APPENDIX A : FORMAT OF NAMED BANKS

            The structure of a named bank is as follows:-

        Word (Integer)  Contents   Description

             IND-3        NAME    Bank Name (4 ASCII Characters)
             IND-2          NR    Bank Number
             IND-1                Index to next bank with same name
             IND            ND    Length of Bank
             IND+1                Contents word 1
             IND+2                Contents word 2
               ...                ...
             IND+ND               Contents word ND
        

            N.B.

           (a)  Named banks are Integer oriented.  All  of  the  bank
                header  words are Integer and the Length of Bank word
                always specifies an integral number of Integer words.
                Note  that  this  implies  that  a  variable  of type
                INTEGER  must  be  capable  of  storing  at  least  4
                characters.    The  internal  representation  of  the
                user's data within the data area of the bank need not
                be  Integer,  being  at the choice of the Application
                Programmer.

           (b)  The Length of Bank word specifies the  No.  of  words
                following  in  the  Bank  (i.e.  it  does not include
                itself).

           (c)  All indices point to the Bank Length word of the bank
                (IND).

       Appendix D describes the extended Bank Header setup  for  Bank
       Type descriptors etc.