Author: Laurie A. Forbes

Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd., Alberta, Canada

Operating System: OS/8

Source Language: PAL-8

Memory Required: 8K

Other Software Required: SABR Assembler from OS/8 V2

Abstract: An overlay to modify SABR to simulate PAL-8 as closely as possible while maintaining SABR's

automatic page escapte generation (routine use of the PAGE statement is eliminated). Overhead found in

unmodified SABR to handle field switching, relocatable loading, external subroutines, etc., has been

eliminated. The only runtime code is a small routine (10-23 words) in each field to handle indirect address

references to off-page locations. The binary output can be loaded by ABSLDR, and up to 12K can be used

for increased symbol storage.

Restrictions: May not work with other than version II SABR.

Media Price Code: D3, G5

Catalog: June 1979