This is a collection of user contributed tutorials for TWENEX.ORG. While these tutorials may contain specific information to TWENEX.ORG, they may also be general enough such that other TOPS-20 and TOPS-20 PANDA Distribution users could benefit from them. Access to this WIKI is available by MAILing or SENDing a message to SMJ on TWENEX.ORG.
TOPS-20 Tutorials
TWENEX.ORG Basics
howto Authoring tutorials, style guidelines, et cetera
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starter A starter guide to TOPS-20 aimed at UNIX users
EXEC Using EXEC—the TOPS-20 command parser, and TOPS-20 command files
batch Running background tasks without user interaction according to schedule
E-Mail and Communication
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commode A simple remark chat using linked TTYs
bboard Shared MAIL folder which acts as a Bulletin Board
mm Reading and Sending MAIL via Mail Manager
send SENDing and REPLYing to TOPS-20 Instant Message
talk Linking TTYs together
network Internet (TCP/IP) and DECnet communication options
Languages and Programming
Compilers General notes on compiling source code on TOPS-20
Assemblers General notes on PDP-10 assembly language programming
AID Using Algebraic Interpretive Dialog
APL Using the APLSF interpreter
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C Using the KCC C compiler
FORTH Using the FORTH interpreters
FORTRAN Using the FORTRAN-20 compiler
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MACLISP Using the MACLISP Lisp system
MACRO Using TOPS-20 MACRO assembly language
MDL Muddling with the MDL programming language
MIDAS Using MIDAS assembly language
FAIL Using FAIL assembly language
Pascal Using the Pascal compiler
SNOBOL Using SNOBOL on TWENEX.ORG
Text Editors
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EDIT Using the EDIT text editor
EDT-20 Using the EDT-20 text editor
Emacs Using the Emacs text editor
TECO Using the TECO and Video TECO (TV) text editors
(The editor SED is also listed in @HELP NEW-USER, but the executable file is corrupt and inoperative.)
Games
Haunt A haunted house text adventure game programmed by John Laird in 1979 using the rule-based language OPS4.
Star Trek (Space War)
The text-based strategy game inspired by the television series Star Trek popular on minicomputers, mainframes, and early PCs in the 1970s and -80s.
Zork “The classic underground maze/puzzle.”
References and External Links
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interlisp Some references to the interlisp programming language that we have here on twenex
PDP-10 bitsavers.org DEC PDP-10 documentation archive
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