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- The C version of PISTOL v2.0 was developed with BDS
- C compiler, version 1.45a and the L2 linker version 2.2 on
- an Exidy Sorcerer personal Computer with the S-100 expansion
- box. The Thinker Toys 2D dual 8" disk sub- system was used
- and total contiguous ram was 52K. Statistics from the BDS
- compiler indicated at least 14K left over at every stage.
- Thus it may be possible to recompile this in a 40K system.
-
- To run PISTOL.COM I believe the minimum RAM is 44K
- (this includes CP/M since the program code and all its
- buffers occupy about 33K).
-
- I/O requirements are minimal. A dumb terminal (video
- or printing) and the CP/M disk interface are sufficient.
-
- In use, the user may wish to customize PISTOL by
- declaring his actual screen width (I have defaulted to 64).
- Also the output scrolls and pauses after a fixed number of
- lines (my default is 20?). To continue, hit return, to abort
- type "q" before "return". Even the tab size for display is
- user alterable. See the documentation about the "system
- variables": TERMINAL-WIDTH , TERMINAL-LENGTH , and TAB-SIZE .
-
- To run type:
-
- A>pistol
- *** PISTOL 2.0 ***
- X>'core2 restore [note the initial apostrophe!]
- *** PISTOL 2.0 ***
- X>
-
- Documentation is largely available "on line". Try typing:
-
- X>help
-
- and try the menu selections.
-
- March 3, 1982
-
- Ernest E. Bergmann
- Physics, Building #16
- Lehigh University
- Bethlehem, Pa. 18015
-
- (215-) 861-3932(at above)
-