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∂26-MAY-73 2346 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
SORRY, NO TAN FUNCTION IN THE FORTRAN LIBRARY!! DELETE IT FROM DOCUMENTATION.
ALSO, PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE FACT THAT BPS CAANOT BE EXPANDE
AFTER LOADING A REL FILE OF SOME TTYE. THIS IS BING CHANGED BY THE ADDITION
OF TWO NEW FUNCTION *RPUTSY, AND *RGETSYM (OR DID I ALREADY TELL YU THAT).
WILL STIL TRY TO GET UP THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE I SPLIT FOR WASH.
JEFF
∂25-MAY-73 0328 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
FUCITP (FILES TO AND FROM UCI TRANSFER PROTOCAL)
GETTING THERE, IT SEEMS WE CAN AT LEAST SEND FILES OUT.
(ALBEIT SLOWLY)
JEFF
∂24-MAY-73 2112 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
NO SHIT! OH, WELL, IF TAN IS AVAILABEL I'LL PUT IT IN. OTHERWISE
TRY SIN/COS. PEOPLE CURRENTLY USING IT ARE CMU, CAL-TECH,
NIH, YOU AND POSSIBLY HARVARD. (RON KAPLAN ASKED FOR IT, ALL
WE SENT WERE SAV AND SHR. NEVER HEARD A WORD, SO I DON'T KNOW).
ALSO, I THINK U. OF PENN HAS A VERY, VERY OLD VERSION.
THE WORST PART IS THAT DECUS IS GOING TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE
FREE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE LOADER, MOST OF THE SWITCHES
LIKE ALVINE, STPGAP ETC MAY KILL THINGS IF THEY ARE ENABLED.
(IF YOU TRY THEM, LET ME KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. HOWEVER, I HATED
ALVINE WITH A PASSION AND WOULDN'T ENABLE IT IF PAID).
ALSO, VANCOUVER B.C. HAS A LOT OF OUR CODE IN THEIR NEW SYSTEM,
AND SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE COMPATIBLE.
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY THERE, AND WE WENT THE CODE ABOUT
A YEAR AGO. THEIR STACK FUNCTIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COMPATIBLE
ALSO (THEY HAVE TO BE). BY THE WAY, THERE ARE SOME PACKAGES
THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN, INCLUDING A VERY GOOD X-REF'R.
THEY ARE DOCUMENTED (IF I CAN FIND THE DOC). IF I GET
SOME SPARE TIME, I WILL DOCUMENT DWIM (AFTER I MAKE SOME CHANGES,
LIKE FIXING UP THE EDITOR TO TAKE IT). IF/WHEN I DO
I'LL SEND IT UP. EXCEPT FOR THE TOP-LEVEL, IT'S REASONABLY
SIMILAR TO A SUBSET OF BBN'S.
JEFF
∂24-MAY-73 1921 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
DID ANYBODY PUT DWIM UP? IF SO WHERE?
JEFF
∂24-MAY-73 0407 1,JMJ
BRUCE,
THINK THAT IS FUN? TRY (*GREAT 1 NIL) WHICH IS TILL UNCHANGED EVEN
BY US! HAVEN'T LOOKED AT DPLNR, BUT I KNOW THAT AT LEAST THDUMP
IS THERE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONS
AGAIN. I'LL BRING THEM WITH ME IF I GET UP THERE. I AM SUPPOSED
TO GO TO VANCOUVER WASH. FOR SIX WEEKS JUNE 17, BUT I WILL TRY TO
GET UP THERE BEFORE THEN. IF I CAN'T, THEN I'LL BE BY ON MY
WAY BACK AND/OR ALMOST CERTAINLY FOR THE AI CONFERENCE.
STILL TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING CLEARED UP HERE. THAT WEEK SICK
PUT ME WAY BEHIND. IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY ELSE WHO IS DESPERATE
FOR UCIKLUDGE, TELL THEM TO GET IN TOUCH, SINCE I DON'T THINK THERE
IS A TIP UP THERE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING SOME
BREAD, CONTACT TRW IN VANCOUVER WASH. THEY'RE DESPERATE AND
ARE PAYING OUTRAGEOUS SUMS OF MONEY FOR PEOPLE WITH DUMB ENGINEERING
CONCEPT EQUIPMENT, PARTICULARLY SYSTEMS PEOPLE. THEY'RE IN MUCHO
SAD SHAPE. HELL, IT'S TIME I WENT TO BED (24 HRS). LATER..
JEFF