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   This WAIS database contains all of Digital's online product and service 
   information.  This same information is available via ftp from:

        ftp.digital.com: /pub/Digital/info

   Boolean support, stemming and wildcarding are not supported by this 
   server.  For best results, use natural language queries. It is updated 
   nightly.  

   If you would like to use other WAIS databases that are more narrowly
   defined than this master database, four others are available from
   wais.digital.com:

        Digital-SPD.src                 Software Product Descriptions
        Digital-DTJ.src                 Digital Technical Journal
        Digital-SOC.src                 Systems and Options Catalog
        Digital-Customer-Update.src     Digital's Customer Update

   This information is also available via World-Wide Web at URL:
        http://www.digital.com/home.html

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   By category, this WAIS database contains:

   Software Product Descriptions (/SPD)
        All of the Digital Software Product Descriptions (SPD).  The
        SPD number is embedded in the file name.

   Systems and Options Catalog (/SOC)
        All of the sections of the latest Digital Systems and Options 
        Catalog (SOC) including supplements.

   Customer Update (/Customer-Update)
        All issues of Digital's Customer Update back to July 1, 1993. 
        Digital's Customer Update provides technical information about new 
        Digital products, services, and strategies plus details on 
        third-party agreements.  It is published monthly in hardcopy form 
        and bi-weekly in electronic form.  Each issue is split up into 
        multiple text files, by article.  An "At A Glance" summary is the 
        lead article for issue.  Issues are named by date. 

   Performance Reports (/performance)

        There are two subdirectories that segment the performance data:

        /sys

        This directory contains system performance data for VAX, MIPS, and
        Alpha AXP workstation and server products by operating system.  
        Performance summaries are typically in PostScript.

        /tpc

        This directory contains TPC Full Disclosure Reports (FDR's) data for
        Intel, VAX, MIPS and Alpha AXP server products.  Performance summaries
        are typically in PostScript.

   Press Releases (/pr-news)
        All Digital press releases back to August 1, 1992. The press 
        releases are available as ASCII files.  These same press
        releases are posted to the biz.dec newsgroup.  If you prefer to have
        press releases send to you directly via e-mail, you can send mail 
        to pr-news@pa.dec.com with a subject line of "subscribe pr-news". 
        Please include your name and telephone number in the body of the
        message.  Product fact sheets and background material are also 
        available here, as are a number of of third-party press releases 
        that relate to Digital.

   DECnews for Education and Research (/DECnews-EDU)

        DECnews for Education and Research is a monthly electronic 
        publication from Digital Equipment Corporation's Education Business 
        Unit for the education and research communities worldwide. 

   Digital UNIX News (/unix-news)
        This directory contains the full text version of articles referenced
        by the Digital UNIX News newsletter, as well as back issues of the 
        newsletter.  The newsletter is distributed via e-mail every 4 weeks
        and provides capsule summaries of product announcements of relevance
        to the UNIX market.  To subscribe to this newsletter, send mail 
        to unix-news@pa.dec.com with a subject line of "subscribe abstract".
        Please include your name and telephone number in the body of the
        message.  

   Digital Technical Journal (/DTJ)
        The latest issue of the Digital Technical Journal is avialable, as
        are back issues of the Journal dating back to Q1/1991.  

   Technical Overviews (/technical-overview)
        This directory contains technical overviews of Digital products,
        both hardware and software.  Technical overviews are in PostScript.

   Network Buyers Guide (/NBG)
        This directory contains Digital's Networks Buyers Guide.

   Product Information Sheets (/infosheet)
        This directory contains product-specific infosheets for both
        software products and hardware platforms.  Infosheets are usually
        available in both text and PostScript form.

   Product Documents (/document)
        This directory contains assorted documents of interest to the
        Digital community - installation guides, compatibility guides,
        porting guides, compiler release notes, etc.  Most documents are 
        typically in PostScript form.

   Technical Whitepapers (/whitepaper)
        This directory contains whitepapers on Digital products and generic
        issues in the computer industry.  Whitepapers are in both PostScript
        and text form.

   Digital Brochures (/brochure)
        A subset of marketing brochures, typically in PostScript form.
 
   Digital Presentations (/presentation)
        This directory contains commonly used presentations that can be
        used with a larger group to explain product functionality, position 
        products and describe strategy.  Presentation are in PostScript.

   Miscellaneous (/misc)
        This directory contains assorted charts, graphics, posters, and
        other graphics that can be used to better visualize (and understand)
        Digital's products.

   Special Promotions (/promo)
        This directory contains many special promotional offers on hardward
        and software products from both Digital and our partners.

   Personal Computer Demonstrations (/demo)
        This directory contains an assorted of binary kits contains software
        demonstrations that can be downloaded for Personal Computers running
        Microsoft Windows.

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   Relevant keywords found in this database include:

        Alpha AXP       Microprocessor  Server          Workstations
        DECpc           PC              Graphics        Personal Computer
        Multimedia      VMS             DEC OSF/1       UNIX
        ULTRIX          DECchip         AlphaGeneration StorageWorks
        Storage         Disk            Windows NT      Windows
        NetWare         Printer         Network
  
   The following keywords were dropped from this database:

        System          Systems         Software        Hardware
        Model           Product         Digital         DEC 
        VAX             AXP             Information     OpenVMS

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