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excerpt: "Proposes a system for indexing and full-text searching the SLIX (SincLink Information Exchange) permanent disk database. Describes the algorithm: chronological sort of directories and files into LIFO order, keyword extraction from capitalized words, sorting keywords (approximately 1 hour for a 55K file using Shell sort in SuperBASIC), deduplication, and interactive keyword search with cursor positioning.…"
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# SLIX Indexing Proposal

Proposes a system for indexing and full-text searching the SLIX (SincLink Information Exchange) permanent disk database. Describes the algorithm: chronological sort of directories and files into LIFO order, keyword extraction from capitalized words, sorting keywords (approximately 1 hour for a 55K file using Shell sort in SuperBASIC), deduplication, and interactive keyword search with cursor positioning. Also discusses porting the system to the TS1000 via RS232 connection to a PC-clone running MINIX.