Many users have asked for a way to get supplemental information on Atari parts
and components via their terminals. Introducing AVLNOTES, a VMS help library.
It works just like the VMS HELP library your accustomed to, but with new topics.
At the "Topic >" prompt, you enter an Atari part number. As in any VMS help
library, a question mark (?) will cause a list of available topics to be
displayed, or you can type HELP for more detailed instructions.
There are two (2) methods of accessing AVLNOTES.
1) No need to login to some obscure node, AVLNOTES will work from anywhere on
our network! Just type:
@AVLNOTE:AVLNOTES
At the system prompt ($). You can define a word in your LOGIN.COM file to
do this for you, such as:
AVLN*OTES :==@AVLNOTE:AVLNOTES
2) On node MIKE, users of AVL will receive AVLNOTES whenever 'Display by Atari
Part Number' is selected and the Atari part number searched for has a
corresponding AVLNOTES entry. Users of ATARI$AVL:SEEAVL will receive AVLNOTES
whenever a corresponding AVLNOTES entry exists.
AVLNOTES only has a few entries at this time, but we're adding to it almost
daily. If you wish to have a note added to any Atari part number, send your
proposed note via EMAIL to anyone in Components Engineering (MEYETTE, CLARK,
OWENS or BELL).