perm filename NEWS.OLD[MIX,SYS]1 blob sn#020795 filedate 1972-03-28 generic text, type T, neo UTF8
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00200	A few fixed bugs:
00300		1. Data Disk Displayed instruction now has a maximum offset of 63
00400			when symbolically giving an address.
00500		2. Entire Data Disk screen moved down a line so that EX TIME doesn't
00600			remain after execution.
00700		3. DISPLAY or D Button now does more reasonable things (of principle
00800			interest to those running from teletypes).
00900		4. SETPC nnn  now works as advertised instead of killing the job.
01000	OLD NEWS IS ON NEWS.OLD[MIX,SYS]
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01200	New system up.
01300	FIXED BUGS:
01400		1. No more ILL MEM REF on obscure ENTi and ENNi cases
01500		2. No looping when examining locations with negative addresses
01600	FEATURES:
01700		1. PC given on error messages
01800		2. Next instruction symbolically displayed
01900		3. Optional halting on "non-fatal" errors. New buttons:
02000			ERRHALT and ERRGO
02100		4. "I/O to uninitiated device" error resets PC to address of
02200			instruction so that device can be opened and execution
02300			continued using "CONTINUE" button.
02400		5. Buttons which request a file name (MIXAL,MLD,READ,PUNCH,
02500			PRINT,TRACE) or a number (SETUP,SETPC,TK) will take
02600			this argument from the line containing the button
02700			name if it is there. (i.e., you can now say SETUP 100)
02800	OLD VERSION ON MIX.OLD[MIX,SYS]
02900	OLD NEWS ON NEWS.OLD[MIX,SYS]
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03100	As you will soon be able to tell, there is a new version of
03200	MIX up.  Most notable feature is the Data Disk display routines.  
03300	Now, if you are running from a DD, you get the same information 
03400	that you get on a III, only in a more compact form.  I strongly
03500	recommend that you use an update count (via the SETUP button) of
03600	0.  There is a new button.  <control><form feed> will cause the
03700	complete screen to be rewritten if you are on a DD.  This can be
03800	useful if your DD screen goes away.  If you encounter troubles,
03900	the old version is on MIX.OLD[MIX,SYS], and you may get it by
04000	saying RU MIX.OLD[MIX,SYS].
04100	
04200	OLD NEWS IS ON NEWS.OLD[MIX,SYS]
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04400	Greetings MIX users,
04500		This news file is one of several new features and corrected
04600	bugs that have been keeping me (Dick Sweet) busy for the last few days.
04700	This is file NEWS.MIX[MIX,SYS] and is typed out (if it exists) whenever
04800	MIX is run.  I will use it to keep you informed of corrections and
04900	additions, and you can perhaps use it to warn one another of bugs before
05000	I get a chance to correct them.  Let's try to keep the size of this file
05100	down, but still keep one another informed.
05200		NEW FEATURES
05300	New buttons:
05400	NOEJECT		Produce print files that will write over perforations.
05500			  You can get them out by saying SPOOL <file>/B
05600	EJECT		Get back to normal
05700	NEWS		Type out this file again
05800	
05900		FIXED BUGS
06000	MIX will now read SOS files for card data without screwing up and reading
06100	   the line number of the first card of the second physical block (card
06200	   19 usually for the crossword puzzle data)
06300	MIX will accept files on other people's areas for all files that it gives
06400	   a prompt for.  (Who says you can't use a preposition to end a sentence
06500	   with?)
06600	
06700	REPORT ANY AND ALL NEW BUGS TO DICK SWEET (RES)
06800	P.S. To avoid this message on future starts, type (↑O) (or <esc>O) followed
06900	  by CR.  However you should read it from time to time since it changes.