There is a way to wait for a device to use without constantly requesting the device status via DEV. It can now be done by typing: DVC dd [/keyword[/keyword]...] where dd is the 2 character device name you wish to check. If no keywords are specified, you will get a one shot status for all units of that device printed on your terminal. The status info is much more detailed than the status given by DEV. The keywords are as follows: /Loop - prints status info for all units, pauses, clears the CRT and prints the status again. Typing any character will exit. /Allocate - will periodically check all units (once every minute) and allocate any available unit to you. It will broadcast a message to your terminal when a unit is available.