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.TITLE FUDGE2.DOC#-#CHANGES FROM VERSION 14 TO 15
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FUDGE2.DOC#-#CHANGES FROM VERSION 14 TO 15
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\\^OCT, 1972
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.SUBTITLE ^OCT, 1972
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^^COPYRIGHT 1972, DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP., MAYNARD, MASS.\\
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1.0	^^SUMMARY\\
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^THE REASONS FOR THIS RELEASE ARE:-
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A)#^TO ALLOW % IN SYMBOLS (FOR ^^FOROTS\\)
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B)#^FIX THE ZERO LENGTH ENTRY BLOCK BUG.
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C)#^TO SUPPORT ^^MANTIS\\ 
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D)#^TO USE THE STANDARD ^^HELP\\  ROUTINE
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E)#^TO PROVIDE BETTER ERROR MESSAGES
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^^FUDGE2\\ VERSION 15 IS VERSION 14 WITH EDITS #23 THROUGH _#45 INCLUSIVE.
^THIS VERSION HAS NO KNOWN NEW DEFICIENCIES AND FULLY REPLACES VERSION 14.
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^^FUDGE2\\ IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SOFTWARE NOTEBOOK VOL. _#1,
 PAGE 2-101, SECTION ^^DEC\\SYSTEM-10 ^OPERATING
  ^SYSTEM ^COMMANDS.
 ^^NOTE\\, THE DOCUMENTATION IN VOL. _#6 ^^FUDGE2\\ IS OBSOLETE.
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2.0	^^EXTERNAL CHANGES\\
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_#24###^^SPR\\ 6377
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^FIX TO HANDLE ZERO LENGTH ENTRY BLOCKS.
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^BUG INTRODUCED BY _#14.
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_#25###^^SPR 6366\\
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^FIX TO ALLOW % AND $ CHARACTERS IN PROGRAM NAMES.
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_#27###^^DMN\\
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^CHANGES TO ALLOW ^^FUDGE2\\ TO READ ^^MANTIS\\ BLOCKS.
 ^TREATS BLOCK 401 AS BLOCK 400, AND SUB-BLOCK 77 AS 70.
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_#30###^^DMN\\
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^REMOVE HELP TEXT FROM ^^FUDGE2\\ AND PUT IN SEPARATE
 FILE CALLED ^^FUDGE2.HLP\\, LOAD WITH ^^HELPER.REL\\.
 ^THE /^H SWITCH LOOKS THE SAME TO THE USER.
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_#32###^^QAR\\ 86
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^ADD FEATURE THAT ALL CHARACTERS EXCEPT ALTMODE AFTER A SEMI-COLON
 ARE IGNORED UPTO THE NEXT VERTICAL PAPER MOTION CHARACTER
 (ASCII 12, 13 AND 14).
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_#33###^^QAR\\ 95
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^^FUDGE2\\ DOES NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ILLEGAL BLOCK TYPES.
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^FIX, NOW THAT WE HAVE A STANDARD FOR BLOCK TYPES (NEW LOADER
 DESIGN SPECS.) PRINT AN ERROR AND ABORT IF BLOCK TYPE IS
 NOT IN RANGE 0-77. ^MESSAGE IS :-
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^^?ILLEGAL BLOCK TYPE \\ XXX ^^DEV: FILE.EXT\\
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_#34###^^QAR\\ 94
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^AN ENTER WITH FILE NAME OF ZERO GIVES
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^^(0) FILE NOT FOUND\\ MESSAGE
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^FIX, CHANGE MESSAGE TO BE
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^^(0) ILLEGAL FILE NAME\\
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_#35###^^QAR\\ 92
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^DEFAULT NAME IS NOT GENERATED FOR /^L TO SPOOLED ^^LPT:\\.
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^FIX, IF NO OUTPUT NAME GIVEN, USE INPUT MASTER FILE NAME FOR
 /^L AND /^S ENTER.
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_#36###^^QAR\\ 90
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^TOO MANY SWITCHES ARE IGNORED ONLY THE LAST ONE IS USED.
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^FIX, IF MORE THAN ONE NON-^^MTA\\ SWITCH IS SEEN TYPE
 MESSAGE :-
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^^?TOO MANY SWITCHES\\
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_#37###^^QAR\\ 78
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^^MTA\\ SWITCH AFTER DEVICE BUT BEFORE FILE NAME IS NEVER EXECUTED.
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^FIX, WRITE MISSING CODE TO DIRECTLY EXECUTE SWITCH FOR ALREADY INITED
 DEVICE.
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_#40###^^QAR\\ 69
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^COMMANDS OF FORM ^^MTA0:::::\\ DO NOT WORK. ^THIS USED TO WORK
 BUT GOT BROKEN SEVERAL VERSIONS AGO.
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^FIX, CLEAR ^^SMCPFL\\ AFTER SEEING THE :
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_#41###^^QAR\\ 78
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^NOT VERY HELPFUL MESSAGE IF PROGRAM NAME REQUIRED BUT NOT GIVEN
 (AS IN /^D OR /^R).
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^FIX, IN THIS CASE CHANGE MESSAGE TO :-
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^^?DEV: FILE.EXT <> NO PROGRAM NAME SPECIFIED\\
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_#43###^^QAR\\ 72
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^ADDRESS CHECK IF BINARY OUTPUT IS SENT TO ^^TTY:\\ OR ^^LPT:\\
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^FIX, CHECK FOR THIS CASE AND OUTPUT MESSAGE :-
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^^?ILLEGAL DATA MODE FOR \\ XXX:
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_#43###^^QAR\\ 70
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^IF NO SWITCH IS GIVEN ERROR MESSAGE IS NOT VERY HELPFUL, CHANGE IT TO :-
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^^?COMMAND SWITCH REQUIRED\\
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_#45###^^QAR\\ 76
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^DATA OR DEVICE ERROR  GIVES POOR MESSAGE.
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^CHAGE TO :-
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^^?OUTPUT ERROR ON DEVICE\\ XXX: ^^STATUS (\\YYYYYY^)
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^^?INPUT ERROR ON DEVICE\\ XXX: ^^STATUS (\\YYYYYY^)
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3.0	^^KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES\\
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^THERE ARE NO KNOWN NEW BUGS OR DEFICIENCIES IN VERSION 15.
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^HOWEVER THERE ARE SEVERAL OLD ONES STILL NOT FIXED,
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^THESE ARE :-
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^^QAR\\ 91
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^^FUDGE2\\ HAS NO ^^RE-ENTER\\ ADDRESS.
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^MAGTAPE POSITIONING SWITCHES ARE EXECUTED EVEN IF THE REST OF THE
 COMMAND IS ABORTED.
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^^QAR\\ 131
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^MAGTAPE SWITCHES BEFORE INPUT DEVICE AND FILE NAME ARE NOT EXECUTED,
 FIX _#37 IS NOT COMPLETE.
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^^QAR\\ 132
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^^FUDGE2\\ DOES NOT CHECK FOR MULTIPLE OUTPUT FILE NAMES.
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^^QAR\\ 133
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^^FUDGE2\\ TREATS SPACES AS COMMAS, THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS IN
 COMMAND SCANNING.
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^^QAR\\ 134
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^^FUDGE2\\ DOES NOT COMPLAIN IF PROGRAM NAMES ARE GIVEN IN COMMANDS
 WHICH IGNORE THEM (MASTER FILE IN /^A COMMAND).
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^^QAR\\ 135
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^IF THE FILE IS BAD MESSAGES SAYING SO SOMETIME PRODUCE INCORRECT
 OR JUNK FILE NAMES.
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^^QAR\\ 151
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^MAGTAPE COMMANDS SPECIFYING MULTIPLE FILES VIA COLONS DO NOT GET
 AN ERROR IF THERE ARE MORE COLONS THAN FILES ON THE MAGTAPE.
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4.0	^^CHANGES IN INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS\\
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^THE INSTALLATION GUIDE IS ^^FUDGE2.CTL\\.
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^THE CHANGES ARE TO LOAD WITH ^^HELPER.REL\\ AND TO
 PUT ^^FUDGE2.HLP\\ ON ^^SYS:\\ WITH ^^FUDGE2.SHR\\
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5.0	^^INTERNAL CHANGES\\
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_#23###^^DMN\\
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^REMOVE THE ^^BUGFX\\ CONDITIONAL ASSEMBLY SWITCH, IT IS NO LONGER
 NEEDED NOW THAT BOTH ^^LOADER\\ AND ^^FUDGE2\\ AGREE ABOUT
 INDEX BLOCKS.
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_#26###^^SPR\\ 6244
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^^FUDGE2\\ DOES TOO MANY ^^DSK\\ READS. ^IT DOES NOT
 USE SEPARATE CHANNELS WHEN READING FROM ^^DSK\\ (OLD ^^DTA\\
 CODE). ^FIX, TEST FOR ^^DSK\\ AND USE A NEW CHANNEL.
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_#31###^^QAR\\ 77
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^ERROR IN _#23, NOT ENOUGH CODE REMOVED.
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^FIX IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
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_#44###^^DMN\\
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^INDEX BLOCKS HAVE A HEADER WORD OF 14,,177. ^THIS IS CORRECT
 FOR ^^DSK\\ BUT SHOULD BE 14,,176 FOR ^^DTA\\.
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^FIX, MAKE IT SO.
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^^[END OF FUDGE2.DOC]\\