SUBROUTINE FORBAC COMMON /DPYBUF/ IDBUF(2000) C C C CALL INIT CALL APNT(0.,766.,0,-5) CALL TEXT('RT-11 is a high-performance, easy-to-use', +' operating system designed for',1, +'the single user environment. it pr', +'ovides fast, efficient program',1, +'development and/or real-time applicatio', +'ns facilities for any PDP-11',1, +'processor with at least 8K words o', +'f memory (at least 16K words for',1, +'foreground/background operation).',4, +'The RT-11 Operating System actually ', +' provides two monitors - the',1, +'single-job monitor and the foreground/ba', +'ckground (F/B) monitor. The F/B',1, +'monitor allows two jobs to execute concu', +'rrently - a foreground program',1, +'and a background program. The real-time', +' function is accomplished in the',1, +'foreground, which has priority for syste', +'m resources. Functions which do',1, +'not have critical response time requirem', +'ents (e.g., program development)',1, +'are accomplished in the background, ', +' which operates whenever the',1, +'foreground is not busy. within their', +' priorities, both foreground and',1, +'background are complete RT-11 system', +'s with access to all system',1, +'functions. Although they operate ', +' independantly, foreground and',1, +'background can communicate through syste', +'m message facilities or disk',1, +'files.',4, +'If F/B operation is not required, th', +'e single-job monitor - which',1, +'requires less memory and lower over', +'head - can be utilized. Should',1, +'requirements change, upgrading is easy ', +'since programs are completely',1, +'interchangeable between the single-job a', +'nd F/B monitors.',1) CALL SLEEP(0,0,30,0) RETURN END