Preliminary Remarks

This Complete Reference of the FATMEN system (for File and Tape Management: Experimental Needs), consists of four parts:

1. An overview of the system.
2. A step by step tutorial introduction.
3. A user guide, describing each command in detail.
4. An installation and management guide.

The FATMEN system is implemented on various mainframes and personal workstations. In particular versions exist for IBM VM/CMS, IBM MVS, VAX/VMS and various Unix-like platforms, such as APOLLO, HP/UX, Cray Unicos, Ultrix, IBM RS6000, Silicon Graphics and SUN.

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