BASIC environment ending with "run complete", and slashed 'O' characters?

[Raymond Wiker]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_Kronos <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_Kronos>, perhaps? 

> On 26 Apr 2022, at 03:08, Jules Richardson via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> Perhaps a long shot, but I've got an old piece of paper here showing a BASIC listing followed by a program run where the BASIC environment terminates with "run complete" - does that behavior ring any bells with anyone? I'm mildly curious what machine it may have come from.
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> The other interesting thing is that the output is from a teletype and the zero characters appear with no slash, while the uppercase 'O' characters do have a diagonal slash through them (e.g. the 'run complete' mentioned above comes out as 'RUN C0MPLETE') - certainly not unheard of, but I think doing the opposite had become typical practice by what, very early 1970s?
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> At the top of the page there is a paragraph as follows (all in uppercase on the printout, obviously, and with slashed 'O' characters):
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> "The following output is an example of BASIC language and the resulting run of a program. A punched paper tape of the program is included in the kit. This output was produced on a teletype."
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> I don't know if that means anything to anyone? I have no idea what "the kit" was but am guessing that the printout I have was once part of some kind of educational material.
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> I do have another printout from the MECC timeshare system (dated 78/9/1) which may have originated with the same teletype - it's different paper stock, but has the same slashed 'O' characters. The welcome message on that says 'Kronos 2.12-439', if that's meaningful...
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> cheers
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> Jules
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