My VMS Conundrums... (was: Toilett processing...

Rumor has it that FLTLT\(AAFC\) Geoff Roberts may have mentioned these words: The usual... I don't have any paper-based documentation whatsoever -- all I have is CD-ROM based, which needs DECWindows - but I can't get DECWindows running without documentation. :-( I've tried 'help' but there are a lot of things that *just* *won't* *run* whatsoever, including [but not limited to] every text editor I've tried, because I can't figure out how to get the terminal screen configured... which (of course, with my luck) 'help' either 1) doesn't tell me, or 2) has obfuscated it *so* badly that I won't have a chance in Hades of ever finding it there... I used the VMS construct of DOS's 'copy con filename.txt' {I don't remember what it is anymore -- it's been 6-9 months since I've even sparked up my VAX} to try to do a few things on it, but it's so hard editing anything that I took what little spare time I had towards other pursuits. :-/ The system: VAXStation 3100/m38, 32Meg RAM, VMS Version 7.1 [the full monty - even has the BASIC package in the distro - 11 disks worth!], (2) 1Gig hard drives {RZ26s? I think - it's been a while}, 2Meg 8-plane grafix buffer [this is the biotsch that won't config right for the terminal settings, hence no text editors] 17" display, keyboard, mouse [of course] & I just got off eBay 5 AUI->RJ45 transceivers [$22US shipped! Whoohoo!] so I won't have to have thinnet strung all over my new ancient house - I can stick with Cat5. The price I pay for having one sweet VAX - damn thing doesn't run for crap. [1] ;-/ Anyone got a "VAXStation fer Dummies" book written yet? ;-) Roger "Merch" Merchberger [1] Well, OK - to be technical, the thing runs *great* - I just can't *do* a frelling thing with it... -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig. If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.