing Services Dr. Douglas Hurley HURLEY@UKCC 257-2900 128 Director, Communications Services Doyle Friskney DOYLE@UKCC 257-6225 Director, Computational Sciences Dr. John Connolly CONNOLLY@UKCC 257-8737 324 Academic Consulting Services Lavine Thrailkill UKC105@UKCC 257-2257 121 CMS Consulting Bob Crovo CROVO@UKCC 257-2258 109 Complaints Carol Lotz LOTZ@UKCC 257-2213 129 Consultant for Remote Sites Wanda Dixon Spisak WANDA@UKCC 257-2206 116 Consulting Consultant on Duty SUGGEST@UKCC 257-2249 110 Contingency Planning & Security Jack L. Coffman UKA051@UKCC 257-2273 218 Database - IDMS Rick Chlopan DBA003@UKCC 257-2211 230E Data Center 257-2222 61 Data Entry Frank McCormick OPFRANK@UKCC 257-2216 72 Desktop Publishing Consulting Marguerite Floyd EDITOR@UKCC 257-2219 205 Disk Rental Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 Facilities Operations Joe Williams UKA048@UKCC 257-2231 122 Graphics Consultation Bob Williamson ROBERTT@UKCC 257-2227 207 Information Center Judy Kisil UKA041@UKCC 257-2241 222 Information Resources Dr. Jon Hesseldenz UKA045@UKCC 257-3904 230D Instructional Software Wayne Beech WAYNE@UKCC 257-2238 100 Machine Room 257-2222 59 Management Information Systems Forrest Hahn UKA006@UKCC 257-2260 123 Memos and Manuals Consulting Room 257-2249 110 Micro Lab 257-2207 107 Network/Telecommunications UKT101@UKCC 257-2229 New Accounts Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 Numerical Analysis Consulting Anne Leigh ANNE@UKCC 257-2205 109B Optical Scanner - NCS Chris Corman CHRIS@UKCC 257-2243 109 Bob Crovo CROVO@UKCC 257-2258 109 Passwords Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 PRIME Information Peggy Akridge PEGGY@UKCC 257-2237 100 Program Documentation/Libraries Consulting Room 257-2249 110 Publications Office Marguerite Floyd EDITOR@UKCC 257-2219 200 Refunds Consulting Room 257-2249 110 SAS and SPSS Consulting Steve Thomson STEVE@UKCC 257-2259 120 Lorinda Wang UKC333@UKCC 257-2204 109B Statistical Consulting Steve Thomson STEVE@UKCC 257-2259 120 Tapes to Borrow, Tape Storage Data Center 257-2222 61 Tours of UKCC Lavine Thrailkill UKC105@UKCC 257-2257 121 User Account Services Janet Hyatt HYATT@UKCC 257-2212 130 Larry Johnson JOHNSON@UKCC 257-2217 130 Vectorization Consulting Tom Faller TOMFAL@UKCC 257-2236 314 Anne Leigh ANNE@UKCC 257-2205 109B ************************************************************************* UNIVERSITY COMPUTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE Douglas E. Hurley, Central Administration H. Clay Owen, Central Administration A.J. Hauselman, Community Colleges James W. Phillips, Community Colleges Raphael Finkel, Lexington Campus Leonard K. Peters, Lexington Campus N. Clare Detraz, Medical Center David A. Nash, Medical Center T. Earle Bowen, Ex Officio Ben W. Carr, Ex Officio Wimberly C. Royster, Ex Officio Donald E. Sands, Ex Officio Eugene R. Williams, Ex Officio *************************************************************************