From 880f2aa5f2f7c6bd9cdf7970666f4c2154281cf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ken rector Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:40:30 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] add headings --- README | 29 +++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 258e960..ebbfa37 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,23 +1,30 @@ -This is a collection of software for use with the SDS simulator -provided with the simh simulator system. It is provided in hopes of -exciting the interested of someone curious about computing during +#SDS Software Kit +This is a collection of software for use with the simh SDS simulator. It is provided in hopes of +exciting the interested of those curious about computing during the 1960-1976 period. -It includes a cross assembler used on a Mac to produce the included -Symbol assembler. It also includes a tool set to help manage and +##Introduction +The SDS 900 Series computers supported paper tape and card unit record +systems and the software in this kit predominatly uses these devices. + +Included are a cross assembler used on a Mac to produce the included +Symbol assembler and tools to help manage and manipulate this stuff; things like a binary object dump, a namelist program and a program to retieve files from a PAL library file. -The SDS 900 Series computers were initially paper tape and card unit -systems and the software in this kit predominatly uses these devices. - -The SDS programs in the kit were obtained from files copied from a +The SDS programs in the kit are files copied from a 9-track tape that was created by the SDS PAL library back in 1982. This file is from the bitsaver.org archives, M300-19820128.tap. The SDS basic paper tape loader program, 850644, is included in the kit as an example to experiment with the SDS recon and Symbol assembler -programs. +programs. The work to put this kit together was done on a Mac. I don't know what +will happen using this stuff on other platforms + + +##Files +File|Description +----|---- 850640 SEMI-AUTOMATIC TYPEWRITER TEST @@ -47,8 +54,6 @@ tests A magtape test, so far tools Possibly useful tools -The work to put this kit together was done on a Mac. I don't know what -will happen using this stuff on other platforms