Release Notes for TECO-8 V7

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

The source for TECO-8 version 7 consists of 13 modules:

Module		Description

TECO.MAC	Main body of TECO
TECINI.MAC	Initialization code
TECTBL.MAC	Main dispatch tables
TECO12.MAC	VR12 support (for PDP-12)
TECOVT.MAC	VT support (for VT05, VT52, and VT100)
TECNUM.MAC	Arithmetic commands
TECERR.MAC	Error module
TECOVX.MAC	X-Overlay
TECOVQ.MAC	Q-Overlay
TECOVF.MAC	F-Overlay
TECOVI.MAC	I/O-Overlay
TECSRH.MAC	Search commands
TECDEF.MAC	Global definitions

These should be assembled with MACREL (Version 2) as follows:

.MAC TECO
.MAC TECINI
.MAC TECTBL
.MAC TECO12
.MAC TECOVT
.MAC TECNUM
.MAC TECERR
.MAC TECOVX
.MAC TECOVQ
.MAC TECOVF
.MAC TECOVI
.MAC TECSRH
.MAC TECDEF

or if your monitor supports wild-card compile-class commands, these
can be assembled with the command:

.MAC TEC???.MAC   .

The resulting 13 relocatable binary modules should be linked using
LINK (Version 2) as follows:

.LINK TECO,TECINI,TECO12,TECOVT,TECTBL$
*TECNUM,TECERR,TECOVX,TECOVQ,TECOVF,TECOVI,TECDEF,TECSRH$

to produce the runnable image, TECO.SV, which you should put on SYS: .
The distribution kit contains the following files:

TECO.SV		A running version of TECO-8 V7
*.MAC		The 13 source files for TECO-8
*.RB		The relocatable binary files used to create TECO.SV
TECO.MP		The link map for TECO.SV
WILD.TEC	Used by CCL to support wild-card compile-class commands. (*)
TECHLP.TXT	Used by TECO to give extended error messages.
TECO.TEC	Dummy file (not yet implemented)
TECO.INI	Sample initialization file that automatically starts up VTEDIT
INUSE.TEC	IN USE macro (called by .MUNG INUSE,message)
VTEDIT.TEC	Video Terminal Editor version 00.00 for use by TECO
VTEDIT.TXT	A short description of how to use VTEDIT
LAYOUT.TXT	A summary of the keypad layout for VTEDIT V00.00
TECKBM.TEC	A TECO program that runs the OS/8 keyboard monitor
TECO8.DC	Excerpts from the TECO manual that apply to TECO-8
TECASM.BI	A BATCH file that may be used to assemble TECO
TECLNK.BI	A BATCH file that may be used to link TECO
		(*) if this feature is supported by your monitor

If your monitor supports wild-card compile class commands, then you
should put WILD.TEC on SYS:.

You should put the file TECHLP.TXT on SYS: if you are running on a 20K
machine or if you are running on a 16K machine and do not have either
a scope terminal or an auxiliary scope.

You can create a TECO initialization file by creating a file called TECO.INI
and putting it on SYS:.  It will be invoked whenever TECO is invoked by CCL.
A sample TECO.INI is enclosed.

Note that TECO-8 V7 is not the same as OS/8 TECO V5 (the DEC supported
TECO for OS/8).  TECO-8 V7 is not supported by DEC.  TECO-8 V7 is
maintained by the TECO SIG.  Suggestions, questions, and bug reports
should be sent to:

		TECO SIG
		c/o DECUS
		   Mail Stop MR2-3/E55
		One Iron Way
		Marlboro, MA 01752

You can enhance the probability of receiving a reply to your communication
by enclosing a self-addressed stamped envelope.

The TECO manual was not distributed with this release kit because
it does not fit on the distribution medium.  The manual can be ordered
separately from the DECUS program library.

The source of TECO-8 is enclosed in this kit.  This should make it easier
for users to interface non-standard scopes to TECO.  It would be very
undesirable for users (in parallel) to make changes to the main source of
TECO since then a proliferation of incompatible versions would be circulating
around.  Any user who desires to make significant improvements to TECO-8 is
welcome (and encouraged) to do so, but is urged to inform the TECO SIG of his
intentions.

News of bummed locations (even 1) should be sent to the TECO SIG.  Every
little bit helps.  For example, backward searches could be implemented
if we could only bum about 20 locations.