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PRODUCT NAME: WPS-S/200, Version 4.3 SPD 5.78.1

DESCRIPTION: • Full control of tabs, margins, justification, and pagination: WPS-8/200 is a multiuser text processing software sys­ tem for office and business use that is packaged with Automatic centering of text on a line all RL01-based 200 series word processing systems. A Discretionary pagination control menu driven editor creates and updates documents Decimal and right-adjusted tabs stored on RL01 disks and single density floppy Semi-automatic hyphenation diskettes. Up to 200 documents of variable length, or up to total of 125 (at approxi mately 2000 charac­ • Greater than 400 words per minute letter quality ters per page) can be stored on a diskette with as much printed output as 2000 pages of on-line storage for RL01 document • Higher speed draft printer support disks. Editing capabilities make it possible to easily correct text without completely retyping a new draft. • Selectable pitch and type fonts Draft or final documents can be queued to a letter • Underlined and overstruck (bold) printout quality or draft printer. Printing and editing can be done simultaneously. • Multicolumn printing WPS-8/200 software enables the user to • Superscript and subscript • Prepare and edit reports that can require several • Mailing list utilities drafts before final printing • Form letter merge • Create contracts and other documents from a li­ • Time and date stamp brary of stored text • Docu ment statistics • Generate customized letters using a stored form document and automatically selecting variable text • Single sheet or continuous forms printing from a list of items, such as names and addresses • User-definable keys for predetermined, repetitive Features operations • Responsive menu-driven operation Communications • Easy-to-Iearn commands Using the WPS-8/200 communications option, docu­ ments can be transmitted between the 200 system and • Special editing keypad a local or remote system, or to another word • Support for configurations of: (a) up to two diskettes processing system running WPS-8 (Version 3.0 or and from one to four RL01 disks, or (b) up to four later). Transmission is asynchronous, serial, RS232-C diskettes and from one to three RL01 disks compatible. Up to four communications lines can be used with hardware selectable speeds up to 9600 baud. • Optionally supports from one to eight terminals and up to four printers simultaneously Features • Full editing features: • OX Document Transmission Mode Cut and paste blocks of text The OX feature allows all special format control Operations by grammatical entity (character, word, information (underlining, bolding, ruler settings, tab position, sentence, paragraph, page, line) print settings, etc.) to be sent with the document. BOilerplate insert from library files The document received at the remote system con­ tains all information found in the original. DX uses a Shorthand expressions special error detecting protocol to ensure accurate Swap transposed character key document transmission. Delete and rubout by character and word, rubout by sentence and line Global search and replace capability Wide col.umn operation (up to 158 columns)

June 1980 AE-J052B-T A WPS-8/200, Version 4.3 SPO 5.78.1

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Using OX, documents created under WPS-8 can be • A WS211-AA, -CA, WD211-AA, -CA, -AK, or -CK sent to: (hardware no longer available) and one of the fol­ lowing: • Another DIGITAL word processing system run­ ning WPS-8, Version 3.0 or later WP23A-WA WP212-A and WP23B-WA • An unattended DIGITAL word processing sys­ tem (using the corresponding WPS-8 communi­ • WS202-AA, -CA, WD202-AA, -CA, -AK, or -CK cations option AX). (hardware no longer available) and WP23C-WA • Any of several DIGITAL operating systems that OPTIONAL HARDWARE: have the corresponding OX layered application WP212-EA product. Files can be prepared, edited, printed WP212-A and verified offline on the word processor and WP36 then sent to the host for processing. WP36-A • AX Automatic Transmission Mode WP48 WPRLA-A Used tn conjunction with OX, the AX feature pro­ WPRLB-A vides the same document transmission capabilities WX200 as the OX feature and in addition, allows for one of WX200-AA the WPS-8 systems in the communication link to be VT100-WA placed in the automatic mode. This makes it possi­ VT1XX-AA ble for only one person to operate the communica­ BC03M-XX tion link between the two systems. BC03R-XX • CX Character Transmission Mode BC05F-XX LQP8-EA The CX feature allows character transmission in a LA180-EA serial ASCII asynchronous mode. Special word LA8-PA processing control characters are not transmitted. LE8-WA CX provides for transmission of documents to another computer system in an interactive manner, PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE: and to a number of other devices that transmit and None receive ASCII characters. OPTIONAL SOFTWARE: Features with the CX package include: None • Flexible control of communications character­ istics for: TRAINING CREDITS: Embedded control characters None Optional use of XON/XOFF protocol SUPPORT CATEGORY: Answerback support TWX emulation DIGITAL SUPPORTED WPS-8/200 is a DIGITAL Supported Software Product. • Flexible control of keyboard, printer, and storage: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION: Input from keyboard, document, or remote host DIGITAL INSTALLED Output to screen, printer, document, or remote DIGITAL installation is required for Software Product host Support. There is no charge for installation if per­ 'formed at the time of system installation. DIGITAL Multiple combinations possible installed software products, except for operating sys­ MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIRED: tems, are subject to an add-on installation fee when purchased subsequent to system installation. • A WS211-EA, -FA, WD211-EA, -FA, -EK, or -FK and one of the following: SOFTWARE PRODUCT SUPPORT WP23A-WA WPS-8/200 includes standard warranty services as WP212-EA and WP23B-WA defined in the Software Support Categories Adden­ dum of this SPD. WPS-S/200, Version 4.3 SPD 5.7S.1

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ORDERING INFORMATION: WP23C-WA Text processing system for either WS202 or WD202 systems providing a All binary licensed software, including any subsequent 48" cabinet, a KL8A, 32K memory, updates, is furnished under the licensing provisions of WPS-8/200 hard disk based word pro­ DIGITAL's Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale, cessing software, single-use license, which provide in part that the software and any part binaries, documentation, support thereof may be used on only the single CPU on which services the software is first installed, and may be copied, in whole or in part (with the proper inclusion of the Update Options DIGITAL copyright notice and any DIGITAL proprie­ Users of WPS-8/200 whose specified Support Cate­ tary notices on the software) only for use on such CPU. gory warranty has expired may order under license the All source licensed software is furnished only under following software update at the then current charge the terms and conditions of a separate Software Pro­ for such update. The update is distributed in binary gram Sources License Agreement between Purchaser form on the appropriate medium and includes no and DIGITAL. installation or other services unless specifically stated. Distribution for the WPS-8/200 software is on RX01 QF224-HY Binaries, documentation Floppy Diskettes. QF224-HZ Right to copy for single-use (under exist­ ing license), no binaries, no documenta­ WP23A-WA Text processi ng system for either tion WS211 or WD211 systems providing a KL8A, 32K memory, WPS-8/200 hard ADDITIONAL SERVICES: disk based word processing software, None single-use license, binaries, documen­ tation, support services WP23B-WA Text processing system for either WS211 or WD211 systems with WP212, providing a 40" cabinet, a KL8A, 32K memory, WPS-8/200 hard disk based word processing software, single-use license, binaries, documentation, sup­ port services