(reply to my own post:)
In regards to ETH e-link to "MEDOS-2" thesis by Svend Erik Knudsen
The file ends at page 26 or thereabouts with an actual %%END.
The description of Monitor library is in the missing part.
So I will let ETH know that file appears incomplete.
Search on internet for PS version proved futile.
Carl
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modsquad wrote:
> Hello again and much thanks.
>
> Just tried it in M2M-PC and it works fine.
>
> Have a problem with "inspect" command that just displays nul
> characters, stops ok when a key is pressed, but otherwise just runs in
> a endless loop. Don't need inspect that badly because there are
> alternatives.
>
> When you are at the star (*) prompt, I know you can enter a secondary
> DOS shell with exclamation (!) and then go back to the star prompt by
> typing "EXIT", but:
> Q4.) Is there a proper command (not Ctrl-C) to completely exit M2M-PC
> from the star prompt?
>
> Thanks for all the links. I am looking forward to trying Emulith since
> I always wanted to own a Lilith but couldn't come even close to
> affording one.
>
> The M2M-PC interpreter reminds me of the earliest Logitech systems
> that used a similar command interpreter and LOD files.
>
> One of the MEDOS features seems to have been inherited by Logitech:
> fast file system buffering. I once estimated Logitech 3.40 FileSystem
> was 4 times faster in file copy application compared to Multiscope 4.0
>
> I guess you won't hear from me again on date questions until Dec 31,
> 2027
>
> Just joking, but I wouldn't want to be a retired Cobol programmer in
> case the Y2K fixes didn't address the 2027 issue 10 years ago.
>
> Carl
>
> On Mar 29, 7:12 pm, "Chris Burrows" <***@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > "modsquad" <***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> > news:a0a960a7-4f76-4806-842a-***@f14g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > > I don't have any DEF or MOD files in M2Sys135 directory (other than
> > > for InOut).
> > > I have OUTTERMI.SYM/.OBJ and MONITOR.SYM
> > > Not in M2MCompilerSource either.
> >
> > > Ok, I did find OutTerminal def listing in the Modula2 Handbook PDF
> >
> > > Are you using the original commercial release of M2Sys135 from MRI or
> > > what?
> >
> > Yes - I'm using the v1.35 version that you can download from my website:
> >
> > http://www.cfbsoftware.com/modula2
> >
> > You do not need the OBJ, DEF or MOD files to compile and run the ShowTime
> > example on M2MPC. The SYM files are all you need to compile the code. The
> > library executables (e.g. Monitor) are already in the runtime.
> >
> > You are right - Monitor is not documented in M2MPC so some detective work
> > was need to determine that:
> >
> > a) Monitor includes the time-related definitions
> >
> > b) The nature of the definitions in Monitor.
> >
> > If you use the M2MPC decode command you will see that Time.obj imports
> > Terminal and Monitor. All that remains is to find out what is exported from
> > Monitor:
> >
> > Monitor is documented in Svend Erik Knudsen's paper on Medos-2, the Lilith
> > operating system. Some parts may not be applicable to M2MPC but, fortunately
> > for this exercise, 'time' seems to be compatible. You can download a pdf
> > copy of the Medos-2 paper from here:
> >
> > http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/view/eth:21975
> >
> > Alternatively, the source code of Monitor Lilith source code is included
> > with Jos Dreesen's Lilith Emulator 'Emulith' which you can download from:
> >
> > ftp://jdreesen.dyndns.org/ftp/Emulith/
> >
> > Both are invaluable resources if you intend spending some time on M2MPC.
> >
> > P.S. Comint V4.2 under Emulith displays 2010 dates correctly ;-)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Chris
> >
> > Chris Burrows
> > CFB Softwarehttp://www.cfbsoftware.com/modula2