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+( mpg123.tal )
+( )
+( runs mpg123 in a pipe, using -R to enable remote mode )
+( )
+( )
+( basic protocol: )
+( )
+( < @R ...              ; startup banner )
+( > L path/to/track.mp3 ; starts playing )
+( < @I ...              ; ID3 metadata )
+( < @P ...              ; playing state )
+( < @S ...              ; sound info )
+( < @F ...              ; frame/position info )
+( )
+( example session: )
+( )
+( < @R MPG123 (ThOr) v10                                     ; startup banner )
+( > L spectra.mp3                                            ; load command )
+( > @I {                                                     ; start id3 )
+( > @I ID3v2.title:Spectra                                   ; song title )
+( > @I ID3v2.artist:Chipzel                                  ; artist name )
+( > @I ID3v2.album:Spectra                                   ; album title )
+( > @I ID3v2.year:2013                                       ; song year )
+( > @I ID3v2.comment:Visit https://chipzelmusic.bandcamp.com ; comment )
+( > @I ...                                                   ; other info possible )
+( > @I }                                                     ; end id3 )
+( > @P 2                                                     ; song playing )
+( > @S 1.0 3 44100 Joint-Stereo 2 1044 2 0 0 0 320 0 1       ; sound info )
+( > @F 0 9052 0.00 236.46                                    ; first frame output )
+( > @F ...                                                   ; lots of frames of output )
+( > @F 9051 1 236.43 0.03                                    ; last frame output )
+( > @P 3                                                     ; song ended )
+( > @P 0                                                     ; stopped )
+( )
+( @S <mpeg-version> <layer> <freq> _ _ <frame-size> <stereo> _ _ _ <bitrate> _ <vbr> )
+( )
+( other commands: )
+( )
+( > LP      ; load paused, without playing )
+( ... )
+( < @P 1    ; paused )
+( )
+( > pause   ; pause playback )
+( < @P 1    ; paused )
+( > pause   ; unpause playback )
+( < @P 1    ; playing )
+( )
+( > stop    ; stop playback )
+( < @P 0    ; stopped )
+( )
+( > V 10           ; set volume to 10% )
+( < @V 10.000000%  ; current volume )
+( > V 100          ; set volume to 100% )
+( < @V 100.000000% ; current volume )
+
+|10 @Console [
+  &vector $2 &stdin $1 &pad1 $4 &type $1
+  &stdout $1 &stderr $1 &proc-put $1 &pad2 $1 &param $2 &opts $1 &host-put $1
+]
+
+|0000
+
+|0100 ( -> BRK )
+    ;on-console .Console/vector DEO2       ( ; set up console vector callback )
+    #31 .Console/opts DEO                  ( ; child 1: write child.in, read child.out )
+    ;mpg123-cmd .Console/param DEO2        ( ; set up `ispell -a` to run )
+    #01 .Console/host-put DEO BRK          ( ; run the command now and return )
+
+@on-console ( -> BRK )
+    .Console/type DEI #01 EQU ?on-stdin
+    .Console/type DEI #21 EQU ?on-mpg123
+    BRK
+
+@reset ( buf* addr* -> )
+    OVR2 #0000 SWP2 STA2        ( ; buf<-0000 )
+    STA2 JMP2r                  ( ; addr<-buf )
+
+@save ( c^ addr* -> )
+    STH2k LDA2 STH2k            ( c^ pos* [addr* pos*] )
+    STA INC2r #00 STH2kr STA    ( [addr* pos+1*] ; pos<-c, pos+1<-00 )
+    STH2r STH2r STA2 JMP2r      ( ; addr<-pos+1 )
+
+( exec should have type [->] )
+@save-or-exec ( exec* addr* -> BRK )
+    ,&addr STR2 ,&exec STR2
+    .Console/stdin DEI #0a EQU LIT2 [ &exec $2 ] JCN2
+    .Console/stdin DEI LIT2 [ &addr $2 ] !save
+
+@on-stdin ( -> BRK )
+    ;exec-stdin ;input/pos save-or-exec BRK
+
+@exec-stdin ( -> )
+    ;input ;input/pos !reset
+
+@on-mpg123 ( -> BRK )
+    ;exec-mpg123 ;buffer/pos save-or-exec BRK
+
+@exec-mpg123 ( -> )
+    JMP2r
+
+@print ( c^ -> )
+    .Console/stdout DEO JMP2r              ( ; print character to stdout )
+
+@println ( c^ -> )
+    print #0a .Console/stdout DEO JMP2r    ( ; print character and newline to stdout )
+
+@input  [ $80 &pos $2 ]
+@buffer [ $80 &pos $2 ]
+
+@mpg123-cmd "mpg123 20 "-R 00              ( ; "mpg123 -R" )
+
+@frames-past $2
+@frames-togo $2
+
+@time-past $9
+@time-togo $9