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1.HELLOLesson 1.
2.BYELesson 1.
3.Jobs and sessions (batch and interactive)Lesson 2.
4.SHOWTIMELesson 3.
5.SHOWMELesson 3.
6.SHOWJOBLesson 3.
7.REDOLesson 4.
8.A list of the last 20 commands entered in a user session.Lesson5.
9.TELL or TELLOPLesson 6.
10.MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual; online help facility.Lesson 7.
11.HELPLesson 8.

Lesson 1: Logging On and Off

  1. Log on

  2. BYE

Lesson 2: Sessions and Jobs — What Are They?

  1. Jobs and Sessions or Batch and Interactive

    1. S

    2. J

    3. S

    4. J

Lesson 3: Entering Commands

  1. SHOWTIME

  2. SHOWME

    1. ETHEL.MERTZ

    2. 8:09 A.M.

    3. 103

    4. 10:48 A.M.

    5. 159

    6. Saturday, June 11, 1988

  3. SHOWJOB

Lesson 4: Mistakes and Corrections

  1. a, c

    1.    SHOWMW
      
              rE
      
    2.    SOWTIME
      
          iH
      
    3.    SHOWTIME
      
             dd
      
    4.    SHJOB
      
           iOW
      

Lesson 5: The History Stack

  1. A b.

  2. LISTREDO

  3. Answers will vary. Here is an example:

         showme
    
    
    
         showtime
    
    
    
         listredo
    
    
    
         sowtime
    
    
    
         5) showme
    
         6) showtime
    
         7) listredo
    
         8) sowtime
    
    
    

    If you misspell a command, the misspelled command is added to the history stack as is —in its misspelled state, for example — command line 8.

  4. a, b, c

  5. Commands 26-45 are displayed.

  6.    LISTREDO
    
       REDO
    
       REDO 2 (or any other line number)
    
       DO
    
       DO 3 (or any other line number)
    

Lesson 6: Communicating with Other Users

  1. SHOWJOB

  2. TELL #S12 (or whatever Session Number your partner is)This is a test. Please send JoAnn a reply message.

  3. A similar message appeared on your screen:

    S12 FRED.DERF IS NOT ACCEPTING MESSAGES.

  4. SET;MSG=OFF
    
    SHOWJOB
    
    SET;MSG=ON
    
    SHOWJOB
    
  5. False. The system manager or operator can override your Quiet mode, if they choose to do so.

Lesson 7: More Information

  1. The maximum number of users allowed on the system has been reached.

  2. The MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-60003).

Lesson 8: Online HELP

  1. HELP

    1. The SHOWME command has no parameters. (User types SHOWME PARM at the help facility prompt.)

    2. Yes, SHOWJOB can be executed in both jobs and sessions. (User types SHOWJOB OPERATION at the help facility prompt.)

    3. MON, JULY 24, 1987, 8:47AM. (User types SHOWTIME EXAMPLE at the help facility prompt.)

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