Update 1991 winning entries' README.md files

Format and typo fixes.
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@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Carriage return is mapped to newline on input and ignored on output. Tab stops
are every eight columns. Non-printable characters may have unpredictable
results depending on the implementation of `curses`.
### COMMANDS:
### Commands
- h j k l left, down, up, right cursor movement
- H J K L word left, page down, page up, word right
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ results depending on the implementation of `curses`.
- R refresh the screen
- Q quit
### EXIT STATUS:
### Exit status
- 0 success
- 2 missing edit filename
### ABOUT THIS ENTRY:
### About this entry
The BUF size should be set at compile time to 32767. This value was used
because the Sozobon C compiler for the Atari ST has 16 bit ints and a limit on
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ in the same group every so often.
This entry will display a file with long lines, but has trouble scrolling the
screen with long lines. Paging up and down should work correctly, however.
### REFERENCES:
### References:
[Fin80] Craig A. Finseth, "Theory and Practice of Text Editors or
A Cookbook For An EMACS", TM-165, MIT Lab. for Computer
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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Here, then, is the SORTA programming language. All non-digits delimit
numeric constants. Spaces and newlines are ignored except as numeric
delimiters.
### Basic operations:
### Basic operations
- `q`: quit
- `number`: push that number on top of the i stack
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ delimiters.
Note that nand is sufficient to construct all bitwise operations, as
demonstrated by icalc below.
### System operations:
### System operations
- `o`: pop top of `s stack` and top two of `i stack`; `open(s1,i2,i1);` leave
result on `i stack`
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ in the s stack to terminate the argument list. If the execve()
fails, any operation involving current members of the s stack has
undefined effects, and -1 is pushed onto the i stack.
### High-level language operations:
### High-level language operations
- :x: copy the top of the s stack into a program labeled by character x
- =x: pop the top of the i stack. If it was nonzero, execute the program
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ You are invited to try to cheat, ... if you can figure out how! :-)
## Author's remarks:
### HOW TO PLAY:
### How to play
When the game starts, you are at the far end of the maze from the
exit, looking down a corridor. To move forward, type `f` and press
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ after all the moves.
The game ends if you get out the exit (you'll know it when you see
it) or when you type `^D` (EOF).
### HINTS ON HOW TO CHEAT: (rot13 to read)
### Hints on how to cheat
Rot13 to read:
Lbh pna, bs pbhefr, purng ol ybbxvat ng gur znmr znc. Gur dhrfgvba
lbh arrq gb nfx lbhefrys, gubhtu, vf jung frdhrapr bs punenpgref
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ it) or when you type `^D` (EOF).
gura onpxjneq sebz gur pheerag cbfvgvba gb qenj gur yrsg fvqr naq
gura gur evtug fvqr.
### ADVANCED USAGE NOTES: (rot13 to read)
### Advanced usage notes
Rot13 to read:
Gur cebtenz pna nyfb or eha sebz bgure svyrf pbagnvavat znmrf. Gur
znmr fubhyq or ynvq bhg tencuvpnyyl va gur boivbhf sbezng; arjyvarf
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Why is the following label necessary?
sorryfor_this_unused_but_very_needed_label:
```c
sorryfor_this_unused_but_very_needed_label:
```
Notice that if you C beautify (cb) or pre-process this program, it
will no longer work correctly, or at all. (go ahead, try it... :-))
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@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Read the last line backwards! Credit goes to [Merlyn LeRoy (Brian
Westley)](/winners.html#Brian_Westley) for that. See his 22 August 1992
[rec.puzzles
post](https://groups.google.com/g/rec.puzzles/c/z_xVPMRVBtg/m/lyEYSAeBD4gJ). To
those who have a harder time reading backwards it says: `Gary lent the rug`
from `the rug gary lent`!
those who have a harder time reading backwards it says: `Gary lent the rug`,
rotated from `the rug gary lent`!
## Judges' remarks:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ How does this program work? Which 3 bytes of C code can be changed
into 2 bytes, allowing the program to still work, but also stripping
the high bit off of some input?
## Author's remarks
## Author's remarks:
The author wishes to thank J Greely for the last 6 bytes.