SPACWR (Space War) (1973)
In the summer of 1973 David Ahl converted the HP program to BASIC-PLUS for DEC's RSTS-11 system with Mary Cole. About 73% of its text is identical to HP Rev B. He published it that year as SPACWR in 101 BASIC Computer Games, a name he later called an incorrect one. The file we hold matches the 18.5 KB SPACWR.BAS in the RSTS-11-13 library. Run here, as archived, on a BASIC-PLUS profile inferred from the listing: number printing, precision, the READY prompt and error text are stand-ins.
Lineage
Mayfield's HP STTR1 (Rev B), converted by Ahl and Mary Cole. (shared text or structure, measured)
- About 73% of its text is identical to HP Rev B.
- BASIC-PLUS syntax: backslash separators, MAT, PRINT USING with string templates.
- Renamed SPACWR; keeps the command set 0 to 7.
- Developers
- David Ahl; Mary Cole (DEC)
- BASIC
- BASIC-PLUS
- Written for
- DEC PDP-11 under RSTS-11
- Source
- Ahl, 101 BASIC Computer Games (DEC, 1973); RSTS-11-13 library index; Turnbull collection and DECUS copy
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