The operator’s console allows you to monitor and control your MTS system. This post has two sections: a quick tour of the screen, commands and keyboard controls followed in the “Further Information” section with a full list of commands.
Rather than be limited by the set of user IDs in the starter system, you can create one or more user IDs for yourself. This post will look in more detail how user IDs are created and used in MTS.
If you’ve used MTS for more than a few days you will see a request to mount a CMDSTAT tape on the MTS operator’s console. In this post we will look at what to do when you get this message and what is going on behind the scenes.
This post is a more detailed look at what happens at system start-up in MTS - it’s useful to know what job is printing what messages in case something goes wrong, and also as a step towards further customisation of your MTS system.