Contents

• Introduction
• The SIC Monitor
  • Basic Features
  • Variables and Expressions
  • SIC as a programming language
  • The GUI (``Graphics-User-Interface'') Mode
  • Interacting with the Operating System
  • Customizing
  
  
• Running Tasks
  • Window Mode
  • Query Mode
  • EDIT Mode
  • Specifying the .init File
  • Errors and Aborting
  • Log Files
  • Synchronizing Jobs
  • Obtaining Explanations: EXPLAIN Command
  
  
• SIC Programming Manual
• SIC Language Internal Help
  • Language
  • ACCEPT
  • BEGIN
  • BREAK
  • COMPUTE
  • CONTINUE
  • DEFINE
  • DELETE
  • EDIT
  • ELSE
  • END
  • EXAMINE
  • EXIT
  • FOR
  • HELP
  • IF
  • IMPORT
  • LET
  • MESSAGE
  • MFIT
  • NEXT
  • ON
  • PAUSE
  • PYTHON
  • QUIT
  • RECALL
  • RETURN
  • SAY
  • SIC
  • SORT
  • SYMBOL
  • SYNTAX$\backslash$
  • SYSTEM
  • TYPE
  • @
  
  
• GUI Language Internal Help
  • Language
  • BUTTON
  • END
  • GO
  • MENU
  • PANEL
  • WAIT
  
  
• VECTOR Language Internal Help
  • Language
  • EXPLAIN
  • FITS
  • HEADER
  • RUN
  • SPY
  • SUBMIT
  • TRANSPOSE
  
  
• TASK Language Internal Help
  • Language
  • REAL
  
  
• SIC Error Messages and Recovery Procedures
  • A through C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J trough L
  • M
  • O through R
  • S
  • T
  • U through Z
  
  
• Task demonstration
  • demo
  • EXAMPLE
  
  
• Index