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!!TALK.BEG
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Introductory Dialog - This body of text corresponds to the message and
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prompt dialog presented in the Instruct Introductory dialog. It explains
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the basic Instruct commands and responses.
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Well, we can't help you much more than that. There must be something
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wrong with the way the material is being presented. Please contact:
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Digital Equipment Corporation
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Course Administrator MR 1-2 / A86
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200 Forest Street
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Marlboro Massachusetts
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01752
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If you want to continue with this course anyway press the BACKSPACE
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key or type /REVERSE<CR>. Otherwise type /BREAK and you will exit to
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the SPEAR prompt.
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Introduction
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SPEAR is a library of programs which provide support to both
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Field Service and customers.
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Four of the functions (Analyze, Summarize, Retrieve, and Compute) are
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designed to help you evaluate system performance and analyze the
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contents of system event files.
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A fifth function, Instruct, is designed to help you learn to use the
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Spear Library to calculate system availability and isolate
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intermittent system failures.
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Another function, Theory, is used in conjunction with Analyze to give
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more detailed explanation about the theories Analyze produces. In
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addition there is a seventh function for 36 bit machines called KLERR.
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Instruct also describes the Guaranteed Uptime Program and NOTIFY,
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which relate to system uptime and reliability.
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Type /BREAK to leave or press the RETURN key for further information.
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The RETURN key - Instruct is frame oriented. That is, it displays one
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idea, or frame of information at a time. Thus, you may study each frame
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for as long as you like. Then, when you are ready, you can proceed to
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the next frame of information by pressing the RETURN key. Try it.
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The RETURN key (an additional use) - The RETURN key also serves as a
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universal response terminator. All responses to Instruct or any other
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Spear Library function must be terminated by pressing the RETURN key.
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Throughout this text the symbol <cr>, represents the RETURN key.
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Remember, from now on press the RETURN key to proceed to the next frame.
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The BACKSPACE key - Occasionally, you may want to backup and review a
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previous frame of information. If you want, you may do so by pressing
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the BACKSPACE key. If your terminal does not have a BACKSPACE key you
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can perform the same function by typing /Reverse<CR>.
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If you'd like, you may try the BACKSPACE feature now. Otherwise, press
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the RETURN key to continue.
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HELP - All Spear Library Dialogs (including Instruct) support the HELP
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feature. Thus, any time you are unsure of how to proceed or respond to a
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particular prompt, you can type HELP. Spear will respond by displaying a
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one page (22 lines max) message that explains all acceptable responses.
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Question mark (?) - All Spear Library Dialogs (again including Instruct)
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also support the question mark feature. Thus, if you only want a list of
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the acceptable responses, you can type: ?. Spear will respond by listing
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the acceptable responses.
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The DELETE key - Alphanumeric typing errors may be corrected by pressing
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the Delete key. Each time you press the Delete key the last character
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left in your response will be deleted. After deleting the typing error
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re-enter the correct response.
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Questions and Answers - Occasionally, Instruct will ask you a question.
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Sometimes the question will require that you input text; your name or
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mailing address, for example. Most of the time, however, the question
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will have an implied Yes/No or True/False answer. Yes/No answers may be
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abbreviated to Y or N. Likewise, True/False answers may be abbreviated
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to T or F. All answers must, however, be terminated by pressing the
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RETURN key.
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Do you understand everything so far ?
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Ok. Let's review the Instruct interface protocol:
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Use the RETURN key to terminate all responses and to advance to the next
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frame of information.
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Use the BACKSPACE key or type /REVERSE to review a previous frame.
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Type: HELP any time that you are unsure of your options.
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Use the DELETE key to correct alphanumeric typing errors.
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Answer questions by typing either Yes or No, or True or False; which
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ever is appropriate.
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OK?
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Course Description
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The Instruct course is designed to help you use the Spear Library to
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isolate intermittent system failures. The course consists of three main
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modules:
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1. Fault Isolation Techniques - This module describes the nature of
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intermittent faults and discusses some of the most common methods
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used to isolate intermittent system and subsystem failures.
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2. System Event File Organization and Content - this module describes
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the overall organization and content of TOPS-10, TOPS-20, and
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VAX/VMS system event files.
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3. Spear Library Functions - This module explains the how to use each
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of the Spear maintenance functions: Analyze, Retrieve, Summarize,
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and Compute.
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Each module consists of an introduction and a menu of subordinate
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subjects. When appropriate, the subordinate subjects are further broken
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down into introductions and menus. Thus, Instruct can be used as both a
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tutorial and a reference tool.
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If you want to use Instruct as a tutorial (i.e., sequence through the
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course much like you would read a book) you can do so using the RETURN
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key. You will proceed to the module introduction, then the menu, then
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the first subject on the menu, followed by the next subject, etc.
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If you want to use Instruct as a reference tool, then, instead of
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pressing the RETURN key at the menu, select the subject number that
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intrests you. You will proceed directly to that subject. If, after
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investigating the subject, you want to return to the menu, type MENU.
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The /BREAK switch - You may leave Instruct any time you wish by typing
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/Break<CR>. If you have established a student ID, Instruct will keep
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track of where you left off. Then, when you return, you can specify your
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student ID and pickup at the point where you left off. If you do not
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have a student ID, however, then you are left with two choices; you can
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either start all over again, or you can use the REFERENCE ID. To use the
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the Reference ID Type: INSTRUCT ID REFERENCE<cr> at the SPEAR prompt.
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Example: SPEAR> Instruct ID REF<cr>
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The difference between a student ID and the Reference ID is: the student
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ID is used (like a personal book mark) to keep track of where you are in
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the course, the Reference ID is not. The Reference ID simply allows you
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to skip over this introduction and go directly to the course menu.
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Your student ID is your personal book marker in Instruct. After you have
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established your student ID you may leave Instruct any time you wish.
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Then, when you want to return, type: INSTRUCT ID xxxxxx<cr> in response
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to the SPEAR prompt (where xxxxxx is your student ID).
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Example: SPEAR>Instruct ID xxxxxx<cr>
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If you wish to establish a student ID enter any alphanumeric string that
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you are not likely to forget; your name or employee badge number, for
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example. Then, press the RETURN key. From that point on, Instruct will
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keep track of where you are in the course. If, however, you do not wish
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to establish a student ID at this time type: REFERENCE<cr> in response
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to this prompt.
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!!TALK.END
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