ews356@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu (10/10/88)
I'm new to Forth, but I really like it. I'm using a public domain version of MVP-Forth on my Commodore Amiga. I have Leo Brodie's fine book, but it doesn't say much about MVP-Forth. I can't figure out disk access. 12 list doesn't work like I understand it should. The dictionary contains words like open, files, setfile, filesize, filename, closeall, select, and stuff like that. Could anyone tell me how to use these? By the way, I really do know * something * about computers in general. Forth itself is just new ground for me and my public domain version cam with NO documentation. Thanks! Eric W Sink ews356@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu
tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney) (10/25/88)
In article <49100001@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu> ews356@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >... >I'm using a public domain version of MVP-Forth on my >Commodore Amiga. >... That version of MVP FORTH takes a very different approach to blocks. Other versions go directly to the disk, while that version uses block files (a standard operating system file is a sequence of 1024 byte blocks). Give MVP a call (415) 961-4103, there's a little packet of stuff for the Amiga -- including a glossary. I don't remember how much it costs, but just ask. p.s. Blame me or thank me, as the case may be, for doing that version using blocks files. Glenn