Author: Edward Rapoport, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dead Start Loader and Index Statistics is a 3-part utility routine for DIAL residing in DIAL's free blocks. DSLIS allows easy loading of any DIAL program without having to go through the intricacies of the DIAL editor. It is called from a dead start via a simple switch register command (similar to and simpler than DIAL). Then any DIAL program name may be typed in via a QANDA frame and the program is loaded and started.

Another part of DSLIS is called by the DIAL "MC" monitor command. It displays the number of free blocks on a tape or disk and the location and size of the biggest free space. Another "MC" command also unloads all active LINCtapes.

Minimum Hardware: 4K PDP-12 with LINCtape

Source Language: LAP6-DIAL

Catalog: July 1974