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  1.                                         April,1981
  2.     
  3.                  Thσ SIG/═ Report
  4.  
  5.                         B∙   
  6.  
  7.                            Henry "Hank" Kee
  8.  
  9.  
  10. B∙á thσá timσ thσ Trentoε Compute≥ Festiva∞á roll≤ 
  11. around¼á thσá SIG/═ librar∙ wil∞ havσ growε t∩á a⌠ 
  12. leas⌠ 1╕ volumes« Somσ oµ thσ lates⌠ release≤  arσ 
  13. listeΣ below«á Thesσ volume≤ wil∞ bσ availablσá a⌠ 
  14. thσá TC╞ fo≥ copying«á Fo≥ thosσ wh∩ providσ thei≥ 
  15. owε media¼á therσ wil∞ ß nomina∞ chargσ oµ $▒á pe≥ 
  16. volume« Thσ monie≤ g∩ bacδ int∩ thσ suppor⌠ oµ thσ 
  17. SIG/═á group«á Thσ diskette≤ arσ availablσ a⌠á thσ 
  18. NYAC├áá Compute≥áá Fleßá Market≤á anΣá ACG-N╩áá S-
  19. 100/SIG/M/8080/Z-80/TRS-8░ User≤ Grou≡ Meetings« 
  20.  
  21. Wσ ¿ Brucσ Ratoff¼á Bil∞ Chiε anΣ myself⌐á starteΣ 
  22. thi≤á effor⌠á abou⌠ seveε month≤ ag∩ anΣá wσá havσ 
  23. comσá ß lonτ way«á Wσ havσ developeΣ ß networδá oµ 
  24. SIG/═á co-ordinator≤á throughou⌠ thσá country«á Wσ 
  25. neeΣá you≥ continua∞ support«á Kee≡ u≡á witΦá you≥ 
  26. prograφ contributions.
  27.  
  28. Honor Roll :
  29.  
  30. Froφá timσá t∩á timσ ╔ woulΣá likσá t∩á selec⌠á m∙ 
  31. nomination≤á fo≥á thσá Hono≥ Rol∞á oµá contributeΣ 
  32. softwarσáá froφá botΦá thσá CP/═á U╟áá anΣáá SIG/═ 
  33. libraries«á Fo≥á thi≤ montΦ ╔ havσ choseεá Basic-┼ 
  34. froφáá volumσá ╡á oµá thσá CP/═á U╟á anΣá ExpandeΣ 
  35. Adventurσ froφ volumσ`1▒ oµ thσ SIG/═á group«á Thσ 
  36. choicσ oµ Basic-┼ i≤ quitσ obvious«á I⌠ ha≤ beeε ß 
  37. majo≥á worδá whicΦ iε turε ha≤ spawneΣ CBasiπá anΣ 
  38. CBasic-▓ whicΦ arσ amonτ accepteΣ softwarσ system≤ 
  39. widel∙á useΣá b∙á botΦ thσ hobbiest≤á a≤á wel∞á a≤ 
  40. busines≤á pe∩ple«áá Gordoεá Eubank≤á ha≤á madσáá ß 
  41. significan⌠á contributioε t∩ thσ statσ oµ thσá ar⌠ 
  42. oµ microcomputing« 
  43.  
  44. Withiεá ß vσr∙ shor⌠ spacσ oµ time¼á thσá ExpandeΣ 
  45. Adventurσá iε ou≥ librar∙ ha≤ beeε thσ mos⌠á ofteε 
  46. requesteΣ fo≥ copy«á Mikσ Goet· oµ thσ NYAC├ diΣ ß 
  47. ver∙á crediblσá joΓá oµá convertinτá thσá origina∞ 
  48. implementatioεá writteε iε Fortraε 7╖ b∙ hanΣ ont∩ 
  49. CP/M«á Thi≤á versioεá supercede≤á ßá likσá versioε 
  50. containeΣ iε volumσ │ oµ thσ SIG/═á library«á Thi≤ 
  51. lates⌠ releasσ wil∞ determinσ iµ thσ  processing
  52. CP╒ i≤ eithe≥ aε 808░ o≥ Z8░ processo≥ anΣ select≤ 
  53. thσ appropriatσ instructioε se⌠ accordingl∙ wthou⌠ 
  54. use≥ intervention«á Naturall∙ thσ Z8░ versioε run≤ 
  55. faste≥ thaε thσ 808░ version«á Fo≥ thosσ wh∩á wisΦ èt∩ tinke≥ witΦ thσ origina∞ sourcσ codσ a≤ writteε 
  56. b∙ Williσ Crowther≤ i⌠ i≤ containeΣ iε volumσ ▓ oµ 
  57. thσ SIG/═ library.
  58.  
  59.          *** N E W    R E L E A S E S ***
  60.  
  61. Volumσá 1▓á i≤ ß catch-u≡ volume«á I⌠ i≤á ßá cros≤ 
  62. referencσá inde°á oµ thσ CP/═ U╟ volume≤ 1-4▓á anΣ 
  63. thσá SIG/═ volume≤ 1-3«á Thi≤ shoulΣ bσ useΣá witΦ 
  64. volumσá 1╡á whicΦá i≤á ßá collectioεá oµá al∞á thσ 
  65. documentatioε t∩ date.
  66.  
  67.  
  68.  
  69.  
  70.  
  71.  
  72.  
  73. SIG/M volume 12        cross reference index of CP/M UG volumes 1-47
  74.             and SIG/M volumes 1-11
  75.  
  76. number    name        size    description
  77.  
  78. 12.1    CATALOG.SRT    23KIcross reference of CP/M VOLUMES 1-47
  79. 12.2    CAT.COM         1K                   and SIG/M VOLUMES 1-11
  80. 12.3    MAST.CAT    34K         /
  81. 12.4    W╔DE.COM     1K        /
  82. 12.5    P4        24K       /
  83. 12.6    P5        24K      /
  84. 12.7    P6        24K     /
  85. 12.8    P7        24K    /
  86.  
  87.  
  88.  
  89.   
  90. Volumσ 1│ contain≤ ß ver∙ usefu∞ HEL╨ filσ system¼ 
  91. ßá varian⌠á oµá FORTH¼á anΣ ß MIT╙á t∩á CP/═á filσ 
  92. conversioεá system«á ┴á supe≥ DIRector∙ systeφá i≤ 
  93. availablσá s∩ tha⌠ onσ caε seσ thσ disδá allocatoε 
  94. requirement≤á oµ eacΦ entr∙ a≤ wel∞ a≤á thσá tota∞ 
  95. disδáá spacσá availablσá withou⌠á resortinτá t∩á ß 
  96. separatσ pas≤ oµ STAT« ┴ spacσ compressioε utilit∙ 
  97. wa≤á submitteΣá fo≥á thosσá oµá yo⌡á wh∩á wan⌠á t∩ 
  98. minimizσ disδ storagσ usage«á ┴ Fortraε utilit∙ i≤ 
  99. availablσ t∩ manipulatσ arrays« I⌠ wa≤ donσ witΦ ß 
  100. minimuφ amoun⌠ oµ code« 
  101. Finall∙ ß loopbacδ checδ prograφ t∩ verif∙ ßá PMM╔ 
  102. board.
  103.  
  104.  
  105.  
  106. SIG/M volume 13        a) MITS to CP/M file conversion system
  107.             b) HELP file system
  108.             c) related system support programs
  109.                         d) FIG-FORTH 1.1 systemè
  110. number    name        size    description
  111.  
  112. 13.1    MITSCNVT.ASM    28K    MITS to CP/M file conversion
  113. 13.2    MITSCNVT.COM     7K       /
  114. 13.3    MITSCNVT.CPM     3K      /
  115. 13.4    MITSCNVT.DOC     7K     /
  116. 13.5    MITSCNVT.HEX     8K    /
  117. 13.6    ABORTSUB.COM     2K    HELP file system
  118. 13.7    HELP.ASM    13K           /
  119. 13.8    SYSLIB.HLP    37K          /
  120. 13.9    SYSLIB.REL     9K         /
  121. 13.10    HELP.COM     2K        /
  122. 13.11    MASM.SUB     1K       /
  123. 13.12    PHELP.COM     2K      /
  124. 13.13    PHELP.MAC     6K     /
  125. 13.14    HELP.DOC     4K    /
  126. 13.15    SD-2/6.ASM    18K    updated SUPER DIRECTORY display
  127. 13.16    SD.COM         2K    /    
  128. 13.17    ENTAB.ASM     6K    space suppression program
  129. 13.18    ENTAB.COM     1K    /
  130. 13.19    UTIL.FOR     2K    FORTRAN array handling subroutine
  131. 13.20    LOOPBAK1.BAS     2K    PMMI loop back test
  132. 13.21   FORTH11.ASM     40K     FIG-FORTH version 1.1
  133. 13.22   FORTH11.COM     23K      /
  134. 13.23   FORTH11.DOC      4K     /  
  135.  
  136.  
  137.  
  138.  
  139.  
  140.  
  141. Usinτ thσ HEL╨ filσ system¼ thσ autho≥ ha≤ buil⌠ ß 
  142. ver∙ impressivσ repetoirσ oµ softwarσ references.
  143.  
  144.  
  145.  
  146.  
  147. SIG/M volume 14        HELP file system on major system level software
  148.  
  149. number    name        size    description
  150.  
  151. 14.1    HELP.COM     2K    HELP file system describing
  152. 14.2    HELP.HLP     7K       HELP file system
  153. 14.3    CPM.HLP        31K       CP/M 1.4
  154. 14.4    CPM2.HLP    37K       CP/M 2.2
  155. 14.5    ASM.HLP         4K       CP/M 1.4 ASM (assembler)
  156. 14.6    ASM2.HLP     4K       CP/M 2.2 ASM (assembler)
  157. 14.7    MAC.HLP         8K       CP/M MAC (macro assembler)
  158. 14.8    MBASIC.HLP    21K       Microsoft BASIC
  159. 14.9    CBASIC.HLP    14K       CBasic
  160. 14.10    EBASIC.HLP    12K       Basic-E
  161. or.11    CBASIC2.HLP    22K       CBasic-2
  162. 14.12    MASM.HLP     8K       MACRO-80 (M80)
  163. 14.13    ALGOLM.HLP    13K       ALGOL-Mè14.14    C.HLP        17K       BDS 'C'
  164. 14.15    FORTRAN.HLP     7K       Microsoft Fortran
  165. 14.16    PASCAL.HLP    10K       PASCAL/MT
  166.  
  167.  
  168.  
  169. A≤ previousl∙ stated¼á volumσ 1╡ i≤ ß collatioε oµ 
  170. al∞ thσ documentatioε t∩ datσ correspondinτ t∩ thσ 
  171. cros≤ reference≤ iε volumσ 12«á Thi≤ diskettσ als∩ 
  172. contain≤ thσ samσ material≤ publisheΣ b∙ thσ NYAC├ 
  173. iε ß nicel∙ bounΣ volume« 
  174.  
  175.  
  176.  
  177. SIG/M    volume 15    documentation catalog of CP/M UG volumes 1-42
  178.             and SIG/M volumes 1-3 as published by the NYACC
  179.  
  180. Thi≤ volumσ contain≤ thσ variou≤ *.DOC¼á ABSTRACT.*¼ READ.ME¼ etπ 
  181. file≤á a≤ containeΣ iε thσ CP/═ U╟ anΣ SIG/═á volumes«á Thi≤á wa≤ 
  182. compileΣ anΣ publisheΣ b∙ thσ NYAC├ t∩ facilitatσ read∙ referencσ 
  183. oµá publiπ domaiε softwarσ fo≥ thσ micro-hobbiests«á SIG/═ volumσ 
  184. 1▓ i≤ thσ correspondinτ cros≤ referencσ t∩ thi≤ release.
  185.  
  186.  
  187.        CATALOG.nnn refers to a CP/M UG release volume nnn
  188.        SIGMLOG.nnn refers to a SIG/M release volume nnn
  189.  
  190.  
  191.  
  192.  
  193.  
  194.  
  195.  
  196. Volumσá 1╢ i≤ ß collectioε oµ CP/═ utilities«á Thσ 
  197. submissioεá oµá material≤ ha≤á improveΣá witΦá thσ 
  198. quantit∙ anΣ qualit∙ oµ documentation.
  199.  
  200.  
  201.  
  202.  
  203. SIG/M     volume 16      miscellaneous CP/M utilities  
  204.  
  205. number    name           size      description
  206.  
  207. 16.1      BYE67.ASM      39K       remote console program for PMMI
  208. 16.2      BYE67.DOC      12K       /
  209. 16.3      MLIST42.ASM    12K       multiple file list utility
  210. 16.4      DU-V75.OBJ      6K       disk utility system
  211. 16.5      DU-V75.DOC      5K        /
  212. 16.6      DU-V75.ASM     40K       /
  213. 16.╖á     FINDBD42.AS═á  33╦       create≤ filσ oµ badspot≤
  214. 16.8      APLMODEM.ASM   36K       CP/M file transfer for Apple 2
  215.                                    using DC Hayes Micromodem 2
  216. 16.9      COMAND.LIB      7K       console string processor
  217. 16.10     COMBINE.ASM     7K       merges multiple filesè16.11     FILE-XT2.ASM    8K       system disk utility display
  218. 16.1▓     MNEMON21.AS═   28╦       multi-pas≤ CP/M memory tester
  219.  
  220.  
  221.  
  222.  
  223. Therσ wil∞ bσ comment≤ oε thσ othe≥ volume≤ oµ thσ 
  224. SIG/═ librar∙ a⌠ ß late≥ date«á Pleasσ le⌠ mσ kno≈ 
  225. oµá an∙á suggestion≤ yo⌡ ma∙ havσ t∩á improvσá thσ 
  226. curren⌠á SIG/═á forma⌠ oµ distributioε a≤ wel∞á a≤ 
  227. material≤ submitteΣ t∩ date.
  228.  
  229.