TAL Reference Manual

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TAL Reference Manual
Glossary Index Tables
What’s New in This Manual xxxix
Manual Information xxxix
New and Changed Information xxxix
About This Manual xli
Audience xli
How to Use this Manual Set xli
Manual Organization xlii
System Dependencies xliii
Compiler Dependencies xliv
Additional Information xlv
Notation Conventions xlvii
Railroad Diagrams xlvii
Branching xlvii
Spacing xlviii
Case Conventions xlviii
Example Diagrams xlviii
Hypertext Links xlix
General Syntax Notation xlix
Notation for Messages
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Notation for Management Programming Interfaces
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1. Introduction
Applications and Uses 1-1
Major Features 1-1
System Services 1-3
System Procedures 1-3
TAL Run-Time Library 1-3
CRE Services 1-4