[Info-vax] DCL command line recall Was: Re: DCL, was: Re: Microkernel

[Paul Sture]

On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:51:15 +0000, ChrisQ wrote:

> Another way might be to save the (just reloaded) recall buffer as a
> separate file on entry to a session, then you just have to compare that
> at any time later with the current recall buffer to know what's been
> added or changed. Something like this must have been done years ago
> though. Perhaps something on old decus tapes ?.

I remember something called ICE - Interactive Command Editor from the mid 
1980s.

I have found that in the SIGTAPE section on EISNER in

ftp://ftp.encompasserve.org/decus/vms/sig_tapes/vax83c/dfwlug/westelect/
ice/

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Yet another MAJOR release of:
				|I|c|e|
			      Version 4.0

ICE is a command line editor for the VAX family of  computers  running  
the VMS  operating  system.   It  aids  the  interactive  user  in 
entering DCL commands to the operating system.  With ICE you can:


      o  Recall up to 22 previously issued DCL command lines
      o  Edit any recalled DCL command line
      o  Edit command text PRIOR to submitting it to VMS
      o  Submit edited DCL commands back to VMS

ICE will work on any compatible VT100 series terminal.
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Paul Sture