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Sept. 14,1987
PC-Forth normally captures the BIOS control-break interrupt. This
works fine with PC-DOS, but may not be appropriate for MS-DOS. If
you have a problem with the control-break capture (crashing when
you do a control-break from DOS), it can be disabled as follows:
0. BIOS^BREAK 2! INCLUDE SAVE-SYS.SCR (save new copy)
This should be done to both PC-FORTH.COM and FED.COM (re-boot
DOS after this step).
Another difference between PC-DOS and some versions of MS-DOS is
in DISKCOPY and DEBUG. The PC-DOS versions work fine with my
stand-alone diskettes but not all MS-DOS versions work. For some
reason the MS-DOS versions seem to want a standard boot-sector.
Why DISKCOPY and DEBUG (in the direct-sector read/write mode)
should care is a question for Microsoft! In any case, the
stand-alone diskette can be copied by using the DUPLICATE command
in the stand-alone PC-Forth.
Syntax: 1st-blk# #blks DUPLICATE (copies from A: to B:).
The programs FED.COM and FED.OVL are commercial products, please
treat them as such. Thanks!
The current versions (V1.55) of the Forth programs are being
placed in the public domain. Anyone interested in the source
code for them can obtain it by sending a check for $25.00 to the
author.
Guy M. Kelly
2507 Caminito La Paz
La Jolla, CA 92037
(619) 454-1307