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June 24, 2001
  • CERT Advisory Mailing List (Registration) added to the Subscribe menu.
  • IBM Advisories added to the Security / Virus Alerts menu.

June 23, 2001
  • AIX Security Alerts added to the Security / Virus Alerts menu. Always look at CERT for other/new alerts!

June 22, 2001
  • IBM Software Products A-Z added to the AIX Software menu.
  • Server/Workstation Expert of Computer Publishing Group (CPG) added to the Online Magazines / Journals menu.
  • Unix Configuration Guidelines (from CERT) and AusCERT Unix Security Checklist and CERT Computer Virus Resources added to the Security / Virus Alerts menu.

June 21, 2001
  • e-business EDGE magazines added to the Online Magazines / Journals menu.
  • Documentation Overview added to the Documentation menu.
  • DocSearch4.3 and DocSearch5.1 (finally) added to the search menu (searching the documentation library).
  • AIX Essentials CDROM Training added to the Education Menu.

June 20, 2001
  • News added to the ROOTVG.NET menu. It informs you about the most important hardware/software/ documentation announcements.
  • "Autres Unix, autres moeurs" added to the Unix Humor menu.

June 19, 2001
  • Xephon Journals+Scripts added to the Online Magazines / Journals menu.

June 18, 2001
  • Technical changes today ...
  • ROOTVG.NET is now hosted at TIERRA.NET. This will mean some major improvements for ROOTVG.NET.
  • Search ROOTVG.NET added to the Search Menu.
  • Request FORMs added in RS/6000 for Sale/Wanted and ROOTVG.NET Freeware/Shareware.
  • the Guestbook is now available again.

June 16, 2001
  • COMMON International, SHARE and Guide Share Europe added to the User Groups/Organisations menu.

June 15, 2001
  • USERblue added to the User Groups menu.
  • USERblue Online added to the Newsgroups / Forums menu.

June 14, 2001
  • IBM DeveloperToolbox added to the Software Development menu. Take a look there, it is worth while!
  • IBM DeveloperToolbox Guest Registration added to the Subscribe menu.
  • pSeries and RS/6000 FAQs added to the Documentation menu.
  • Project Monterey (AIX 5L for Itanium-based systems) added to the Software Development menu.

June 13, 2001
  • Symptom Index added to the Problem Solving menu.

June 12, 2001
  • SP-Specific LED/LCD Values link added to LED Descriptions.
  • Added the User Groups menu.
  • COMMON Nederland added to the User Groups menu.

June 11, 2001
  • ACP Tech Site registration (ACP = AIX Certified Professionals) added to the Subscribe menu. AIX Certified Professionals from around the globe are entitled to access this On-Line Technical Information Service.

June 10, 2001
  • Firmware/Microcode Updates added to the Problem Solving menu.

June 9, 2001
  • AIX 5L Differences Guide Version 5.1 is now a Redbook, published June 7, 2001. Removed AIX 5L Differences Guide Version 5.0 from the Documentation menu.

June 7, 2001
  • Added the new pSeries 620-6F0 and 660-6H0, announced June 5, 2001, to the RS/6000 Machine Type Models.
  • AIX Glossary added to the Documentation menu.

June 6, 2001
  • Added "Request for adding Shareware/Freeware to ROOTVG.NET"-form to ROOTVG.NET Freeware/Shareware.

June 5, 2001
  • AIX 5L Differences Guide Version 5.1 (is a Redpiece = Redbook-in-progress) added to the Documentation menu.

June 2, 2001
  • TOPCAT2 Sample Tests added to the Professional Certification menu.

may 31, 2001
  • Added Processor type/#CPU's/MHz to the RS/6000 Machine Type Models. Still working on it for the SP.

may 30, 2001
  • PartnerWorld for Developers added to the IBM menu.
  • APARdb (RS/6000 Problem Solving Database) added to the Search menu.

may 23, 2001
  • Added the Online Magazines menu with Sys Admin Magazine (has a supplement on AIX Administration in the June 2001 issue).

may 22, 2001
  • Support and Redbooks added to the Search menu.
  • Added the Open source Development menu.
  • EVMS (LVM for Linux) added to the Open source Development menu.
  • JFS for Linux added  to the Open source Development menu.
  • OpenAFS added  to the Open source Development menu.
  • Moved IBM Linux Resource Portal to the Open source Development menu.
  • Added Subscribe menu, moved iSource and RS/6000 Mailing Lists to Subscribe menu.
  • Redbooks Registration added to Subscribe menu.

may 21, 2001
  • IBM added to the Search menu (why didn't I think of that before ...).
  • Moved LED Descriptions to the Problem Solving menu.
  • Service Guides HW (SRNs) added to the Problem Solving menu.

may 20, 2001
  • RS/6000 Machine Type Models added to the ROOTVG.NET menu.

may 19, 2001
  • ShopIBM Unix Servers US added to the menu (you can find currently available hardware and software with price in US$)
  • AIX 5L Differences Guide (online Redbook) added to the documentation menu.
  • IBM Redbooks Online top 15 added to the documentation menu.
  • iSource: E-news from IBM added to the AIX news menu (you can subscribe there to receive Press releases and/or Announcements for AIX, RS/6000, storage, etc. by e-mail).
  • RS/6000 Machine Time-Line added to the ROOTVG.NET menu.
  • RS/6000 Machine Type Models added to the ROOTVG.NET menu.

may 18, 2001
  • NewsNow IBM was added to the menu.

may 16, 2001
  • VIM (vi improved) link added to ROOTVG.NET Free&Shareware.
  • place and list utilities (Compunix) added to ROOTVG.NET Free&Shareware.

may 14, 2001

  • IBM Sales Manual added to the menu (you can find descriptions and manuals of new and old RS/6000's, like the Model 220 :-)
  • Removed the forum. You're advised to use the newsgroup comp.unix.aix (which is a far better idea than starting a new one).
  • Removed Join the AIX webring. I received no reactions to the initiative.
  • comp.unix.questions FAQ was added to the menu.

may 13, 2001
  • IBM Linux Resource Portal was added to the menu.
  • IBM Linux Technology Center was added to the menu.
  • All AIX Commands (fast) menu's now use style sheets.

april 11, 2001
  • ROOTVG.NET goes live
  • Stats4all counter added