1 ALARM Alarm was developed so that users could run programs that required no user interaction during the computer's off hours. Alarm can be run in one of two ways: ALARM nr function or ALARM ALARM>nr function ALARM>nr 2nd function . . . ALARM>nr 32nd function ALARM>^Z Where: nr = either a value and range from the current time <1M = 1minute 1H = 1 hour> or a time of the day <10:30 =10:30am 22:45 = 10:45pm> The limit for nr is 23 hours and 59 mins from the current time and the only units known are M = minutes and H = hours function = a command line to perform control char's used by the system will not be accepted if the first char is a ^G the entire line will be echoed on the terminal but not sent to the monitor. This can be useful when only a message on the running terminal is desired. If a ^G is embedded in the line only the text up to the ^G will be echoed but the entire line with a space in place of the ^G will be sent to the monitor. This will be useful during login to inhibit the echoing of passwords If no function is included in the line alarm will ring the terminal bell at the prescribed time. If a time of day is used and it is later in the day it will be accepted as the time on the following day. Alarm is a privileged program, currently non-privileged users will be able to use it, but they should be warned that first, it cannot be aborted by a non-privileged user, and second if this becomes a problem all non-privileged users will lose access to it. Comments about alarm, its use, its misuse etc. should be directed to either GRIPE or WISH, depending on the nature of the comment.