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What is Lua?
Lua is a simple, yet powerful, language for extending applications.
Lua has been developed by TeCGraf,the Computer Graphics Technology
Group of PUC-Rio, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Dozens of industrial products developed by TeCGraf
use Lua. Lua means moon in Portuguese.
Some features of Lua
o a simple, pascal-like, syntax;
o powerful data description constructs (e.g., associative arrays);
o user-controlled type constructors;
o fallbacks for extending the meaning of the language in unconventional ways;
o Lua programs are compiled into bytecodes, which are then interpreted
to simulate a virtual machine;
o truly portable, written in ANSI C.
Lua is freely available for both academic and commercial purposes. Lua is not in the public domain;
TeCGraf keeps its copyright. See the copyright notice included in the distribution.
OS-9 Notes
OS-9 version of LUA supports conception of OS-9 memory modules,
includes the OSK system library, and seamless integrates with
Microware's shell. Try to run a simple shell's tour located in
'run.me'. OSKLIB documentation is in osklib.html (in HTML format).