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All SINTRAN III documentation is now in the Developer directory

📂 File Location

Current Location: Source Code\Sintran L\NPL\Developer\

All 15 documentation files are here.

🚀 Start Here

If you want to... Open this file...
Get started immediately _START-HERE.md
See everything available README.md
Navigate all documentation SINTRAN-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md
Run Hello World QUICK-START-EXAMPLES.md

📚 All Documentation Files

Core Guides (Start Here)

  1. _START-HERE.md - 5-minute quick start
  2. README.md - Master index and overview
  3. SINTRAN-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md - Master navigation guide
  4. QUICK-START-EXAMPLES.md - Hello World for all 8 languages

Language Guides

  1. NPL-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md - Complete NPL guide (70KB)
  2. MAC-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md - MAC assembler guide
  3. C-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md - C compiler (placeholder)
  4. PLANC-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md - PLANC (placeholder)

Process Guides

  1. LINKING-GUIDE.md - NRL linker, BRF/BPUN/PROG files
  2. SCRIPT-GUIDE.md - MODE files and build automation

Reference Guides

  1. COMPILER-COMMANDS-REFERENCE.md - All commands
  2. TOOLS-REFERENCE.md - All development tools

Status Reports

  1. PHASE2-SUMMARY.md - Phase 2 completion
  2. PROJECT-COMPLETE.md - Project status
  3. DOCUMENTATION-COMPLETE-FINAL.md - Final report

🎯 Common Tasks

"I'm brand new to SINTRAN"

  1. Read README.md (10 minutes)
  2. Try QUICK-START-EXAMPLES.md (5 minutes)
  3. Explore SINTRAN-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md for navigation

"I want to learn NPL"

  1. QUICK-START-EXAMPLES.md - Section 1
  2. NPL-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md - Complete guide

"I need to find a command"

→ COMPILER-COMMANDS-REFERENCE.md

"I need to use a tool"

→ TOOLS-REFERENCE.md

"I want to automate my build"

→ SCRIPT-GUIDE.md

"I have linker errors"

→ LINKING-GUIDE.md

📊 Documentation Statistics

  • Files: 15
  • Total Size: ~205KB
  • Languages: 8 (NPL, MAC, C, PLANC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, COBOL, BASIC)
  • Examples: 200+
  • Status: ✅ Complete and ready for use

🌐 Other Locations

Kernel Documentation (OS Internals)

Location: SINTRAN\OS\
Contents: 31 kernel documentation files (518KB)
Purpose: Operating system internals, device drivers, emulator development

KERNEL Directory (This Repository)

Location: Source Code\Sintran L\NPL\KERNEL\
Contents: Source code analysis tools and scripts
Purpose: NPL source code analysis utilities

✅ Ready to Start!

All documentation is organized and ready. Pick your starting point above and begin your SINTRAN development journey!

Location: Source Code\Sintran L\NPL\Developer\
Status: ✅ Complete
Last Updated: October 17, 2025