Does anyone know where I can obtain MetaComCo BCPL?

[XorA]

If it's any help, here is the output from qem-unzip on a different version of BCPL with the headers still intact.
Entry: ed
00 00 54 2C 00 01 00 00 12 C0 00 00 00 00 00 02 | ..T,............
65 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ed..............
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 28 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.(........
Entry: install
00 00 09 94 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 | ................
69 6E 73 74 61 6C 6C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | install.........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 29 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.)........
Entry: bcpl_args
00 00 0E E4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 | ................
62 63 70 6C 5F 61 72 67 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | bcpl_args.......
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 29 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.)........
Entry: bcpl_trn
00 00 28 AC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 | ..(.............
62 63 70 6C 5F 74 72 6E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | bcpl_trn........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2A 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.*........
Entry: bcpl_syn
00 00 2E C4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 | ................
62 63 70 6C 5F 73 79 6E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | bcpl_syn........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2A 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.*........
Entry: bcpl_err
00 00 08 BC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 | ................
62 63 70 6C 5F 65 72 72 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | bcpl_err........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2A 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.*........
Entry: bcpl_cg
00 00 58 AC 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 | ..X.............
62 63 70 6C 5F 63 67 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | bcpl_cg.........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2B 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.+........
Entry: bcpl
00 00 23 08 00 01 00 00 17 70 00 00 00 00 00 04 | ..#......p......
62 63 70 6C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | bcpl............
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2B 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.+........
Entry: blink
00 00 32 18 00 01 00 00 1F 40 00 00 00 00 00 05 | ..2......@......
62 6C 69 6E 6B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | blink...........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2B 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.+........
Entry: libhdr
00 00 08 49 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 | ...I............
6C 69 62 68 64 72 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | libhdr..........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2C 00 00 00 0B 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.,........
Entry: boot_bcpl
00 00 01 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 | ................
62 6F 6F 74 5F 62 63 70 6C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | boot_bcpl.......
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | ................
00 00 00 00 49 43 AE 2C 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 | ....IC.,........

That would be the same numbers I quoted above

[jobdone]

and using your excellent tool to do so

[Finn]

As a learning-experience, here is a real-world BCPL application, the source code for the Essex MUD1:

https://github.com/PDP-10/MUD1.git

You still can play a version of it online as described here:

http://www.british-legends.com/CMS/inde ... y-the-game

Personally, I logged on from Linux/Ubuntu with:

Code: Select all

telnet british-legends.com 27750

Regards,
Finn