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DECSYSTEM-20 Library Distribution Notes
Prepared by David Todd
DECUS DECSYSTEM-20 Library Coordinator
15 March 1981
The following list describes the contents of the DECUS
DECSYSTEM-20 Library Distribution Tapes as of 15 March 1981. The
program packages in the Library were converted from the
DECsystem-10 Library during the summer and autumn of 1980 by Paul
Robinson at Wesleyan University for DECUS. During the
conversion, packages were evaluated using the following criteria:
1. Does the package support features available under
TOPS-20 or on the DECSYSTEM-20? For example, DECtape
support packages were deleted.
2. Does the package compile, load, and begin execution
successfully?
3. If test data are available, does the recompiled program
correctly run the test data.
4. Is the package of such high potential value that even if
it does not compile and load correctly it should be
distributed in hopes an interested DECSYSTEM-20 user
will develop a working package?
5. Even if there is no source code, is the package of such
high potential value that users would benefit from
having just the .EXE files available?
Under these criteria, the following packages were selected to
constitute the initial DECSYSTEM-20 Library. The abstracts below
do not describe the packages but rather the state of the package
after review, and in cases where modifications were required, the
types of modifications made. Refer to the DECUS DECSYSTEM-20
Library Catalog for program descriptions.
Note that several of the major packages, notably PASCAL,
SIMULA, and SAIL/FAIL, were submitted as revised versions by
Charles Hedrick of Rutgers. We are grateful to him for his help
in making these packages available.
In the descriptions, the phrase "compiled, loaded, and
executed successfully" indicates that the program package begins
execution successfully but that no verification of the accuracy
of the program has been done. The phrase "executes correctly"
indicates that the program was tested either with data supplied
with the package or with obvious test data and appears to execute
correctly on that test data.
Of course, DECUS cannot guarantee correct execution of any
of the packages but welcomes - in fact solicits - reviews of
packages which do not appear to function as specified. For this
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purpose, the first directory on the distribution tape,
<DECUS.20-0000> contains review forms and an interactive review
program which will aid you in preparing a review of any program
you use. Please submit the completed review on 1600 bpi DUMPER
tape (preferably) or as typewritten copy of the completed review
form to DECUS for review by DECUS staff and inclusion on
subsequent releases of the distribution and update tapes. You
will find on this tape reviews of several packages kept with the
package directory. The review files have names of the form
DECnnn.RNO, where "nnn" is the number of the DEC-20 package. The
reviews were completed for the versions running on the
DECsystem-10 but should still be valid for the DECSYSTEM-20
versions as well.
The Library packages are stored as separate directories with
naming conventions <DECUS.20-nnnn>, where "nnnn" is a sequence
number. Directory <DECUS.20-0000> contains Library
administration files such as the .RNO file which created this
document, a "disposition" document which tells the disposition of
DEC-10 library packages by DEC-10 number cross-referenced to
DEC-20 number, review programs and forms, and a file which can be
used by DLUSER to create DECUS directories if desired. Note that
there are subdirectories under many DECUS.20-nnnn directories.
The Library distribution tapes contain the complete DECUS
DECSYSTEM-20 program library packaged on 9-track, 1600-bpi,
DUMPER-format magnetic tape. There are five tapes, and their
contents are as follow:
Tape
No. Contents
1 0000-0025
2 0026-0076
3 0077-0099
4 0100-0135
5 0136-0149
Each tape contains 8000 to 10,000 pages of programs. We hope to
hav regular updates for these program plus new additions made
available in the future through a subscription service in the
same way the DEC-10 library is served. Contact the DECUS office
for details.
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"20" "10"
Number Number Status
0001 - CALC (TOPS-20)
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
Indirect commands do not appear to function.
0002 86 SAIL/FAIL
Original DEC-10 version has been supplemented
by some routines supplied by Charles Hedrick
of Rutgers which fix bugs on the DEC-20.
Program appears to compile correctly. The
newly compiled version differs from the one
submitted by Hedrick; the newly compiled
version is the .EXE file and the version
submitted by Hedrick is SAIL-OLD.EXE. Check
the file SAIL.LOG to see error messages
associated with compilation of SAIL.
0003 283 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMERS PASCAL
Native-20-mode System Programmer's PASCAL
from Charles Hedrick at Rutgers. Executes
correctly in preliminary tests. Has
excellent debugging enhancements over earlier
versions.
0004 - INTERLISP (TOPS-20)
Patched BOOT.SAV to replace a JSYS which had
been deleted after Release 2 of TOPS-20;
program now begins execution. Note that no
source files are supplied (.EXE only) and
that the first chapter of the manual is
missing. Other chapters renamed *.DOC.
0005 12 PAL-10
Minor modification required in logical name
list; compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0006 22 JACOBI
Converted subroutine calls to PUSHJ/POPJ;
now compiles correctly. Execution testing
not done.
0007 23 SPEEDY (PDP-10/8 Loader)
Loader appears to run from a load of the .REL
file (no testing done). Source file is
garbled and cannot be used to generate the
.REL file.
0008 27 GASP II
Compiles and loads cleanly. No further
testing done.
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0009 30 NVERTX
Compiles with some warning messages, loads,
and runs to completion with the test data
supplied.
0010 31 PALX-11
Compiles, loads, and begins execution. No
testing done.
0011 33 W
Converted octal constants to form required by
FORTRAN-20; program compiles and runs.
0012 38 FLOW CHARTER
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
0013 43 RANDOM NUMBERS
Converted subroutine calls to PUSHJ/POPJ;
programs now compile, load, and run
successfully. Results not checked for
accuracy.
0014 57 SIMPLE
Converted subroutine calls to PUSHJ/POPJ;
programs now compile, load, and correctly run
the test data supplied with the programs.
0015 59 LISP 1.6
Redefined JOBDAT symbols and replaced one
outdated JSYS. Some possible problems with
source file ALVINE.MAC (HRRZ@ opcodes). No
testing done on this package.
0016 61 MLISP
No modifications required. Package is
expected to be a transportable LISP package,
but no testing was done.
0017 65 LEARNS
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0018 68 PAL-12
Modified logical name search; program
compiles, loads, and successfully executes
two test programs supplied.
0019 70 FAKE
Converted subroutine calls to PUSHJ/POPJ and
redefined JOBDAT symbols. Program assembles;
no testing done.
0020 72 DARTMOUTH BASIC LIBRARY
Random sample of programs tested appear to
function correctly.
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0021 88 SALESMAN
Program compiles and runs successfully.
0022 89 JOTTO
Typographical errors were corrected. Program
compiles but needs a dictionary.
0023 90 BARTEE
Redefined JOBDAT symbols; program
compiles,loads, and correctly executes test
data given in .DOC file.
0024 97 BASIC TUTORIAL
A random sample of programs tested functioned
correctly.
0025 100 ONLINE BASIC AND FORTRAN DEMOS
A random sample of the BASIC programs ran.
FORTRAN files which did not run were modified
for FORTRAN-20 compatibility. Files were
given filetypes .BAS, .FOR, and .TXT,
depending upon their functions. Calling
sequence of RAND.MAC was converted to
PUSHJ/POPJ.
0026 101 SSP
Programs ran without modification and gave
results in agreement with expected test
results to within 5 to 7 significant figures.
0027 102 PDP-8 SIMULATOR
Changed JOBDAT symbols; compiles, loads, and
runs successfully.
0028 104 SNOBOL4
Converted .SHR to .EXE file; the .EXE file
runs. No attempt to recompile and reload
(which should be done).
0029 105 DOCTOR AND ELIZA
Converted .SAV to .EXE file, which functions
correctly. No source file is included.
0030 110 CHESS
Converted .SAV file to .EXE file, which
functions correctly. No source file is
included.
0031 114 MATTAC
Converted .SAV file to .EXE file, which runs.
0032 115 TAPBLK
Converted .SAV file to .EXE file, which
begins execution. Did not test.
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0033 116 QED
Redefined JOBDAT symbols. Program compiles,
loads, and executes.
0034 130 RENBR
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully. The
.CMD file was modified for TOPS-20.
0035 133 ALGOLW
Redefined JOBDAT symbols. Program compiles,
loads, and runs successfully.
0036 134 FISHER
Edited the source file to delete extra
CRLF's. Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0037 137 COB300
Modified one variable to be a non-reserved
word; program compiles and loads. Should be
tested on a Burroughs COBOL program.
0038 139 TALK8F
Redefined format of octal constants and
redefined JOBDAT symbols. Program compiles,
loads, and runs. Needs a PDP-8 for testing.
0039 142 MATHLAB
Converted .SAV to .EXE file, patched ESC
character as described in manual. Program
ran test case in manual correctly. Program
should be recompiled and reloaded.
0040 143 COBSTD
Minor syntactical correction required, but
otherwise program compiled, loaded, and ran
successfully.
0041 151 KWIC
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
0042 153 CHANGE
Redefined JOBDAT symbols. Program compiles,
loads, and runs. Needs testing. Note that a
revised version is available directly from
DEC.
0043 156 ASYNC COMMUNICATION WITH PDP-8
Redefined JOBDAT symbols and altered logical
name search. Programs now compile, load, and
run. Needs testing with a PDP-8.
0044 157 STREAM
Changed subroutine calls to PUSHJ/POPJ's.
Fixed argument list references. Program now
compiles and loads. Needs testing.
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0045 159 PAGER
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0046 161 ABACUS
Minor modifications required because of MACRO
version changes. Program compiles, loads,
and runs successfully.
0047 164 CROSS
Created IOFIL.FOR to handle IFILE/OFILE
subroutine calls from F40 and modified
RENAME.MAC to use PUSHJ/POPJ calls. Modified
FORMAT statements. Program now compiles,
loads, and runs test case correctly.
0048 165 RDMT11
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
Needs testing with PDP-11 magnetic tapes,
though.
0049 167 GENPLT
Added DOUBLE PRECISION statement to allow 6
characters per word. Programs compile, load,
and run test case correctly.
0050 168 TBLTRN
Modified one macro subroutine to use
PUSHJ/POPJ calling convention. Program
compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
0051 169 CTFFT
Program compiled, loaded, and ran one test
file correctly (within roundoff error). The
other test file (for subroutine FOURG) was
garbled at the time of original submittal.
The subroutine compiles, however.
0052 170 UFLIP
Program compiled, loaded, and ran test case
correctly.
0053 171 CARDIAC MACHINE LANGUAGE SIMULATOR
Corrected one mistyped line in the BASIC
program. Program runs successfully.
0054 173 FLMON
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully. Needs testing with a plotter.
0055 177 SIGN MAKER
Changed format of octal constants to
FORTRAN-20 form; changed DEFINE FILE to
OPEN; and changed search for SIGN.LIB from
[1,4] to SYS:. Program compiles, loads, and
runs correctly.
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0056 178 MTIO
Changed calling sequence to PUSHJ/POPJ.
Program compiles. Needs to be tested with a
magtape and main program.
0057 179 FASBOL
Converted .SAV to .EXE file, which appears to
run (saved as FASBOL.EXE). Recompiled,
reloaded, and resaved as SNOBOL.EXE (which
appears to run correctly).
0058 181 EDITS
A spurious character in source file was
deleted. Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0059 182 TXTPAD AND TXTTAB
Programs compile. TXTPAD has undefined
globals on loading because of need for
hardware routines. TXTTAB ran successfully.
0060 183 GRAPH
Subroutines compile and load with warnings.
0061 185 SYNTAX
Fails to compile, but code is sufficiently
similar to PASCAL that conversion to working
PASCAL code should be relatively easy. Left
in the library for revision by interested
user.
0062 186 META2
Redefined .JBFF; program compiles, loads,
and runs successfully.
0063 187 ASYNCH COMMUNICATION
Converted calling sequence to PUSHJ/POPJ for
FORTRAN subroutines. Programs compile and
load. Needs testing.
0064 189 MAFIA
Redefined JOBDAT symbols. Program compiles,
loads, and runs successfully. Needs testing.
0065 190 BATTLESHIP
Program runs.
0066 193 *1
Needs to be recompiled. No testing done.
0067 197 FILTER
Sources compiled with numerous errors caused
by use of (new) reserved words. Changes yet
to be made but should be easy to fix.
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0068 198 IMP72
Converted .SAV file to .EXE, which ran
successfully. Recompilation fails for some
program modules.
0069 200 VTED AND RTRANS
RTRANS runs correctly. VTED needs testing on
DEC VT terminals.
0070 203 GUNNER
Program runs correctly.
0071 207 EYES
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
0072 208 SCAT2
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0073 209 RANDU
Subroutine compiles, loads, and runs
successfully. Results not verified for
accuracy.
0074 211 GNOSIS
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0075 212 SPPLT AND SPTEX
Programs compile and run successfully.
0076 214 ABACUS
Converted JOBDAT symbols. Program compiles,
loads, and runs successfully.
0077 221 NMRSIM AND TTYOPS
Changed subroutine calling sequence to
PUSHJ/POPJ; programs compile, load, and run
successfully. No testing without plotter
hardware.
0078 223 SIMULA
Compiler assembled, loaded, and ran
successfully. Note an error message
associated with module M2.MAC which is
apparently caused by a misplaced conditional
terminator, but the resulting symbol is
properly defined as external nevertheless.
Note that the package has been reorganized to
contain just DEC-20 code.
0079 224 SPICE/SLIC/SINC
Programs compile, load, and run correctly.
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0080 226 AVAIL
Programs compile, load, and run correctly.
Note that there is a requirement for
directory numbers, though. This program
should be modified when a native-20 FOROTS
system is available.
0081 227 UTILITIES
Some programs in this package needed COBOL
variable-names to be changed because of
changes in COBOL reserved words; they then
compiled, loaded, and ran successfully.
Others in the package appear to be incomplete
and unusable. Complete package is left in
the library for those who want to work on
them.
0082 228 CALCOMP PLOTTER PACKAGE
Some modifications required to get package to
load properly. Programs compile, load, and
run successfully. Requires plotter hardware
to verify.
0083 229 ASTRO
Program compiles, load, and runs
successfully.
0084 230 ASYNCH COMMUNICATION
Programs compile, load, and run successfully.
No testing done.
0085 233 ZAP
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0087 235 LAN
Programs run. No testing done.
0088 237 PILOT
Modified compiler to look for PILOT.EXE
rather than PILOT.SHR. Compiler compiles
with a few MACRO "E" errors, but loads
successfully. Resulting program successfully
compiled the demo program supplied.
0089 238 EXETER
Programs compile (with truncation warnings),
load, and run successfully.
0090 240 KISMET
Modified search path for help file. Program
compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
0091 241 FORTH
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
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0092 244 WGMM11
Corrected garbled characters in middle of
source file. Program now compiles, loads,
and runs successfully.
0093 245 MESS
Programs compile, load, and run successfully.
0094 248 TR
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0095 249 GAUSS
Subroutines compile. No testing done.
0096 251 TBF
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0097 253 READ
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0098 254 MAGGIE
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully. Needs testing with magnetic
tape.
0099 255 INVSIM
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0100 257 LINCUR
Revised submittal lacked functions DARCOS and
DARSIN which were in the sources for original
submittal. These were copied from original
into file DAFUNS.FOR and the load command
string modified. File LINCUR.CTL contains
revisions necessary to compile, load, and
test revised version on a DEC-20. Programs
compile, load, and run successfully.
0101 258 NONLIN
Revised submittal lacked functions DARCOS and
DARSIN which were in the sources for original
submittal. These were copied from original
into file DAFUNS.FOR and the load command
string modified. File NONLIN.CTL contains
revisions necessary to compile, load, and
test revised version on a DEC-20. Programs
compile, load, and run test data correctly.
0102 260 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
Program compiles and runs successfully.
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0103 261 SORTER
Program compiles and runs successfully.
0104 262 COMPUT AND TWOPER
Programs compile and run successfully.
0105 264 XTEC
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0106 265 BASIC 17E
Note that there are no sources. The .SHR
files were converted to .EXE files and ran
correctly. Note the bugs listed in the
review.
0107 266 TOPS-10 SIMULATOR
Compiles with warnings, loads, and runs
successfully. No documentation of format of
parameter file.
0108 267 COBEDT
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0109 269 ADRES
Program compiles (under SIMULA, 20-0078),
loads, and runs successfully.
0110 270 PROC10
Converted .SHR to .EXE file, which runs.
Cannot recompile and reload because of
missing source modules.
0111 272 BESLIB
Program compiles, loads, and correctly runs
test case.
0112 273 INDEX
Program compiles, loads, and runs BESLIB test
case successfully.
0113 274 CADA
Program compiles and runs successfully.
0114 276 FPRINT
Subroutine compiles correctly. Not tested.
0115 277 TWOSID
Program compiles, loads, and runs correctly.
0118 284 PICTURE BOOK
Modified INCH and OUTCH for TOPS-20 MACRO.
Programs compile, load, and run successfully.
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0119 285 SQUASH
Modified subroutines to use PUSHJ/POPJ
convention; program compiles, loads, and
runs successfully.
0120 286 CUSH2
Program compiles, loads, and correctly
executes test data from documentation.
0121 290 VENN
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0122 291 XPL
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0123 292 REVISED PLOTTER SUBROUTINES
Programs compile, load, and run successfully.
0124 293 FLECS
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully. Implementation manual, which
was supposed to be with package, was not.
0125 295 GIDUS/DISLIB
Programs compile successfully. No testing
done. New command file was created.
0126 297 ATOPLT
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully. Needs testing.
0127 298 NORMAL
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0128 299 COPYMT
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0129 300 BAKGMN
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0130 301 STRMAC
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0131 302 LIBMAN
Program compiles, loads, and runs correctly
(except that the DIRECT program doesn't exist
on TOPS-20).
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0132 303 DUMPR
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0133 305 BIORTH
Replaced a GETTAB UUO with GTAD JSYS.
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0134 306 FOCAL-10
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully. Extensive testing not done.
0135 307 VIDED
Source files for latest version are in COMP
subdirectory but will not load correctly
because of multiply-defined globals. Source
files for older version are in SOURCE and
will not compile under current SIMULA
(20-0078). The .EXE files from the earlier
version are in the SYS subdirectory.
0136 309 MACY-11/LNKX-11
Programs compile, load, and run correctly.
0137 310 WMU Application Library
Most programs work as submitted. Some work
done to load without overlays. Individual
packages were split into separate
subdirectories. Note that source code for
the application library built into WMU's
FORLIB are not contained in the package and
are referenced from APLIB.REL and FORLIB.REL
in the superior directory.
0138 312 MAGTAPE UTILITY PACKAGE
Programs compile, load, and run successfully.
0139 316 TECO10
Renamed files to TECO20, recompiled with
TOPS-20 option on. Compiles, loads, and
runs. Does not recognize filename supplied
on command line, but does seem to function.
0140 317 CROSS
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0141 318 FASP
Program compiles, loads, and runs
successfully.
0142 319 WKDAY
Program compiles, loads, and runs correctly.
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0143 320 STRUCT
Macros compile and seems to work.
0144 322 CALENDAR MAKER
Data files generate output as desired.
0149 324 MULREG
Program compiles with warning messages and
loads and runs correctly (when compiled with
the DEC-20 SIMULA from DECUS). Packages
included so that anyone with SIMULA
experience can attempt to determine the
source of the problem.
0145 325 ANTE
Compiles, loads, and runs successfully.
0146 326 KEYWRD
Compiles, loads, and successfully runs test
case supplied by author.
0147 328 FORMAT
Compiles, loads, and successfully runs test
case supplied by author.
0148 184 SPELL
Original program failed to compile because
symbols in conditional statements weren't
assembled and defined; simple fixes to
source file were required. Program now
compiles and runs correctly. Dictionary is
preloaded in the .EXE file supplied.
0149 324 MULREG
Compiles using SIMULA (20-0078) with warning
messages, loads successfully, and appears to
process author-supplied test data correctly.