Minor fixes in 1990/dds/README.md

Format fixes in README.md including making unordered lists to make the
rendered content easier to read and follow.

I've also become aware of a problem with the way the author formatting
was done in recent days in the README.md files that now have to all be
fixed: there needs to be spaces after each line or else the author
information will be one line which is definitely wrong. I think the only
one I got this right is, ironically or not :-), my own entries, namely
because I wanted to make sure that they looked okay (I did 'make sure'
that some of the others did too but that was to changes that I was
unsure of .. ironically leaving out one I should have known but probably
just forgot). Thus many pull requests will be made unless I do it in a
mass fix which I suppose is possible to save time.
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# Best Language Tool # Best Language Tool
Diomidis Spinellis Diomidis Spinellis
Imperial College, University of London Imperial College, University of London
Myrsinis 1 Myrsinis 1
GR-145 62 Kifissia GR-145 62 Kifissia
Greece Greece
## To build: ## To build:
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[Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) removed the erroneous [Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) removed the erroneous
prototype to `fopen()` and made this use `fgets()` instead of `gets()` to make prototype to `fopen()` and made this use `fgets()` instead of `gets()` to make
it safer and to prevent a potentially alarming warning at linking or runtime. it safer and to prevent a potentially alarming warning at compiling and/or
Thank you Cody for your assistance! linking and/or runtime. Thank you Cody for your assistance!
## To run ## To run
./dds ```sh
./dds
```
## Try: ## Try:
Give the following lines as input: Give the following lines as input:
OLD LANDER.BAS ```
RUN OLD LANDER.BAS
RUN
```
NOTE: this is case sensitive. NOTE: this is case sensitive.
## Judges' comments: ## Judges' comments:
Be sure not to run out of fuel! Be sure not to run out of fuel!
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This is the DDS-BASIC Interpreter (Version 1.00). This is the DDS-BASIC Interpreter (Version 1.00).
Immediate commands: ### Immediate commands:
RUN LIST NEW OLD filename - RUN
BYE SAVE filename - LIST
- NEW
- OLD filename
- BYE
- SAVE filename
Program commands: ### Program commands:
variable names a to z variables initialized to 0 on RUN - variable names a to z
FOR var = exp TO exp NEXT variable - variables initialized to 0 on RUN
GOSUB exp RETURN - FOR var = exp TO exp
GOTO exp IF exp THEN exp - NEXT variable
INPUT variable PRINT string - GOSUB exp
PRINT exp var = exp - RETURN
REM any text END - GOTO exp
- IF exp THEN exp
- INPUT variable
- PRINT string
- PRINT exp
- var = exp
- REM any text
- END
Expressions (ranked by precedence): ### Expressions (ranked by precedence):
Bracketed expressions - Bracketed expressions
number (leading 0 for octal, 0x for hex, else decimal), variable - number (leading 0 for octal, 0x for hex, else decimal), variable
Unary - - Unary -
* / - `*` `/`
+ - - `+` `-`
= <> - `=` `<>`
> < - `>` `<`
<= >= - `<=` `>=`
(* and + are also used for boolean AND and boolean OR)
Boolean expressions evaluate to 0 for false and 1 for true
Editing: (`*` and `+` are also used for boolean AND and boolean OR)
Boolean expressions evaluate to 0 for false and 1 for true.
### Editing:
- Line editor using line re-entry. - Line editor using line re-entry.
- A line number with nothing following it, deletes the line. - A line number with nothing following it, deletes the line.
Input format: ### Input format:
- Free format positioning of tokens on the line. - Free format positioning of tokens on the line.
- No space is allowed before the line number. - No space is allowed before the line number.
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- ALL INPUT MUST BE UPPERCASE. - ALL INPUT MUST BE UPPERCASE.
Limits: ### Limits:
Line numbers 1-10000 - Line numbers 1-10000
Line length 999 characters - Line length 999 characters
FOR nesting 26 - FOR nesting 26
GOSUB 999 levels - GOSUB 999 levels
Program Dynamically allocated - Program Dynamically allocated
Expressions -32768 - 32767 for 16 bit machines, - Expressions -32768 - 32767 for 16 bit machines, -2147483648 - 2147483647 for 32 bit machines
-2147483648 - 2147483647 for 32 bit machines
Error checking / error reports:
### Error checking / error reports:
No error checking is performed. No error checking is performed.
It might dump core if a syntax or semantic error is encountered. It might dump core if a syntax or semantic error is encountered.
### Hosting Environment:
Hosting Environment: ANSI C, traditional K&R C or OSF ANDF ASCII or EBCIDIC character set 48K bytes
memory.
ANSI C, traditional K&R C or OSF ANDF The Speed of DDS-BASIC Interpreter (Version 1.00) relative to Microsoft Advanced
ASCII or EBCIDIC character set BASIC 3.31 is approximately 60%.
48K bytes memory
The Speed of DDS-BASIC Interpreter (Version 1.00). relative to The code size could be further reduced by doing ugly things like not declaring
Microsoft Advanced BASIC 3.31 is Approximately 60%. the return type of functions, not freeing memory, #defining define, and joining
lines. In its present 1536 character form the program is reasonably portable
The code size could be further reduced by doing ugly things like (it may fail to run in a tagged object architecture) and nicely formatted (it
not declaring the return type of functions, not freeing memory, fits in an `80*25` screen).
#defining define, and joining lines. In its present 1536 character
form the program is reasonably portable (it may fail to run in a
tagged object architecture) and nicely formatted (it fits in an
80*25 screen).
## Copyright and CC BY-SA 4.0 License: ## Copyright and CC BY-SA 4.0 License: