Comal for the KIM-1 (and clones

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Hans Otten

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Mar 5, 2025, 8:52:27 AMMar 5
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I have ported the Comal interpreter, published by the KIM Gebruikers Club The Netherlands in the 80ties in a version for the Elektor Junior, to the KIM-1.
It was mostly finding where the I/O routines are and about the KIM-1 routines destroying X and Y registers. But it runs now, so we have another (structured) programming language for the KIM-1/PAL-1/PAL-2 etc.

It is a 10K program, with floating point and comparable to Microsoft Basic. As a language, it has much better facilities for structured programming. 

I have some work to do like packaging,  documenting/translating to English, and have a look at SAVE and LOAD routines. I/O routines are well documented in a disassembled source now.COMAL SCREENSHOT 1.jpg

Ronny Ribeiro

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Mar 5, 2025, 9:00:33 AMMar 5
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Thanks, Hans!
I'm very curious about this...

Ronny


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Neil Andretti

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Mar 6, 2025, 3:20:27 AMMar 6
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Amazing Job!
I recall, you were talking about that it ain't as easy as it initially looked like.
Congratulations again.
Nils

GN Liu

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Mar 6, 2025, 6:53:44 AMMar 6
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Thank you, Hans! Another resurrected piece of software～～～

Liu

Hans Otten

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Mar 10, 2025, 10:08:50 AMMar 10
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KGN COMAL for the KIM-1 is available. A structured interpreted language, 10K in size.
With a newly written manual.
comal kim-1 data.jpg

Ronny Ribeiro

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Mar 10, 2025, 10:47:55 AMMar 10
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Congratulations, Hans!


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Neil Andretti

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Mar 12, 2025, 2:01:52 AMMar 12
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Maybe this is of use, too:

GN Liu

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Mar 12, 2025, 2:24:47 AMMar 12
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vintage vs latest, all good stuff!!!!!

Hans Otten

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Mar 14, 2025, 2:15:25 PMMar 14
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I have now heard of COMAL running on a PAL-1 (Nils) and PAL-2 (Nlis and John).

On a PAL-2 configure that there is no RAM at E000-F000.
Otherwise COMAL will run wild!
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