cms user guide: GC20-1819-0_cmsUG_Feb76.pdf

System/370 Model 158 
introducted in 1972

VM/370 was written in assembly language

The basic components of the System/370 Model 158 were the IBM 3158 Processing Unit, the
display console, and an optional console printer.
upgradable to a maximum of 4 megabytes of memory

VM/370rel6

run hercules emulator:

hercules -f 370.cnf

run x3270:

x3270

connect to localhost:3270

alt-c to clear 

in telnet session:
SHUTDOWN

in x3270:

cp ipl cms               both these commands turn on cms
ipl 190                  returns "CMS VERSION 6.0 - 08/29/85 06:32"

TERMINAL MODE VM
BEGIN
listf                    list seems to do the same thing

locate /something/

ed hello assemble
ed hello text
edit junk file
type junk file a
erase junk file

while in edit
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input                    starts inputting lines, hit enter on a null line to stop
save                     save the file
quit                     quit the edit program

type hello text a1

set dos on
set impcp on
set impex on

query blip
query rdymsg
query search             display disks you can access
                         A R/W
                         C R/O
                         S R/O
query disk a
query disk c
query impcp
query library
query operator           request info on operator

cp query terminal
cp query virtual storage
cp query virtual dasd
cp terminal linedel /    change the linedel character to /
cp display g             display general registers
cp close punch
cp logoff                log off system
cp logon operator        log on system as operator
cp set msg off           turn off messages
cp message operator message
                         send operator a message
cp sleep                 lock your keyboard (attn key to end)
cp enable all

access 190 c             

fmode a

return on an empty line tells you what mode you're in, e.g. CMS (DOS ON)

rename junk file * crap file =
                         renames junk file to crap file

vmfdump
assemble                 
fcobol
indicate                 indicate resource use and contention
cp set pf1 immed #cp display psw
                         program pf1 function key 
tape rew

logout

filetypes
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assemble fortran direct macro cobol pli update

languages
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assembler, fortran, cobol, APL

examples
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page 351 for an example for an assembly language program