Expanded language BASIC integrated in the disc operating system of the computers HP 2100 and M6000 for test and initiation of CAMAC-hardware

An expanded BASIC-interpreter working under control of the disc operating system (DOS) is described. The added subroutine allows to use files for storage on the disc. To process transferred BASIC user files to or from the work area of the disc using the descripted instruction STDF, name or GETDF, name, the DOS directives: DUMP, LIST, STORE, EDIT can be applied as usual. The subroutine packages allow to utilize programs of the DOS(EXEC CALLS) in the BASIC-user program and to transfer information to or from the CAMAC-hardware. The interactive work regime of the interpreter is very useful for testing and initiating the CAMAC hardware. Subroutines have been worked out for the data transfer (single word mode and block mode) as well as for the work of control commands and utility functions and for the data transmission to the teletype