List of SITS system calls

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SITS system calls were done using EMT in loder versions, and TRAP in newer. The system call number makes up the lower 7 bits. Bit 200 can be set to have the call fault on error, in which case a $ replaces the . in the symbolic name.

System call arguments go on the stack.

Number Name Function Arguments Return values
0 .NOOP None None None
1 .FORK Create new process Entry point None
2 .POOFF Kill self None None
3 .SLEEP Sleep Long word: positive number 60th seconds, or negative time to continue None
4 .SINK
5 .FLOAT
6 .INVOK
7 .QULK
10 .QUNLK
11 .TTGIV
12 .TTGET
13 .WRDI
14 .WRDO
15 .BYTI
16 .BYTO
17 .BLKI
20 .BLKO
21 .MAP
22 .ALLOC
23 .CRUSR
24 .RDMAP
25 .FONT
26 .SSTAT
27 .VIDSW
30 .RUG
31 .GERRW
32 .TIME
33 .SYJB
34 .GETID
35 .MFPI
36 .OSPAC