[Q] PROGRAM LIBRARY PDP-S CATALOG DIGITAL EOUIPMENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY AUGUST 1978 DECUS PROCiRAM LIBRARY PDP-a CATALOG Cl DICiITAl EQUIPMENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY AUCiUST1978 This is a complete PDP-8 DECUS Library Catalog. It includes a complete listing of current PDP-8, BASIC-8, and FOCAL-8 DECUS programs. First Edition December 1973 Updated July.l974 Updated December 1974 Updated May 1975 Updated November 1975 Updated June 1976 Combined and revised March 1977 Updated and revised August 1978 Copyright © 1978, Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts The DECUS Program Library is a clearing house only; it does not sell, generate or test programs. All programs and information are provided "AS IS". DIGITAL EQUIP· MENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY, DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CONTRIBUTOR DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES ON mE PRO­ GRAMS AND ANY MEDIA ON WHICH THE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. The descriptions, service charges, exchange rates, and availability of software available from the DECUS Library are subject to change without notice. The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: COMPUTER LABS DECtape FOCAL PDP COMTEX DECUS INDAC PHA DDT DIBOL LAB-8 RSTS DEC DIGITAL MASSBUS RSX DECCOMM EDUSYSTEM OMNIBUS TYPESET-8 DECsystem-10 FLIP CHIP 05-8 TYPESET-11 DECSYSTEM-20 UNIBUS CONTENTS Section 1 General Information 1.1 How to Use this Catalog ................................................................. v 1.1.1 Content of Each Section ...................................................... v 1.1.2 New and Revised Programs .................................................. v 1.1.3 Editor's Note .................................................................... v 1.1.4 General Catalog Information ................................................. vi 1.2 Where to Order Library Programs and Obtain Information ...................... vi 1.2.1 United States and Canada .................................................... vi 1.2.2 Outside the United States and Canada ..................................... vi 1.3 Payment .................................................................................... vii 1.4 DECUS Coupons ........................................................................ vii 1.5 Return Policy ............................................................................. vii 1.6 Documentation .......................................................................... viii 1.7 Media/Price Codes ...................................................................... viii 1.7.1 Media Codes Table .......................................................... viii 1.7.2 User Media' .................................................................... viii 1.7.3 Service Charge Policy ........................................................ viii 1.8 Distribution Methods ................................................................... viii 1.8.1 Program Packaging ........................................................... viii 1.8.2 Special Library Packages ...................................................... ix 1.9 Cross-System Index ....................................................................... ix Section 2 Abstracts 2.1 PDP-8 Abstracts ........................................................................... 1 2.2 BASIC-8 Abstracts ....................................................................... 41 2.3 FOCAL-8 Abstracts ..................................................................... 59 Section 3 Standards 3.1 DEC Standards Available Through DECUS ........................................ 89 Section 4 Indexes 4.1 Alphabetical Index ....................................................................... 91 4.2 Category Index ........................................................................... 97 4.3 Operating System Index ................................................................ 105 Section 1 General Information Section 1 General Information 1.1 How to Use this Catalog 1.1.1 Content of Each Section Section I, General Information, provides details about ordering, payment, who to contact within DECUS, policy on returns, and other policy and procedural information. Section 2, Abstracts, is sub-divided into three parts, PDP-S, Basic-S and FOCAL-S including program descriptions and respective Media/Price Codes in sequential order by DECUS Order Number. Note: It is essential to designate the applicable Section when ordering from the Catalog, e.g. order "FOCAL-S-123" or "PDP-S-123." Section 3, Standards, lists and describes Digital Equipment Corporation Software Standards and other documentation related to standards such as programming conventions and guidelines available through DECUS. Section 4, Indexes, contains three indexes; the Alphabetical Index lists all programs alphabeti­ cally by title, the Category Index lists all programs by program type (see first page of index for list of categories), and the Operating System Index lists programs by operating system (see first page of index for list of systems.) 1.1.2 New and Revised Programs New programs included in this issue: S-S56 thru S-SSO BASICS-92 thru BASICS-I04 FOCALS-337 thru FOCALS-33S Revised or updated programs since the last catalog: S-721 LISP-SK S-73S Business Management Laboratory S-754 NUMBER and REDATE OS/S Utilities S-S02 Scientific Subroutine Package S-S25 ALPHA and CCUOA S-S42 DIRECf: OS/S Directory Listing BASICS-43 NEOPAL: PAL-D Simulator FOCALS-252 12K FOCAL Overlay 1.1.3 Editor's Note This catolog represents a significant departure from earlier PDP-8 DECUS Library Catalogs in that it represents the first pass at a comprehensive review of the PDP-S Library. This catalog includes most programs from the previous PDP-S catalogs, Volume I and Volume II, that were submitted and/or revised since 1973. A number of programs, however, were omited from this issue because they were considered obsolete, had ambiguous hardware/sofware prerequisites, or for various other reasons. In many cases, arbitrary decisions were made because time did not permit a thorough investigation of the integrity of some of the programs. We welcome comments from users regarding programs that should be enhanced, withdrawn, or that should not have been withdrawn from this issue. Many PDP-S DECUS programs are now available for the first time on floppy diskettes and additional programs will be offered on this medium in the future. Information on this and other new or revised programs is published periodically in the DECUS 12-Bit SIG Newsletter and in DECUSCOPE. The DECUS Library Staff wishes to express appreciation to the many authors who have submitted new or revised programs and to the many other individuals who contributed their time to improving the PDP-8 Library. v General Information 1.1.4 General Catalog Information The DEeUS Library requests that all inquires concerning DEeus programs be communicated in writing and forwarded to the DECUS Marlboro office, not to the authors/submitters. DECUS will request assistance from the responsible author/submitter, assuming they are available. Requests for multiple catalogs will be honored but a nominal service charge will apply. Contact your Chapter office if you require additinal catalogs. 1.2 Where to Order Library Programs and Obtain Informadon 1.2.1 United States and Canada To place Library orders and to obtain information, users residing in an area outside the definition of the European or Australian Chapters (see Section 1.2.2), should deal directly with the DECUS Library at the following address: DECUS Library MR2/E55 One Iron Way Marlboro, MA 01752 (Telephone: (617}481-9511) To obtain information on: PDP-8 DECUS Library, contact the PDP-8 Library Administrator, (X4178) Standards, contact the Standards Librarian, (X4178) Service charges, order status, shipping information, contact the DECUS Order Desk, (X4135) Payments and billing, contact the DECUS Accounting Coordinator, (X4136) DECUSCOPE, (X4161) U.S. Symposia Information, (X4142) Membership, (X4167) Proceedings, (X4161) In Canada, for DEeUS information: DECUS Canada P.O. Box 11500 Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8K8 Canada (Telephone (613)592-5111) 1.2.2 Outside the United States and Canada To place DECUS Library orders, for clarification of policies or procedures on currency exchange information, order status, shipping information, handling charge information and for questions concerning payment and billing outside the U.S. or Canada, contact your local Chapter Office: In Austrialia and New Zealand: DECUS Australia P.O. Box 491 Crows Nest N.S.W.2065 Australia {Telephone {61 )-(2)-4392566) vi General Information In Europe and Middle East: DECUS Europe 12, avo des Morgines 1213 Petit-Lancy 1 Geneva, Switzerland (Telephone (022)93-33-11) 1.3 Payment All DECUS service charges are to defray the cost of media, reproduction, handling, and postage. All Orders must be accompanied by check, DECUS coupons, or a purchase order. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH THROUGH THE MAIL. Please make purchase orders and checks payable to DECUS. DECUS order processing and accounting functions are completely separate from the Corporation. Do not combine DECUS orders with Digital Equipment Corporation orders. Please do not request that DIGITAL field personnel place a DECUS order for you. This may delay direct response from DECUS. All service changes quoted in this catalog are in U.S. Dollars. A $2.00 invoice charge is added to all orders that are not prepaid. (This charge is subject