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- This disk contains F83.COM, a public domain implementation of FORTH-83 that
- is ready to run. It also contains source files in squeezed format. I have
- squeezed them using the public domain utility NSQ and you can unsqueeze them
- with the NUSQ utility. Squeezed files have a Q in the file type.
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- The original Laxen-Perry distribution had these files squeezed with a program
- that took hours (!) to run to unsqueeze. AUSQ will run in minutes and the
- squeezed files take up less space than the original distribution disk. Make B:
- (or C:) your default drive. Have plenty of room on your default drive and then
- type A:AUSQ A:filename.BQK to make filename.BLK on your default drive.
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- CRCK4 or CRCK is a hash checksum program to help you tell if you have good
- copies of the files. Type CRCK4 *.* (or CRCK *.*) and see if what you have
- agrees with the values listed below. This should assure you that you have a
- good copy of the disk.
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- F83.COM is the ready to run FORTH system.
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- The MS-DOS version is set up to use the IBM-PC cursor positioning codes.
- This won't work on other MS-DOS machines such as the TI Professional.
- To fix this, start F83, then type EDITOR DUMB and you can use the editor
- commands as though you have a dumb terminal.
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- The VIEW word expects certain source blocks to be on drive A: and certain
- source files to be on drive B:. If you have a hard disk system, you can
- follow the directions in README.PC to recompile your system with all of the
- source blocks on your hard disk and the VIEW file numbers will be set up
- correctly.
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- CRCK ver 4.2B (MS DOS VERSION ) Here are the files on the MS-DOS disk:
- CTL-S pauses, CTL-C aborts
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- --> FILE: F83 .COM CRC = D3 3E FORTH system compiled.
- --> FILE: README .1ST CRC = This file
- --> FILE: NUSQ .COM CRC = DD 00 The unsqueeze program
- --> FILE: NSQ .EXE CRC = 23 CA The squeeze program
- --> FILE: README .PQ CRC = 2D F6 Original F83 instructions
- --> FILE: F83-FIXS.TQT CRC = 24 CD Changes from F83 v.1.0
- These "blocks" are the F83 sources squeezed
- --> FILE: KERNEL86.BQK CRC = 2B 60 Kernel source
- --> FILE: META86 .BQK CRC = 5B BE Metacompiler source
- --> FILE: CPU8086 .BQK CRC = 4D 6E 8086 dependent code
- --> FILE: EXTEND86.BQK CRC = F5 C0 Extensions source
- --> FILE: UTILITY .BQK CRC = ED 3E The UTILITY source
- These blocks are applications
- --> FILE: HUFFMAN .BQK CRC = 7C B7 A VERY slow compression program
- --> FILE: CLOCK .BQK CRC = 47 A2 Source for a calendar example
- --> FILE: EXPAND86.BQK CRC = 3F F6 Original source to expand .HUF
- --> FILE: BASIC .BQK CRC = 37 E6 A BASIC compiler in FORTH-83
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- Ted Shapin. July 31, 1984.
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