After typing (todo) or (todoi), wait for the string ") \r" to appear.
This signals the end of of a list printed right before reading new
input from the console.
To use this, add (CMDS) to the sname search list. Then make a
translation from DSK: (CMDS); TS * to DSK: SYS3; TS CMD. Add a file
<HSNAME>; <XUNAME> (CMDS) where each subroutine is one line for the
subroutine name, followed by a body of commands terminated by a ^_
control character.
This program reads files in several printable formats including ARDS,
XGP and PLT, and rasterises them for Versatec V80 and Gould 5200
printers, or as "Harvard scan" RLE bitmap files.
Normally it runs as a printer spooler, scanning the .GLPR. directory.
When invoked as VERSA, it runs in a test mode where it opens a fixed
series of files and displays them interactively using SUPDUP graphics.
The latter is more useful at the moment, so don't install the CHANNA
link by default.
The MDL 54/104 and 55/105 manuals give the name SYS:TS MDL for the
interpreter, and a comment in MAIN says it was TS MUDDLE, so install
links for both.
Differences from AI's TS FACTOR:
- KL10 define to put the TEST inner loop code at 100 rather than in the
registers -- ";;KL10 RUNS SLOWER IN ACS".
- Lookup table for commands, including uppercase and lowercase.
- A new "quit" command.
- Mixed-case messages.
- System calls modernised a bit; .CALL /OPEN/ rather than .SUSET/.OPEN,
and not opening the TTY in DDT mode.
Differences from the WAITS code:
- Converted back to MIDAS syntax.
- Reconstructed the ITS I/O code. Like WUMPUS, this originally opened
the TTY with the 20 flag set to convert input to uppercase, and was
later binary-patched to do the conversion itself (and convert output
to lowercase). The program had a PATCH area originally, so I've
included the patches in the source.
- The ITS version BLTs the jot-counting code into the registers and runs
it from there. The WAITS version has the BLT commented out and just
runs it from the BLTLOC buffer directly.
The TS JOTTO binary on AI/MC (dated 1990-08-14, although it's probably
much older than that) has been dumped after loading the dictionary. When
re-entered at BEG0, the original code asks for a DECtape number to read
the dictionary from, and constructs a UTx device name based on that in
UTNAME. However, in TS JOTTO, UTNAME contains DSK, so it must have been
dumped by patching that device name in directly; I've reproduced this in
build.tcl.
After the dump process, this produces a binary identical to TS JOTTO
except for the contents of the game variables. For the record, when
MC's version was last played before dumping, the computer chose the word
PETAL.
Fixes#789.
This is based on a disassembly of the binary AI:SYS1;TS FACTOR; the
binary and its help file .INFO.;FACTOR ORDER are both dated 1977-09-27.
MC had an identical copy with a later date.
This assembles into a binary that's identical to the original, except
that the original version has all its symbols marked as global, and no
assembly info.
Fixes#96.
