Author: Lars Palmer and Robert Phelps

Alistair Windran AA Hassle, Fack Sweden

Operating System: OS/8

Source Language: RALF and PAL-8

Other Software Required: OS/8 FORTRAN IV

Abstract: This tape contains in the first place several useful FORTRAN

routines:

1. REG1ST which is made up of several small routines.

a) a routine to pass command decoder switches to a running

FORTRAN program.

b) a routine to perform IO to several laboratory devices and

execute random IOT's from FORTRAN code.

2. FILSIZ which will allow a FORTRAN program to determine

the size of a file given to the Run Time System.

3. BITS which will allow a program to store up to 36 logical

variables in one FORTRAN variable.

4. ICHAR which will allow a program to fetch and send single

characters to the console. This allows the FORTRAN program

to do detailed control over all output characters.

The tape also contains the sources to all patches to the FORTRAN

Run Time System published in the Newsletter and the /M patch to

PASS3 mentioned in the Newsletter. It also contains other bits and pieces

such as TECO macros which are of use in various situations.

Media Price Code: A2, H32, K27

Format: OS/8

Catalog: August 1978