05/16/91 Multics to UNIX Migration Package

Introduction: The Multics to UNIX Migration Package consists of
support routines, and documentation to assist the user migrating from
Multics to UNIX.  The majority of the package resides on UNIX, with
some components to be found on Multics.  This information file
outlines products and their locations, and provides introductory
information that will be of interest to users of the Migration
Package on the DPX/2.


Migration package components:
The individual components of the Migration Package and resident
systems are listed below.

Manuals
  Multics to UNIX Migration Guide          Multics
  Multics/UNIX Product Differences Guide   Multics


Commands
  cdo                                      UNIX
  cet                                      UNIX
  help                                     UNIX
  list_help                                UNIX
  pl1                                      UNIX
  rdc                                      UNIX


Subroutines
  create_data_object_		   UNIX
  rq_error                                 UNIX
  rq_loop                                  UNIX
  sp_error                                 UNIX
  sp_getpaths                              UNIX
  sp_parse                                 UNIX
  sp_verify                                UNIX
  uabsolute_pathname_                      UNIX
  uassign_                                 UNIX
  ucom_err_                                UNIX
  uconvert_date_to_binary_		   UNIX
  ucu_                                     UNIX


  udate_time_                              UNIX
  udecode_descriptor_		   UNIX
  uexpand_pathname_                        UNIX
  uget_wdir_                               UNIX
  uioa_                                    UNIX
  uiox_                                    UNIX
  ulex_error_                              UNIX
  ulex_string_                             UNIX
  upathname_                               UNIX


I/O Modules
  unix_io_                                 UNIX
  vfile_                                   UNIX


System paths:
The paths for Multics and UNIX Migration Products are listed below.

UNIX (/usr)
  commands                                 /usr/lbin
  subroutines                              /usr/lib
  information files                        /usr/local/info
  include files                            /usr/include/multics
  source (See Site Administrator)          ./multics


Multics (>library_dir_dir, ldd)
  executable                               >ldd>migration>executable
  information                              >ldd>migration>doc>info
  include				   >ldd>migration>include
  source                                   >ldd>migration>source

  Multics to UNIX Migration Guide          >ldd>migration>doc>guides
  Multics/UNIX Product Differences Guide   >ldd>migration>doc>guides


Getting started:
First time users of the Migration Package should review the
Multics to UNIX Migration Guide to familiarize themselves with
the components of the package.  Users should pay particular
attention to the sections "The Multics to UNIX Migration Package"
and "Getting Started".


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Historical Background

This edition of the Multics software materials and documentation is provided and donated
to Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Group BULL including BULL HN Information Systems Inc. 
as a contribution to computer science knowledge.  
This donation is made also to give evidence of the common contributions of Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Bell Laboratories, General Electric, Honeywell Information Systems Inc., Honeywell BULL Inc., Groupe BULL
and BULL HN Information Systems Inc. to the development of this operating system. 
Multics development was initiated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Project MAC (1963-1970),
renamed the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence in the mid 1970s, under the leadership
of Professor Fernando Jose Corbato. Users consider that Multics provided the best software architecture 
for managing computer hardware properly and for executing programs. Many subsequent operating systems 
incorporated Multics principles.
Multics was distributed in 1975 to 2000 by Group Bull in Europe , and in the U.S. by Bull HN Information Systems Inc., 
as successor in interest by change in name only to Honeywell Bull Inc. and Honeywell Information Systems Inc. .

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Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute these programs and their documentation for any purpose and without
fee is hereby granted,provided that the below copyright notice and historical background appear in all copies
and that both the copyright notice and historical background and this permission notice appear in supporting
documentation, and that the names of MIT, HIS, BULL or BULL HN not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining
to distribution of the programs without specific prior written permission.
    Copyright 1972 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Honeywell Information Systems Inc.
    Copyright 2006 by BULL HN Information Systems Inc.
    Copyright 2006 by Bull SAS
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