diff --git a/src/cas/example/Makefile.Unix b/src/cas/example/Makefile.Unix
index 26db77a64..a05d46121 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/Makefile.Unix
+++ b/src/cas/example/Makefile.Unix
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 
-TOP = ../../../..
 CAS = ../../
+TOP = $(CAS)/../..
 
 include $(TOP)/src/config/CONFIG_BASE
 
 #CPLUSPLUS = G++
 
-GDD = $(CAS)/gdd
+GDD = $(CAS)/../gdd
 
 CAS_INCLUDES = -I$(CAS)/generic -I$(CAS)/../ca
 
-USR_INCLUDES = -I$(GDD) $(CAS_INCLUDES) 
+USR_INCLUDES = -I$(GDD) -I$(GDD)/O.$(T_A) $(CAS_INCLUDES) 
+
+USR_LDLIBS = -lcas -lca -lCom -lgdd -lm
+
 ifeq ($(CPLUSPLUS),G++)
-USR_LDLIBS = -lca -lCom -lgdd -lm -liberty
-else
-USR_LDLIBS = -lca -lCom -lgdd -lm
+USR_LDLIBS += -liberty
 endif
 
-USR_LDFLAGS = -L$(GDD)/sun4/
+USR_LDFLAGS = -L$(GDD)/O.$(T_A)/
 
 DEPLIBS_BASE = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-DEPLIBS = $(DEPLIBS_BASE)/libca.a $(DEPLIBS_BASE)/libCom.a $(GDD)/sun4/libgdd.a
+DEPLIBSWOCAS = $(DEPLIBS_BASE)/libca.a \
+	$(DEPLIBS_BASE)/libCom.a $(GDD)/O.$(T_A)/libgdd.a
+DEPLIBS = $(DEPLIBS_BASE)/libcas.a $(DEPLIBSWOCAS)
 
 SRCS.cc += ../exServer.cc 
 SRCS.cc += ../exPV.cc 
@@ -75,12 +78,15 @@ GLOMBOBJ += $(BUILDDIR)sigPipeIgnore.o
  
 include $(TOP)/src/config/RULES.Unix
 
-#PURIFY = /remote/lear_local/pure/purify-3.0a-sunos4/purify
-nolib:  $(OBJS) $(GLOMBOBJ) $(DEPLIBS)
-	$(PURIFY) $(LINK.cc) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(GLOMBOBJ) $(USR_LDFLAGS) $(USR_LDLIBS)
+excas: $(OBJS) $(DEPLIBS)
+	$(LINK.cc) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS)
 
-excas: $(OBJS) $(DEPLIBS) $(DEPLIBS_BASE)/libcas.a
-	$(LINK.cc) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(USR_LDFLAGS) -lcas $(USR_LDLIBS)
+#
+# fast link (without library build)
+#
+#PURIFY = /remote/lear_local/pure/purify-3.0a-sunos4/purify
+nolib:  $(OBJS) $(GLOMBOBJ) $(DEPLIBSWOCAS)
+	$(PURIFY) $(LINK.cc) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(GLOMBOBJ) $(DEPLIBSWOCAS) 
 
 clean::
 	@$(RM) excas 
diff --git a/src/cas/example/exPV.cc b/src/cas/example/exPV.cc
index 32ac2237d..6a2f2e7a8 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/exPV.cc
+++ b/src/cas/example/exPV.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //
 
 #include <exServer.h>
+#include <gddApps.h>
 
 const double myPI = 3.14159265358979323846;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ exPV::exPV (const casCtx &ctxIn, const pvInfo &setup) :
 	pValue(NULL),
 	pScanTimer(NULL),
 	info(setup),
-	casPV(ctxIn, setup.getName().String()),
+	casPV(ctxIn, setup.getName().string()),
 	interest(aitFalse)
 {
 	//
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ exPV::~exPV()
 		this->pScanTimer = NULL;
 	}
 	if (this->pValue) {
-		this->pValue->Unreference();
+		this->pValue->unreference();
 		this->pValue = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ void exPV::scanPV()
 
 	radians = (rand () * 2.0 * myPI)/RAND_MAX;
 	if (this->pValue) {
-		this->pValue->GetConvert(newValue);
+		this->pValue->getConvert(newValue);
 	}
 	else {
 		newValue = 0.0f;
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ void exPV::scanPV()
 		errMessage (status, "scan update failed\n");
 	}
 
-	pDD->Unreference();
+	pDD->unreference();
 }
 
 //
@@ -128,28 +129,28 @@ caStatus exPV::update(gdd &valueIn)
 	}
 
 #	if DEBUG
-		printf("%s = %f\n", this->info.getName().String, valueIn);
+		printf("%s = %f\n", this->info.getName().string, valueIn);
 #	endif
 
 	gdds = gddApplicationTypeTable::
-		app_table.SmartCopy(pNewValue, &valueIn);
+		app_table.smartCopy(pNewValue, &valueIn);
 	if (gdds) {
-		pNewValue->Unreference();
+		pNewValue->unreference();
 		return S_cas_noConvert;
 	}
 
 	cur.get (t.tv_sec, t.tv_nsec);
-	pNewValue->SetTimeStamp(&t);
+	pNewValue->setTimeStamp(&t);
 
-	pNewValue->SetStat (epicsAlarmNone);
-	pNewValue->SetSevr (epicsSevNone);
+	pNewValue->setStat (epicsAlarmNone);
+	pNewValue->setSevr (epicsSevNone);
 
 	//
 	// release old value and replace it
 	// with the new one
 	//
 	if (this->pValue) {
-		this->pValue->Unreference();
+		this->pValue->unreference();
 	}
 	this->pValue = pNewValue;
 
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ caStatus exPV::interestRegister()
 		if (!this->pScanTimer) {
 			errPrintf (S_cas_noMemory, __FILE__, __LINE__,
 				"Scan init for %s failed\n", 
-				this->info.getName().String());
+				this->info.getName().string());
 			return S_cas_noMemory;
 		}
 	}
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@ void exPV::show(unsigned level)
 {
 	if (level>1u) {
 		if (this->pValue) {
-			printf("exPV: cond=%d\n", this->pValue->GetStat());
-			printf("exPV: sevr=%d\n", this->pValue->GetSevr());
+			printf("exPV: cond=%d\n", this->pValue->getStat());
+			printf("exPV: sevr=%d\n", this->pValue->getSevr());
 			printf("exPV: value=%f\n", (double) *this->pValue);
 		}
 		printf("exPV: interest=%d\n", this->interest);
@@ -231,10 +232,10 @@ void exPV::show(unsigned level)
 caStatus exPV::getStatus(gdd &value)
 {
 	if (this->pValue) {
-		value.PutConvert(this->pValue->GetStat());
+		value.putConvert(this->pValue->getStat());
 	}
 	else {
-		value.PutConvert(epicsAlarmUDF);
+		value.putConvert(epicsAlarmUDF);
 	}
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
@@ -245,10 +246,10 @@ caStatus exPV::getStatus(gdd &value)
 caStatus exPV::getSeverity(gdd &value)
 {
 	if (this->pValue) {
-		value.PutConvert(this->pValue->GetSevr());
+		value.putConvert(this->pValue->getSevr());
 	}
 	else {
-		value.PutConvert(epicsSevInvalid);
+		value.putConvert(epicsSevInvalid);
 	}
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ inline aitTimeStamp exPV::getTS()
 {
 	aitTimeStamp ts;
 	if (this->pValue) {
-		this->pValue->GetTimeStamp(&ts);
+		this->pValue->getTimeStamp(&ts);
 	}
 	else {
 		osiTime cur(osiTime::getCurrent());
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ inline aitTimeStamp exPV::getTS()
 caStatus exPV::getSeconds(gdd &value)
 {
 	aitUint32 sec (this->getTS().tv_sec);
-	value.PutConvert (sec);
+	value.putConvert (sec);
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ caStatus exPV::getSeconds(gdd &value)
 caStatus exPV::getNanoseconds(gdd &value)
 {
 	aitUint32 nsec (this->getTS().tv_nsec);
-	value.PutConvert (nsec);
+	value.putConvert (nsec);
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ caStatus exPV::getNanoseconds(gdd &value)
 //
 caStatus exPV::getPrecision(gdd &prec)
 {
-	prec.PutConvert(4u);
+	prec.putConvert(4u);
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ caStatus exPV::getPrecision(gdd &prec)
 //
 caStatus exPV::getHighLimit(gdd &value)
 {
-	value.PutConvert(info.getHopr());
+	value.putConvert(info.getHopr());
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
 
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ caStatus exPV::getHighLimit(gdd &value)
 //
 caStatus exPV::getLowLimit(gdd &value)
 {
-	value.PutConvert(info.getLopr());
+	value.putConvert(info.getLopr());
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
 
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ caStatus exPV::getLowLimit(gdd &value)
 caStatus exPV::getUnits(gdd &units)
 {
 	static aitString str("@#$%");
-	units.PutRef(str);
+	units.putRef(str);
 	return S_cas_success;
 }
 
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ caStatus exPV::getValue(gdd &value)
 		gddStatus gdds;
 
 		gdds = gddApplicationTypeTable::
-			app_table.SmartCopy(&value, this->pValue);
+			app_table.smartCopy(&value, this->pValue);
 		if (gdds) {
 			status = S_cas_noConvert;	
 		}
diff --git a/src/cas/example/exServer.cc b/src/cas/example/exServer.cc
index fde8562c9..bf7a69b29 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/exServer.cc
+++ b/src/cas/example/exServer.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ caStatus exServer::pvExistTest(const casCtx &ctxIn, const char *pPVName,
 		 * there are no name aliases in this
 		 * server's PV name syntax
 		 */
-		canonicalPVName.PutRef (&pPVI->getName());
+		canonicalPVName.putRef (&pPVI->getName());
 		return S_casApp_success;
 	}
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const pvInfo *exServer::findPV(const char *pName)
 		&exServer::pvList[NELEMENTS(exServer::pvList)];
 
 	for (pPVI = exServer::pvList; pPVI < pPVAfter; pPVI++) {
-		if (strcmp (pName, pPVI->getName().String()) == '\0') {
+		if (strcmp (pName, pPVI->getName().string()) == '\0') {
 			return pPVI;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cas/example/exServer.h b/src/cas/example/exServer.h
index 4d6c928ea..ffda4c808 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/exServer.h
+++ b/src/cas/example/exServer.h
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public:
 		const casCtx &ctxIn, gdd &canonicalPVName) :
 		exAsyncIO(ctxIn, &canonicalPVName)
 	{
-		canonicalPVName.PutRef(&pPVI->getName());
+		canonicalPVName.putRef(&pPVI->getName());
 	}
 
 	//