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  1. INSTRUCTION╙á FO╥á US┼á O╞á DIS├-BASE─á FIG-FORT╚á AN─ MVP.FORTH
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  3.  
  4. Becausσá FORT╚ ha≤ aε unusua∞ wa∙ oµ dealinτ witΦ DIS├ DRIVE╙á i⌠ ì
  5. i≤á appropriatσá tha⌠ ß fe≈ word≤ abou⌠ thσ usσ oµ thσ abovσá tw∩ ì
  6. version≤á i≤á necessary«á  FORT╚ divide≤ thσ disπ drivσá u≡á int∩ ì
  7. SCREEN╙á eacΦ 102┤ byte≤ iε length«á  Wheε wσ refe≥ t∩ ßá certaiε ì
  8. screeεá oεá thσá disπ (ie║á b∙ 3┤ LIS╘ o≥á 5╢á LOA─á etc.⌐á FORT╚ ì
  9. proceed≤á t∩á loaΣá thi≤ screeε int∩ thσ BLOC╦ BUFFE╥á iεá memor∙ ì
  10. wherσ al∞ worδ oε thi≤ SCREE╬ i≤ carrieΣ out«á  Wheε al∞ worδá oε ì
  11. thσ screeε ha≤ beeε carrieΣ ou⌠ anΣ thσ worΣ FLUS╚ executed¼á thσ ì
  12. newl∙á editeΣá screeε i≤ placeΣ bacδ iε it≤ appropriatσ placσá oε ì
  13. thσ disc«á  Unfortunatel∙ thσ organizatioε oµ ß FORT╚ disπá bear≤ ì
  14. n∩á relatioε t∩ tha⌠ oµ CP/═ forma⌠ disπ (ie║á n∩ reserveΣ systeφ ì
  15. o≥á director∙ tracks)«á  A≤ ß resul⌠ usinτ botΦ oµá thσá provideΣ ì
  16. FORTH'≤ require≤ ß specia∞ procedure.;
  17.  
  18. [1▌á Pu⌠á thσá disπ containinτ thσ tw∩á FORTH'sá (filσá name≤ ì
  19. FIGFORTH.CO═ anΣ MVPFORTH.COM⌐ int∩ drivσ ┴ a≤ pe≥ norma∞ (pleasσ ì
  20. ensurσ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ SYSGENE─ thi≤ disδ witΦ you≥ CP/M)«  Executσ ì
  21. thσá requireΣá FORT╚á a≤á yo⌡ normall∙ woulΣá ßá .CO═á filσá (ie║ ì
  22. FIGFORTH <CR> or MVPFORTH <CR>).
  23.  
  24. [2▌á  Afte≥á thσá FORT╚ ha≤ loadeΣ takσ thσ disπá containinτá thσ ì
  25. FORTH╙ ou⌠ oµ thσ drivσ anΣ replacσ i⌠ witΦ ß formatteΣ (bu⌠á no⌠ ì
  26. SYSGENED⌐á disc«á  Thi≤á disπ wil∞ bσ thσ onσ useΣ t∩ storσá you≥ ì
  27. SCREENS of FORTH programs.
  28.  
  29. [3▌á Usσ thσ FORT╚ iε thσ usua∞ manne≥ rememberinτ oµá coursσá t∩ ì
  30. savσá you≥á editeΣ screen≤ t∩ disπ usinτ thσ worΣá FLUSH«á  Thesσ ì
  31. screen≤á wil∞á bσ storeΣ oε thσ SCREE╬ disπ (whicΦ shoulΣá bσá iε ì
  32. drive A) in a format unique to the version of FORTH.
  33.  
  34. [4▌ Wheε yo⌡ arσ read∙ t∩ exi⌠ froφ FORTH¼ removσ thσ SCREE╬ disπ ì
  35. anΣá replacσ i⌠ witΦ ß disπ containinτ CP/═ (preferabl∙á thσá onσ ì
  36. whicΦá yo⌡á loadeΣ FORT╚ ofµ oµ iε thσ firs⌠ place⌐ anΣ typσá BY┼ ì
  37. <CR>«á  Thi≤ cause≤ yo⌡ t∩ leavσ FORT╚ anΣ d∩ ß WAR═ BOO╘ bacδ t∩ ì
  38. CP/M«á  Iµ yo⌡ forge⌠ t∩ pu⌠ ß CP/═ disπ bacδ int∩ thσ drivσ theε ì
  39. thσ compute≥ wil∞ hangup«  Thi≤ i≤  becausσ tha⌠ wheε yo⌡ executσ ì
  40. BY┼á anΣ perforφ ß WAR═ BOOT¼á thσ compute≥ proceed≤ t∩á reaΣá iε ì
  41. CP/═á froφ thσ systeφ track≤ (0,1,2⌐ oµ thσ disπ iε drivσ A«á  Iµ ì
  42. yo⌡á havσá lef⌠ you≥ SCREE╬ disπ iε thσ drivσ theεá thi≤á attemp⌠ ì
  43. wil∞á fai∞ a≤ therσ i≤ n∩ CP/═ oε track≤á 0,1,2¼á rathe≥á severa∞ ì
  44. FORT╚ screens.
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  46.  
  47. I⌠á i≤ importan⌠ tha⌠ thσ abovσ procedurσ i≤ abideΣ b∙ wheε usinτ ì
  48. eithe≥á FIGFORT╚ o≥ MVPFORTH«á  Failurσ t∩ d∩ s∩ wil∞á resul⌠á iε ì
  49. disastrou≤á consequences«á  Iµ yo⌡ leavσ thσ CP/═ disπ containinτ ì
  50. thσ FORTH'≤ iε drivσ ┴ anΣ proceeΣ t∩ usσ onσ oµ thσ FORTH'≤ theε ì
  51. a≤á yo⌡ acces≤ thσ variou≤ screen≤ the∙ replacσ wha⌠eve≥á i≤á oε ì
  52. tha⌠á sectioεá oµá thσ disπ witΦá thei≥á contents«á  Consequentl∙ ì
  53. everythinτá whicΦ wa≤ previousl∙ oε thσ disπ (includinτ CP/═á anΣ ì
  54. DIRECTOR┘á tracks⌐á wil∞á bσ overwritteε b∙á thσá FORT╚á screens«  ì
  55. Eventuall∙áá thσáá copie≤á oµá botΦá FORTH'≤á (FIGFORTH.CO═áá anΣ ìèMVPFORTH.COM⌐ wil∞ bσ overwritteε anΣ wil∞ bσ gonσá forever¼á anΣ ì
  56. i⌠á wil∞ bσ necessar∙ t∩ cal∞ upoε thσ cluΓ librariaε o≥á anothe≥ ì
  57. membe≥ fo≥ ß ne≈ copy.
  58.  
  59.      GooΣá Luck¼á anΣ seσ yo⌡ a⌠ thσ FORT╚ subgrou≡ ever∙á FOURT╚ ì
  60. Monday of the month at SAIT, Frome Road.
  61.  
  62.                     Ian Jolly
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