High Speed Punch, High Speed Write, and FRAN Overlays

FOCAL8-259

to FOCAL 69

Jonathan Grobe, State University of New York at Stony

Brook, Stony Brook, New York

Three modifications have been made to FOCAL 69. Punch is

the new Type command for the high speed punch (Type

operates low speed punch only; Punch operates high speed

punch only). CRTL/W sets up the high speed punch for the

Write command. FRAN is replaced by an improved random

number generator, FRAN8 (DECUS NO. FOCAL8-150), but

modified so it will also work with MODV (DECUS NO.

FOCAL8-135). No user storage areas are affected, since

these overlays occupy locations formerly used by FRAN, the

Library command, and the Interrupt Processor.

Minimum Hardware:
PDP-8, High Speed Punch,

ASR33

Other Programs Needed:
FOCAL, 1969 (DEC-08-AJAE)

Restrictions:
Library command and Interrupt

Facility are unavailable;

CTRL/C doesn't work

Source Language:
PAL III

Catalog: July 1973

Minimum Hardware:	PDP-8, High Speed Punch, ASR33
Other Programs Needed:	FOCAL, 1969 (DEC-08-AJAE)
Restrictions:	Library command and Interrupt Facility are unavailable; CTRL/C doesn't work
Source Language:	PAL III
Catalog:	July 1973