DIMENSION stones(1000)

H27 = hailstone(27)
ALIAS(stones,1, first4,4)
ALIAS(stones,H27-3,  last4,4)
WRITE(ClipBoard, Name) H27, first4, "...", last4

longest_sequence = 0
DO try = 1, 1E5
  elements = hailstone(try)
  IF(elements >= longest_sequence) THEN
      number = try
      longest_sequence = elements
      WRITE(StatusBar, Name) number, longest_sequence
  ENDIF
ENDDO
WRITE(ClipBoard, Name) number, longest_sequence
END

FUNCTION hailstone( n )
   USE : stones

   stones(1) = n
   DO i = 1, LEN(stones)
     IF(stones(i) == 1) THEN
         hailstone = i
         RETURN
     ELSEIF( MOD(stones(i),2) ) THEN
       stones(i+1) = 3*stones(i) + 1
     ELSE
       stones(i+1) = stones(i) / 2
     ENDIF
   ENDDO
END