AIPS started up fine before I edited the /etc/services file, but obviously could not find a TV. It did mc, exited. Here's what happens after editing the /etc/services file chicag>aips START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the n START_AIPS: - system name HP_Color_LaserJet_Pro_M252dw__1097A7_, AIPS type PS-CMYK START_AIPS: User data area assignments: DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.030 (Using global default file /Users/chicag/Applications/AIPS/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for DADEVS.PL) Disk 1 (1) is /Users/chicag/Applications/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 Tape assignments: Tape 1 is REMOTE Tape 2 is REMOTE START_AIPS: I am GUESSING you are at a workstation called localhost START_AIPS: Starting TV servers on localhost asynchronously START_AIPS: - with Internet Sockets... START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on LOCALHOST asynchronously... Starting up 31DEC23 AIPS with normal priority DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.030 Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC23) at priority = 0 AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server 1 AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server 1 AIPS 1: Enter user ID number ?XASERVERS: Start TV LOCK daemon TVSERV on localhost TVSERVER: Starting AIPS TV locking, Inet domain XASERVERS: Start XAS on localhost, DISPLAY /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.9iPstx6WvB/org.xquartz:0 XAS: ** TrueColor FOUND!!! XAS: Using screen width 3830 height 1076, max grey level 8191 in 16 grey-scale memories XASERVERS: Start graphics server TEKSRV on localhost, DISPLAY /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.9iPstx6WvB/org.xquartz:0 MakeLink: bind error (INET): Address already in use XASERVERS: Start message server MSGSRV on localhost, DISPLAY /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.9iPstx6WvB/org.xquartz:0 STARTPMON: [LOCALHOST] Starting TPMON1 with output SUPPRESSED AIPS 1: Enter user ID number ?413 *************************************************************************************** *************************************************************************************** ***********FROM THE ORIGINAL /ETC/SERVICES FILE ************** ****************************************************# 5000 Unassigned commplex-main 5000/udp # commplex-main 5000/tcp # commplex-link 5001/udp # commplex-link 5001/tcp # rfe 5002/udp # radio free ethernet rfe 5002/tcp # radio free ethernet fmpro-internal 5003/udp # FileMaker, Inc. - Proprietary name binding fmpro-internal 5003/tcp # FileMaker, Inc. - Proprietary transport # Clay Maeckel avt-profile-1 5004/udp # avt-profile-1 avt-profile-1 5004/tcp # avt-profile-1 avt-profile-2 5005/udp # avt-profile-2 avt-profile-2 5005/tcp # avt-profile-2 # Henning Schulzrinne wsm-server 5006/udp # wsm server wsm-server 5006/tcp # wsm server wsm-server-ssl 5007/udp # wsm server ssl wsm-server-ssl 5007/tcp # wsm server ssl # Adam Berk synapsis-edge 5008/udp # Synapsis EDGE synapsis-edge 5008/tcp # Synapsis EDGE # Paul Schilling winfs 5009/tcp # Microsoft Windows Filesystem winfs 5009/udp # Microsoft Windows Filesystem # 5010 Unassigned telelpathstart 5010/udp # TelepathStart telelpathstart 5010/tcp # TelepathStart telelpathattack 5011/udp # TelepathAttack telelpathattack 5011/tcp # TelepathAttack # Helmuth Breitenfellner # 5012-5019 Unassigned