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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Simple high-level programming language developed in the 1960s</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For information on payments in lieu of taxes, see <a href="/wiki/PILOT_(finance)" class="mw-redirect" title="PILOT (finance)">PILOT (finance)</a>. For PILOT Reports, see <a href="/wiki/PIREP" class="mw-redirect" title="PIREP">PIREP</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Pilot (disambiguation)">Pilot (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p><b>Programmed Inquiry, Learning, or Teaching</b> (<b>PILOT</b>) is a simple <a href="/wiki/High-level_programming_language" title="High-level programming language">high-level programming language</a> developed in the 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-rpilot_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rpilot-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like its younger sibling <a href="/wiki/LOGO_programming_language" class="mw-redirect" title="LOGO programming language">LOGO</a>, it was an early foray into the technology of <a href="/wiki/Computer-assisted_instruction" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer-assisted instruction">computer-assisted instruction</a>. </p><p>PILOT is an <a href="/wiki/Imperative_programming" title="Imperative programming">imperative</a> language similar in structure to <a href="/wiki/BASIC_programming_language" class="mw-redirect" title="BASIC programming language">BASIC</a> and <a href="/wiki/FORTRAN" class="mw-redirect" title="FORTRAN">FORTRAN</a> in its basic layout and structure. Its keywords are single characters, <code>T</code> for "type" to print text, or <code>A</code> for "accept", to input values from the user. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Its_History">Its History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PILOT&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Its History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>PILOT was developed by <a href="/wiki/John_Amsden_Starkweather" title="John Amsden Starkweather">John Amsden Starkweather</a>, a psychology professor at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Francisco" title="University of California, San Francisco">University of California, San Francisco</a> medical center. In 1962, he developed a simple language for automating learning tests called Computest. Starting in 1968, he developed a follow-on project called PILOT, for various computers of the time such as the <a href="/wiki/SDS_940" title="SDS 940">SDS 940</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Language_syntax">Language syntax</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PILOT&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Language syntax"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A line of PILOT code contains (from left to right) the following <a href="/wiki/Syntax" title="Syntax">syntax</a> elements: </p> <ul><li>an optional <a href="/wiki/Label_(programming_language)" class="mw-redirect" title="Label (programming language)">label</a></li> <li>a command letter</li> <li>an optional Y (for yes) or N (for no)</li> <li>an optional conditional expression in parentheses</li> <li>a colon (":")</li> <li>an <a href="/wiki/Operand" title="Operand">operand</a>, or multiple operands <a href="/wiki/Delimited" class="mw-redirect" title="Delimited">delimited</a> by commas.</li></ul> <p>A label can also be alone in a line, not followed by other code. The syntax for a label is an asterisk followed by an identifier (alphanumeric string with alphabetic initial character). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Command_letters">Command letters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PILOT&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Command letters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following commands are used in "core PILOT". Lines beginning with "R:" indicate a remark (or a comment) explaining the code that follows. </p> <dl><dt>A</dt> <dd>Accept <a href="/wiki/Input/output" title="Input/output">input</a> into "accept <a href="/wiki/Buffer_(computer_science)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffer (computer science)">buffer</a>". Examples:</dd></dl> <pre> R:Next line of input replaces current contents of accept buffer A: R:Next line of input replaces accept buffer, and <a href="/wiki/String_(computer_science)" title="String (computer science)">string</a> <a href="/wiki/Variable_(programming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Variable (programming)">variable</a> 'FREE' A:$FREE R:Next 3 lines of input assigned to string variables 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' A:$X,$Y,$Z R:Numeric input assigned to numeric variable "Q" A:#Q </pre> <dl><dt>C</dt> <dd>Compute and assign numeric value. Most PILOT implementations have only <a href="/wiki/Integer_(computer_science)" title="Integer (computer science)">integer</a> <a href="/wiki/Arithmetic" title="Arithmetic">arithmetic</a>, and no <a href="/wiki/Array_data_structure" class="mw-redirect" title="Array data structure">arrays</a>. Example:</dd></dl> <pre> R:Assign <a href="/wiki/Arithmetic_mean" title="Arithmetic mean">arithmetic mean</a> of #X and #Y to #AM C:#AM=(#X+#Y)/2 </pre> <dl><dt>D</dt> <dd>Dimension an array, on some implementations.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>E</dt> <dd>End (return from) <a href="/wiki/Subroutine" class="mw-redirect" title="Subroutine">subroutine</a> or (if outside of a subroutine) abort program. Always used without any operand.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>J</dt> <dd>Jump to a label. Example:</dd></dl> <pre> J:*RESTART </pre> <dl><dt>M</dt> <dd>Match the accept buffer against string variables or <a href="/wiki/String_literal" title="String literal">string literals</a>. Example:</dd></dl> <pre> R:Search accept buffer for "TRUTH", the value of MEXICO and "YOUTH", in that order M:TRUTH,$MEXICO,YOUTH </pre> <p>The first match string (if any) that is a substring of the accept buffer is assigned to the special variable $MATCH. The buffer <a href="/wiki/Character_(computing)" title="Character (computing)">characters</a> left of the first match are assigned to $LEFT, and the characters on the right are assigned to $RIGHT. </p><p>The match flag is set to 'yes' or 'no', depending on whether a match is made. Any statement that has a Y following the command letter is processed only if the match flag is set. Statements with N are processed only if the flag is not set. </p> <dl><dt>N</dt> <dd>Equivalent to TN: (type if last match unsuccessful)</dd></dl> <dl><dt>R</dt> <dd>The operand of R: is a <a href="/wiki/Comment_(computer_programming)" title="Comment (computer programming)">comment</a>, and therefore has no effect.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>T</dt> <dd>'Type' operand as output. Examples:</dd></dl> <pre> R:The next line prints a literal string T:Thank you for your support. R:The next line combines a literal string with a variable expression T:Thank you, $NAME. </pre> <dl><dt>U</dt> <dd>Use (call) a subroutine. A subroutine starts with a label and ends with E: Example:</dd></dl> <pre> R:Call subroutine starting at label *INITIALIZE U:*INITIALIZE </pre> <dl><dt>Y</dt> <dd>Equivalent to TY: (type if last match successful)</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Parentheses</dt> <dd>If there is a parenthesized expression in a statement, it is a <a href="/wiki/Conditional_(programming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conditional (programming)">conditional</a> expression, and the statement is processed only if the test has a value of 'true'. Example:</dd></dl> <pre> R:Type message if x>y+z T(#X>#Y+#Z):Condition met </pre> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Derivatives">Derivatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PILOT&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Derivatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Extensions to core PILOT include <a href="/wiki/Array_data_structure" class="mw-redirect" title="Array data structure">arrays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Floating_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Floating point">floating point</a> numbers in Apple PILOT for the <a href="/wiki/Apple_II" title="Apple II">Apple II</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Logo_programming_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Logo programming language">LOGO</a>-inspired <a href="/wiki/Turtle_graphics" title="Turtle graphics">turtle graphics</a> in Atari PILOT for <a href="/wiki/Atari_8-bit_computers" title="Atari 8-bit computers">Atari 8-bit computers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 1979 and 1983 the UK PILOT User Group was run by Alec Wood a teacher at Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Merseyside UK. Several machine code versions of a mini PILOT were produced for the microcomputers of the time and a school in Scotland developed an interactive foreign language tutorial where pupils guided footprints around a town asking and answering questions in German, French, etc. An article in the December 1979 of <i>Computer Age</i> covered an early implementation called Tiny Pilot and gave a complete machine code listing. </p><p>Versions of PILOT overlaid on the <a href="/wiki/BASIC" title="BASIC">BASIC</a> interpreters of early microcomputers were not unknown in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and <a href="/wiki/Byte_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Byte Magazine">Byte Magazine</a> at one point published a non-<a href="/wiki/Turing_complete" class="mw-redirect" title="Turing complete">Turing complete</a> derivative of PILOT known as Waduzitdo by Larry Kheriarty as a way of demonstrating what a computer was capable of.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> PETPILOT (PILOT for the Commodore PET) was the first non-Commodore language for the PET and was written in Microsoft BASIC which shipped with the PET, with a little assistance from Bill Gates. It was created in 1979 by Dave Gomberg and could run on a 4K PET (which was never shipped) and ran well on the 8K PETs that Commodore shipped. It was written in Larry Tessler's living room on PET serial number 2. </p><p>1983's Vanilla PILOT for the <a href="/wiki/Commodore_64" title="Commodore 64">Commodore 64</a> added turtle graphics,<sup id="cite_ref-info_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-info-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as did <i>Super Turtle PILOT</i> which was published as a type-in listing in the October 1987 issue of <a href="/wiki/COMPUTE!" class="mw-redirect" title="COMPUTE!">COMPUTE!</a> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1991 the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers" title="Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers">Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers</a> (IEEE) published a standard for Pilot as IEEE Std 1154-1991. It has since been withdrawn.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Reference_implementation" title="Reference implementation">reference implementation</a> based on this was implemented by <a href="/wiki/Eric_Raymond" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Raymond">Eric Raymond</a>, and maintained—-reluctantly—-for the next 15 years.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1990 eSTeem PILOT for Atari ST computers was developed and programmed by Tom Nielsen, EdD. Based on the IEEE Standards for PILOT, it includes Atari-specific features such as control of Laserdisc and CDROM devices.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2018 hobbyist implementation, psPILOT, based in part on the IEEE standard, was implemented using Microsoft's PowerShell scripting language.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PILOT&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-rpilot-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rpilot_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRob_Linwood" class="citation web cs1">Rob Linwood. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rpilot.sourceforge.net/pilot.html">"PILOT Resource Center"</a>. <i>Sourceforge project</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 13,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sourceforge+project&rft.atitle=PILOT+Resource+Center&rft.au=Rob+Linwood&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Frpilot.sourceforge.net%2Fpilot.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFXiuzhi_Zhou1998" class="citation web cs1">Xiuzhi Zhou (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf2d5nb1xg;style=oac4;doc.view=entire_text">"Register of the John A. Starkweather Papers, 1965-1985"</a>. University of California, San Francisco library<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 13,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Register+of+the+John+A.+Starkweather+Papers%2C+1965-1985&rft.pub=University+of+California%2C+San+Francisco+library&rft.date=1998&rft.au=Xiuzhi+Zhou&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Foac.cdlib.org%2Fview%3FdocId%3Dtf2d5nb1xg%3Bstyle%3Doac4%3Bdoc.view%3Dentire_text&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJim_Conlan,_Tracy_Deliman1983" class="citation book cs1">Jim Conlan, Tracy Deliman (1983). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=VujzAAAAMAAJ"><i>Atari PILOT for beginners</i></a>. Reston Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780835903028" title="Special:BookSources/9780835903028"><bdi>9780835903028</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Atari+PILOT+for+beginners&rft.pub=Reston+Publishing&rft.date=1983&rft.isbn=9780835903028&rft.au=Jim+Conlan%2C+Tracy+Deliman&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DVujzAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrian_Connors2001" class="citation web cs1">Brian Connors (April 6, 2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Station/2266/tarpit/waduzitdo/wdzref.html">"Waduzitdo 2001"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 13,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Waduzitdo+2001&rft.date=2001-04-06&rft.au=Brian+Connors&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reocities.com%2FResearchTriangle%2FStation%2F2266%2Ftarpit%2Fwaduzitdo%2Fwdzref.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLarry_Kheriarty1978" class="citation news cs1">Larry Kheriarty (September 1978). "WADUZITDO: How To Write a Language in 256 Words or Less". <i>Byte</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Byte&rft.atitle=WADUZITDO%3A+How+To+Write+a+Language+in+256+Words+or+Less&rft.date=1978-09&rft.au=Larry+Kheriarty&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-info-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-info_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ry8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA67">"Vanilla PILOT, PILOT that comes with turtle graphics"</a>. <i>Infoworld</i>. September 12, 1983. pp. 67–69<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 13,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Infoworld&rft.atitle=Vanilla+PILOT%2C+PILOT+that+comes+with+turtle+graphics&rft.pages=67-69&rft.date=1983-09-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dry8EAAAAMBAJ%26pg%3DPA67&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue89/Super_Turtle_Pilot.php">Atarimagazines.com - COMPUTE! Issue 89, October 1987, p74</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000311113026/http://www.standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/std_public/description/busarch/1154-1991_desc.html"><i>IEEE Standard 1154-1991 for Programmed Inquiry, Learning, or Teaching (PILOT)</i></a>. IEEE Standards Committee. 1991. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1109%2FIEEESTD.1991.108548">10.1109/IEEESTD.1991.108548</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7381-1184-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-7381-1184-8"><bdi>0-7381-1184-8</bdi></a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/std_public/description/busarch/1154-1991_desc.html">the original</a> on March 11, 2000.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=IEEE+Standard+1154-1991+for+Programmed+Inquiry%2C+Learning%2C+or+Teaching+%28PILOT%29&rft.pub=IEEE+Standards+Committee&rft.date=1991&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1109%2FIEEESTD.1991.108548&rft.isbn=0-7381-1184-8&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fstandards.ieee.org%2Freading%2Fieee%2Fstd_public%2Fdescription%2Fbusarch%2F1154-1991_desc.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=7244">"Twenty years after"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Twenty+years+after&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fesr.ibiblio.org%2F%3Fp%3D7244&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.atariarchives.org/cfn/06/08/03/0046.php">"Press Release: eSTeem PILOT"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Press+Release%3A+eSTeem+PILOT&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atariarchives.org%2Fcfn%2F06%2F08%2F03%2F0046.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/FreeTrav/psPILOT">"psPilot"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=psPilot&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FFreeTrav%2FpsPILOT&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PILOT&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohn_Starkweather1985" class="citation book cs1">John Starkweather (1985). <i>User's guide to Pilot</i>. Prentice-Hall. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-13-937755-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-13-937755-6"><bdi>978-0-13-937755-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=User%27s+guide+to+Pilot&rft.pub=Prentice-Hall&rft.date=1985&rft.isbn=978-0-13-937755-6&rft.au=John+Starkweather&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APILOT" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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802.1">802.1</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.1D" title="IEEE 802.1D">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_P802.1p" title="IEEE P802.1p">p</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.1Q" title="IEEE 802.1Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.1Qav" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.1Qav">Qav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stream_Reservation_Protocol" title="Stream Reservation Protocol">Qat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provider_Backbone_Bridge_Traffic_Engineering" title="Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering">Qay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Data_center_bridging#IEEE_Task_Group" title="Data center bridging">Qaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.1Qbb" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.1Qbb">Qbb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanning_Tree_Protocol" title="Spanning Tree Protocol">w</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.1X" title="IEEE 802.1X">X</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.3" title="IEEE 802.3">802.3</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/Ethernet" title="Ethernet">Ethernet</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/10BASE5" title="10BASE5">-1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3a" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3a">a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3b" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3b">b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3d" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3d">d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3e" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3e">e</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3i" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3i">i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3j" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3j">j</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3u" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3u">u</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.3x" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.3x">x</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3y" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3y">y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3z" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3z">z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ab" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ab">ab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ac" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ac">ac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ad" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ad">ad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ae" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ae">ae</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/802.3af" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3af">af</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ah" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ah">ah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ak" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ak">ak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3an" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3an">an</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3aq" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3aq">aq</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/802.3at" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3at">at</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3au" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3au">au</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3av" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3av">av</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3az" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3az">az</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ba" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ba">ba</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/802.3bt" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3bt">bt</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3bu" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3bu">bu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3by" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3by">by</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3bz" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3bz">bz</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3ca&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3ca (page does not exist)">ca</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cb (page does not exist)">cb</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cc&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cc (page does not exist)">cc</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cd (page does not exist)">cd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3ce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3ce (page does not exist)">ce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3cg" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3cg">cg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3ch" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3ch">ch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3ck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3ck (page does not exist)">ck</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cm (page does not exist)">cm</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cn (page does not exist)">cn</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cp (page does not exist)">cp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3cq" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3cq">cq</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cr (page does not exist)">cr</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cs (page does not exist)">cs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3ct&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3ct (page does not exist)">ct</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cu (page does not exist)">cu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3cv" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3cv">cv</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cw&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cw (page does not exist)">cw</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cx&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cx (page does not exist)">cx</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cy (page does not exist)">cy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3cz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3cz (page does not exist)">cz</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3da&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3da (page does not exist)">da</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3db&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3db (page does not exist)">db</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802.3dd" class="mw-redirect" title="802.3dd">dd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3de&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3de (page does not exist)">de</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=802.3df&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="802.3df (page does not exist)">df</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11" title="IEEE 802.11">802.11</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11-1997" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.11-1997">-1997</a></li> <li><a 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802.11n-2009">n</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi_4" class="mw-redirect" title="Wi-Fi 4">Wi-Fi 4</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11p" title="IEEE 802.11p">p</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11r-2008" title="IEEE 802.11r-2008">r</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11s" title="IEEE 802.11s">s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11u" title="IEEE 802.11u">u</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11v" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.11v">v</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11w-2009" title="IEEE 802.11w-2009">w</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11y-2008" title="IEEE 802.11y-2008">y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11z" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.11z">z</a></li> <li>aa</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.11ac">ac</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Wi-Fi 5">Wi-Fi 5</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.11ad" title="IEEE 802.11ad">ad</a> (<a href="/wiki/WiGig" title="WiGig">WiGig</a>)</li> 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title="Wi-Fi 8 (page does not exist)">Wi-Fi 8</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15" title="IEEE 802.15">802.15</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.1" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.15.1">.1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bluetooth" title="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.2" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.15.2">.2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.3" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.15.3">.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.4" title="IEEE 802.15.4">.4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Zigbee" title="Zigbee">Zigbee</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.4a" title="IEEE 802.15.4a">.4a</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=IEEE_802.15.4b&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IEEE 802.15.4b (page does not exist)">.4b</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=IEEE_802.15.4c&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IEEE 802.15.4c (page does not exist)">.4c</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=IEEE_802.15.4d&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IEEE 802.15.4d (page does not exist)">.4d</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=IEEE_802.15.4e&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IEEE 802.15.4e (page does not exist)">.4e</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=IEEE_802.15.4f&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IEEE 802.15.4f (page does not exist)">.4f</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=IEEE_802.15.4g&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IEEE 802.15.4g (page does not exist)">.4g</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=IEEE_802.15.4z&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IEEE 802.15.4z (page does not exist)">.4z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.5" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.15.5">.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.6" title="IEEE 802.15.6">.6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_802.15.7" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 802.15.7">.7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_P1363" title="IEEE P1363">P1363</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_P1619" title="IEEE P1619">P1619</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosetta-lang" title="Rosetta-lang">P1699</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Power_Adapter_for_Mobile_Devices" title="Universal Power Adapter for Mobile Devices">P1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_P1906.1" title="IEEE P1906.1">P1906.1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Superseded</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_754-1985" title="IEEE 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