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2393.0. "ULTRIX Demonstration User's Guide" by SCAACT::GONZALEZ (Steve Gonzalez) Mon Mar 05 1990 17:49

I have been working on an ULTRIX Demonstration User's Guide for the
Dallas Application Center for Technology.  This guide is designed as a
quick reference for all of the "standard" demonstrations that we have
available on our RISC/ULTRIX platforms.  There is a complete set of
binaries and datafiles to backup each of the demonstrations described.

All of the demos discussed in this guide are either base DECwindows
applications, OOTB's, or some of the midnight software scattered around
the systems on the E-net.  What I have tried to do is provide a single
point of reference for these demos, and have a stable demo environment
that folks who use Dallas's ACT systems can count on.

If your are interested in looking at a PostScript version of this Guide, 
then is can be copied from the DECsystem 5400 node TEJANO (45.626).  It 
is located in the guest account, and there are two versions:

	ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps     3001649 bytes  5863 blocks
	ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps.Z   1055788 bytes  2063 blocks

They may be copied to your node using either of the following:

    For ULTRIX
    
	> dcp -a tejano::public/ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps.Z .
        > uncompress ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps.Z 
        > lpr -Pyour_postsrcipt_printer -Dpost ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps

    
    For VMS:
        $  COPY TEJANO::"public/ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps" -
        _$ ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps
        $  PRINT/QUEUE=your_postsrcipt_printer/FORMS=DATA=POSTSCRIPT -
        _$ ultrix_demonstration_guide.ps

This file is set up for double-sided printing, so if you have an LPS20,
I would suggest using it (about 120 pages).  Page 2-2 is an encapsulated 
PostScript portion that includes some significant figures on describeing 
our demonstration environment.  When this page prints, it will make your 
printer look like it hung (about 7 minutes on an lps20).  Otherwise, 
everything else is standard DECwrite output.

This is a Preliminary version of the Guide.  There are many things not
yet included that will be added as I get time.  Meanwhile, I am
interested in any suggestions and comments that you may have regarding
the setup.  Please send any mail to:

		SCAACT::GONZALEZ

and include the word "Guide" in your Subject line, or reply to this note.

Following is an extract of the Introduction chapters that describes
each of the other Chapters in the book.  Exit here if your are not
interested.

Thanks, 

Steve Gonzalez 
ULTRIX/Worksystems Consultant 
Cross Functional DCC, Dallas

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		Dallas ACT ULTRIX Demonstration User's Guide


About This Guide 
----------------- 
    DECwindows is a core technology on the ULTRIX and VMS hardware and
    operating system platforms.	 There is a significant amount of base
    applications, Out-Of-The-Box (OOTB's) applications, and third-party
    applications developed to show the richness and flexibility of Digitals
    architectures.



Purpose of This Guide 
--------------------- 
    This Guide is provided as an aide to demonstrating X Windows System
    Version, Re- lease 3 application software on the ULTRIX-32 operating
    system.  It's purpose is to provide a ready reference for the Dallas
    Application Center for Technology ULTRIX demonstration environment.
    The assumption is that all of the files and executable images listed



Who Should Use This Guide 
------------------------- 
    This Guide is for all users of X Windows software.	Even though the
    focus is using X Windows applications on the RISC/ULTRIX machines, the
    descriptions of most of the software is applicable to VMS users as
    well.
    
    Part of the focus of the DECwindows environment is interoperability of
    the various applications available in DECwindows.  These demonstrations
    show that you can use VMS based workstations, UNIX based workstations,
    and even X Windows terminals to provide a consistent user interface.



Structure of This Guide 
----------------------- 
    This manual consists of a series of chapters designed to act as a
    quick- reference for many of the common applications found on both
    ULTRIX and VMS DECwindows platforms.  While not intended to be the
    definitive reference document, pointers are included to other relevant
    reference material, either on-line or in associated documentation
    sets.


Chapter Descriptions 
-------------------- 
    This guide is separated into several chapters based on the kind of
    demonstration being delivered.  Each chapter focuses on one aspect of
    the X Windows System application software.


Chapter 1 
    This is the Introduction chapter.  It describes what to expect from
    this document, and briefly discusses some of the important points of
    the X Windows client/server relationship.


Chapter 2 
    This chapter describes the demonstration environment available in the
    Dallas Application Center for Technology.  Even though this guide is
    written to serve the needs of this center, most of the information is
    generic in nature such that the Guide and associated demo files would
    be useful outside this ACT.

    Also in this chapter is a discussion of the general user environment,
    including directory structures, general login information, and specific
    login requirements such as .login and .cshrc.  Information about how to
    print in the Dallas ACT from the ULTRIX systems and other helpful hints
    and commands are also in- cluded.


Chapter 3 
    DECwindows Base Commands is the focus of this chapter.  Even though
    these commands are not necessarily part of a demonstration, they are
    used in setting up the environment for a particular demo.


Chapter 4 
    Out-of-the-box applications are covered in this chapter.  These are
    applications that are standard on Digital's Worksystems platforms and
    servers.  They are supported applications, and constitute the
    foundation for an integrated workstation.


Chapter 5 
    In addition to the standard applications, Digital provides a growing
    suite of layered products built for the DECwindows platform.  This
    chapter discusses each of these products briefly, and describes how to
    integrate them with the rest of the demonstration packages available.


Chapter 6 
    Shipped with every Worksystems and server is a distribution kit that
    includes applications developed at MIT and are a part of the industry
    standard software for the X Window System.	Even though Digital
    provides these applications, they are not supported.  Nonetheless,
    they are still an integral part of the basic X Windows capabilities,
    and should be included as a part of your demonstrations.


Chapter 7 
    In a corporation as large as ours, there is always a number of signifi-
    cant contributors to the growing cache of useful demonstrations.  The 
    applications found in this chapter are collected over a number of years 
    from a wide variety of sources.  They are some of the more interesting
    components that form the sizzle of our demonstrations.  Most of the  
    applications have been acquired through either DUIT or the DECwindows 


Chapter 8 
    The emergence of Open Software Foundation's Motif windowing system as
    an industry standard has caused many of the applications described in
    Chapter 7 to be re-written using the new libraries and menus.  This
    chapter focuses on the demonstrations acquired from the OSF/Motif
    Roadshows that traveled around the world during the latter portion of
    1989.  If your customer has seen any Motif demo from any vendor, then
    he/she has probably seen those described here.  Using these demos
    reinforces our commitment to standards from the customers point of
    view.


Chapter 9 
    Most of the demos described in the previous chapters are standalone in
    that they usually are a single application without much interaction
    with other applica- tions.	This chapter tries to describe a series of
    building blocks that can be used to create scripted demos.	These demos
    become more equipment dependent in that they start to define specific
    hardware configurations for display purposes.


Chapter 10 
    Last, but certainly not least, is the now over 600 third party
    applications available on the RISC/ULTRIX platforms.  Even though it is
    beyond the scope of this document to provide in-depth knowledge on how
    to demonstrate each of these packages, it is still important to have
    available rolling demonstrations where possible.  This chapter
    identifies a basic startup for several currently available
    demonstrations, and more will be added as time permits.

I could not find any explicit mention in your note of what
version(s) of ULTRIX and UWS software you are using.  

Whatever you're using, please keep in mind the need to look to the
near future (that is, products that were recently released, such as 
UWS V2.2) and almost near future (that is, products currently in
Field Test and soon to be released such as ULTRIX/UWS V4.0).

John

    The cover page of the Guide references the following:
    
    	ULTRIX 32 Version 3.1c
    	UWS 2.2
    	VMS 5.3-1
    	UCX Version 1.2
    
    With the exception of the Pleidaes demonstration, all of the ones I
    described in the Guide work in this environment.  Also, I mention in
    the preface a futures section that discusses plans for migrating this
    Guide to Version 4.0 of ULTRIX, and later into integrated Motif
    libraries.
    
    The Dallas ACT is already moving forward with Version 1.1 of this
    document and adding more interoperability pieces.  As the environment
    becomes better tested, I will post a pointer to compressed tar files
    that can be rolled into other systems.
    
    If you have software, demos, applications that you want to see added,
    send me a pointer and it will get there.
    
    Thanks to the 73 folks who have already copied this thing and started
    providing feedback.  I'm glad you considered the effort worthwhile.
    
    Steve