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diff --git a/shell/README.md b/shell/README.md index db38c761..94f34b98 100644 --- a/shell/README.md +++ b/shell/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Currently runs a tiny dialect of Lisp. Steps to run it from the top-level: $ ./translate shell/*.mu # generates code.img ``` - You can now already run it: + You can now already run it (under emulation): ```sh $ qemu-system-i386 code.img ``` @@ -27,10 +27,19 @@ Currently runs a tiny dialect of Lisp. Steps to run it from the top-level: $ qemu-system-i386 -m 2G -hda code.img -hdb data.img ``` - Try typing in some expressions and hitting `ctrl-s` to see their results. - Hit `ctrl-m` to focus on the `...` after a run, and browse how the results - were computed. [Here's a demo.](https://archive.org/details/akkartik-2min-2021-02-24) - The bottom of the screen shows context-dependent keyboard shortcuts. + <img alt='screenshot of the Mu shell' src='../html/20210531-mu-shell.png'> + + The Mu computer has a fixed-size screen, which the shell environment + partitions into two major regions, with a context-sensitive menu of keyboard + shortcuts along the bottom. (No mouse support at the moment.) On the left, + two-thirds of the screen is for editing functions and viewing documentation + on available primitives. On the right is a REPL where you can try out + expressions and see their output. The REPL also has a little toy screen and + keyboard for interactively playing with side effects of expressions. + + Try typing in some expressions at the REPL and hitting `ctrl-s` to see their + results. Hit `ctrl-m` to focus on the `...` after a run, and browse how the + _trace_ of how the results were computed. [Here's a 2-minute demo](https://archive.org/details/akkartik-mu-2021-05-31). 3. If your Qemu installation supports them, one of these commandline arguments may speed up emulation: |