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.TITLE ANAGRM - Anagram dictionary - V90.337
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Author: T_. R_. Wyant III, E_. I_. DuPont de Nemours, Richmond, VA. 
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Operating Systems_: RSX11M/M-PLUS, VMS, Apple PRODOS-8
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Language: DEC version in FORTRAN-77
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Apple version in Applesoft BASIC
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Memory Required: RSX - 14KW
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Keywords: RSX-11; VMS; Spell
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Abstract:
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ANAGRM is an anagram dictionary which will run on a number of
systems. The spelling dictionary came from Chris Doran's (of
Sira Ltd., South Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5EH, England)
compilation on the Fall, 1988 RSX SIG tape (thanks, Chris!), but
the lookup algorithm is different. The words are segregated into
files by length, and within files are in anagrammatic order, and
are looked up by a binary search. Performance is reasonable for
this application, though there is quite a bit of file opening 
going on.

To use, simply RUN ANAGRM; you will be prompted for the anagram 
you wish to decode. All words having the anagram you entered 
will be listed, and you will be prompted for another anagram. 
The FORTRAN version exits on end-of-file (control/Z in 
DEC-land); the BASIC version exits on input of a zero-length 
string.

Also included are tools for rebuilding the anagram dictionary 
under RSX and VMS.