… so what should I do now? I mean, this stupid screen here is being rather sassy… I guess I give it a couple slaps or something. Maybe that will fix it? My computer always worked after I gave it a couple of good hearty slaps… until it broke and It cost a fortune to fix, but that's beside the point!
I walk over and poke the screen just once to see if it's still immaterial.
*poke*
Oh! It’s solid now! That's cool! Oh hey a new line appeared.
> Interaction detected, booting up DEXMOS v0.1 Beta
>
> loading resources (==-_______) 27%
Gah! There’s so much waiting!
> Loading Complete
>
> Welcome to DEXMOS v0.1 Beta
>
> use the “help” command to see a list of commands
>
> double tap the screen to make a keyboard linked to this window
Oh, cool! Let's double tap this bad boi!
…
GAH! I almost jumped a full 2 meters in the air as a keyboard suddenly pops into existence in front of me. They really should add some sort of warning! I'm gonna die again from a heart attack at this rate!
It’s a very nice keyboard though, with a sleek monochromatic design. It is only a 75% keyboard, so I guess it's ok. Alright I guess any good place to start in a new terminal is to ask for help.
> :~$ help
>
> edit [FILE]
>
> help [COMMAND]
>
> pman [-lrs] [PROGRAM]
>
> E6#8)%#*DFN534(#$*6
>
> FNCCNE^@#$698#$
>
> Page 1 / ^N^
>
> [q] exit, [j] next page, [k] prev page
Well then, that’s quite something. One out of “^N^” pages, huh… weird. Pressing J and K doesn’t do anything. And it looks like some of the lines are garbled, maybe some of the system memory is corrupted. But usually the system OS is heavily guarded with all sorts of read/write protection. Though I do suppose… Since I am in a simulation of some sort, maybe something on the outside caused this? Who knows…
That one message did say to try and make it outside so maybe I can escape somehow?
All questions to be answered later, for now I need to navigate this terminal and figure some stuff out.
If this terminal is anything like a Linux terminal (which it does bear a striking resemblance to…) then I should be able to ask for more info on these commands.
> :~$ help pman
>
> pman: pman [-lrs] [PROGRAM]
>
> A program manager written for DEXMOS.
>
> -l lists all the currently running programs under management by pman
>
> -r runs the specified [PROGRAM] using pman
>
> Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.
>
> -s stops and kills the specified [PROGRAM] process if it was run using pman.
>
>
>
> “Here, it’s dangerous to go alone” - Wise old guy in a cave
Heh, nice quote there. But this appears to be some sort of management program. Sort of like Task Manager but in a neat little console command. How about “edit”?
> :~$ help edit
>
> edit: edit [FILE]
>
> A basic text file editor.
>
> What were you expecting?
Oh, so now the help command is getting sassy too? Either way that is nice though. It looks like it doesn’t have a whole lot of capabilities though, so I might have to write something on my own.
Hmmm… is that it?
It looks like I have everything I need to try and write some code for this… DEXMOS operating system. But what languages does it have? And even then what could I do? If there aren’t any API’s or something then I won’t be able to do much of anything.
Maybe I missed something?
> :~$ help
>
> docs
>
> edit [FILE]
>
> help [COMMAND]
>
> pman [-lrs] [PROGRAM]
>
> NR^#*0261$@%^!(
>
> )(#nmoeUOIREW73#@%
>
> Page 1 / HY6
>
> [q] exit, [j] next page, [k] prev page
Hmmmmmm… wait! Was that always there?
> :~$ help docs
>
> docs: docs
>
> Due to rising levels of confusion by the host Soul, SAM has created a new system command.
>
> This command will gradually accumulate all knowledge of the DEXMOS system as the host Soul learns about it.
>
> Unfortunately due to multiple memory faults, SAM will not be able to provide as much information as it would like.
>
> It hopes that this inconvenience isn’t too much for you to handle.
Ummm… am I not alone here? It mentions this “SAM” thing. Weird. Well, might as well try the command out and see if there is anything in it already. It did say it would provide more info as I learned more about the DEXMOS system.
> :~$ docs
>
> Please wait, SAM is archiving available information
>
> (==________) 22%
UGH! If this simulation can hold an entire soul, which I have no idea how impossibly big that must be, AND simulate it in an environment… then why is DEXMOS so… so… SLOW! Come on!
After a while it finishes loading. Maybe there was a lot of stuff to look through?
> Welcome to the Docs by SAM :D
>
> Navigate the menus using standard [HJKL] controls. Press [q] to quit.
>
>
>
>
> DEXM programming language <
>
> The L9@%
>
> The SCS
>
> displaying 10 per page
>
> Page 1 / 1
Huh... one of the options looks corrupted. Although, lucky me! It looks like SAM, whoever they may be, has provided me with some documentation for a programming language! Let's go! Maybe I’m not in such a hopeless situation anymore!