README.md
THIS UIC CONTAINS THE WORLD-FAMOUS AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED VS: DRIVER, CURRENT
VERSION 2.05 (05-JUN-82 REVISION), AND ASSOCIATED UTILITIES AND TEST PROGRAMS.
THE VS: DRIVER PROVIDES A SYSTEM OF NAMED QUEUES FOR INTER-TASK
COMMUNICATIONS, AND CAN BE VIEWED AS AN EXTENSION OF A "VARIABLE SEND-DATA"
SERVICE. VS: VERSION 2.05 INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR AST-ON-RECEIVE, SELECTIVE
EXAMINE, SELECTIVE MESSAGE DELETE, AND FLUSH QUEUE, WHICH VERSION 1 DID NOT
HAVE.
THE UPGRADE FROM V2.04 TO V2.05 CONSISTS OF THE REMOVAL OF CODE THAT CALLS
THE EXEC $GTWRD AND $PTWRD ROUTINES. BY REMOVING THE (UNNECESSARY) MAPPING
AND UNMAPPING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TRANSFER LOOP, TRANSFER TIME PER WORD HAS
BEEN DECREASED TO LESS THAN 1/8 OF THE TIME IN PREVIOUS VERSIONS!
IF YOU WANT SUPPORT (BUG FIXES, ETC.) FOR VS:, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:
VIRTUAL ADDRESS (MY EMPLOYER):
JOHN OSUDAR
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS, INC.
*** THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS IS NO LONGER CORRECT -- OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED
*** TO SCHAUMBURG, IL -- DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT ME AT THIS ADDRESS OR
*** YOU WILL GET A "PAGE FAULT"!!!
1211 W. 22ND STREET
SUITE 901
OAK BROOK, IL 60521
PHYSICAL ADDRESS (WHERE I REALLY WORK):
JOHN OSUDAR
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION
BUILDING 205, ROOM A-109
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
9700 S. CASS AVENUE
ARGONNE, IL 60439
LOGICAL ADDRESS (BUSINESS MAIL TO MY HOME):
JOHN OSUDAR
P. O. BOX 1451
HOMEWOOD, IL 60430
IF YOU'RE DESPERATE, YOU CAN EVEN CALL ME AT ARGONNE; MY OFFICE PHONE THERE
IS (312)972-7294. IF YOU'RE REALLY DESPERATE, AND YOU CAN'T REACH ME AT
ARGONNE, YOU CAN TRY CALLING SAI AT (312)885-6800 AND LEAVING A MESSAGE.
(DON'T TRY CALLING MY POST OFFICE BOX -- IT DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE!)
JOHN OSUDAR
(SUPPLYING THE FINEST IN RSX-11M VARIABLE SEND-DATA DRIVERS FOR OVER A
HUNDREDTH OF A CENTURY)