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- %B\ FEATURES.SEQ A feature list for F-PC by Tom Zimmer%B
-
- This file contains a list of features that have been added to F-PC over
- the last months, and the date on which the feature was added. The list is
- in date order.
-
- %UFeatures Prior to April 1988%U
-
- . Seperated Heads.
- . Seperated Colon space (LISTS).
- . Direct threading.
- . Sequential Files for Source.
- . Build in editor, SED. Uses WordStar like key sequences.
- . User reconfigurable edit keys.
- . Editor supports global search and replace.
- . Editor provides on line HELP.
- . The Editor protects you from FULL DISK ERRORS.
- . Simple conversion utility for translating BLOCKS to FILES.
- . User defined Macros in Forth and SED.
- . Program size limited by Memory.
- . Status line containing Free memory, current file ect.
- . Online Help mechanism.
- . SEE and VIEW as in F83.
- . Decompiler shows conditional structures properly.
- . Assembler supports Prefix AND Postfix notation.
- . Assembler supports local labels.
- . Compiler optimized for performance. >12000 lpm on 8 MHZ AT.
- . System fully Meta Compilable as in F83.
- . Direct Video write available. Faster than 10 full displays
- per second on an 4.7 MHZ XT.
- . Full DOS memory allocation support.
- . Execute any DOS command from within F-PC.
- . Execute other programs from within F-PC.
- . Expanded Memory support code supplied.
- . Multi tasking as in F83.
- . Handle interface to DOS for files.
- . Software & Hardware floating point.
- . CGA through VGA graphics support.
- . MCGA through VGA text support.
- . Multi file search utility like GREP provided.
- . Environment access words included.
- . installation mechanism allows user customization.
- . CGA color control and MCGA attribute control.
- . Screen save and restore utility.
- . Cursor shape control.
- . Save system and Turnkey support.
- . Word source displayed while debugging.
- . Full time and date access with measurment support.
- . Three date formats supported, your preference.
- . Divide by zero trapping.
- . Control Break warm starts F-PC, settable by the user.
- . Printing is redirectable to a file or as you select.
- . Printed listing are nicely formatted with Headers & footers.
- . Built in 1 line editor, provides WordStar like functions.
- . Good program compatibility with F83.
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- %UFeatures added since April 1988%U
-
- April 6th . Paste Date and Time to SED.
- . Turnkey added to F-PC.
- June 1st . %B***** Version 1.01b *****%B
- . %B********** Changed name of F88 to F-PC **********%B
- June 6th . Added a branch out of range check to the PASM labels.
- . Added a single long local branch label to PASM.
- . Fixed SYS mechanism, so it works properly on DOS 2.xx.
- June 9th . Added an existing file check to SED Copy, CUT, and WRITE
- commands.
- June 14th . Added INLINE and END-INLINE to the system for inline assembly.
- . Modified FPRINT, FLOOK, ect. to allow the file spec to
- include a directory spec.
- June 16th . %B***** Version 1.02b *****%B
- June 20th . Installed new SEARCH from Roger Bird, faster in all cases.
- June 24th . %B***** Preliminary version of F-PC USERS MANUAL *****%B
- %B***** available from Ting. *****%B
- July 2nd . Benchmarks have found F-PC to be 2 1/2 time faster than PF.
- July 7th . Switched kernel to INLINE NEXT, found a way around the
- debugger problem with inline next.
- . Added multiple date format support to F-PC.
- . Added "/* comments */" to F-PC.
- July 8th . %B***** Version 1.04b *****%B
- . Listing now prints the real file date on footer.
- July 9th . Added Word wrap to SED.
- July 10th . ***** MY BIRTHDAY *****
- . Added right margin set to SED.
- . Added paragraph reformat to SED.
- July 11th . Added UNDO (do-loop type) to F-PC.
- . Rewrote the help screen mechanism in SED,
- July 12th . Added Paragraph line sort to SED.
- . Added Character graphics line drawing to SED.
- . Added APPEND capability to SED, marked text can be appended.
- Jyly 19th . %B***** Version 1.05b *****%B
- July 22nd . A BEHEADer mechanism is available in F-PC now.
- July 25th . Added Printer control, for BOLD and UNDERLINE to SED.
- . Added a printer control file for the IBM PROPRINTER.
- July 26th . Modified Color board support, to blank the screen before
- scrolling or writing to the screen, so F-PC works much
- better on a CGA now that it used to.
- . %B***** Version 1.06b *****%B
- . Added GOTO page to SED.
- July 27th . Modified VIEW to be split screen, HELP on the top 8 lines
- of the screen, an VIEW source on the bottom 12 lines.
- . Removed DARK from VIEW and HELP, they cause flashing on a
- CGA, the new mechanism is much smoother.
- August 1st . The SED window is adjustable from 4 lines to full screen.
- . when using fewer than 23 lines, the lower part of the
- screen scrolls after leaving the editor while the last
- screen of the edit remains visible till you type DONE.
- August 5th . Blanking is specifiable during installation for color
- monitors. Use it for CGA but don't use it for EGA or LCD.
- August 8th . %B***** Version 1.07b *****%B
- August 8-12th . Added MENU support to F-PC in both the system and the SED
- editor. SED is much easier to use now. You can define your
- own menus as well, see SEDMENU for an example.
- August 16th . %B***** Version 2.01 *****%B
- . First NON-BETA release.
- August 17th . Graphic character selection tool added, allows insertion
- in a SED document any graphics character except NULL.
- August 19th . All prompt lines in SED now use popup windows with full
- line edit capability. The graphic character selection tool
- is also available for search or replace strings.
- August 23rd . Laser printed USERS MANUAL now available. It is very nice
- with good screen displays and sample code segments.
- August 24th . %B***** Version 2.02 *****%B
- . Bug fixes.
- Sept 1st . %B***** Version 2.021 *****%B
- . Bug fixes.
- Sept 2nd . %B***** Version 2.10 *****%B
- Sept 2nd . F-PC can now EDIT FILES AS LARGE AS MEMORY. The 64k
- limit is gone.
- Sept 4th . Significant performance inprovement when moving from the
- beginning of a file to the end of visa versa. Also
- effects edit startup or completion.
- Sept 5th . %B***** Version 2.11 *****%B
- . Spawn a DOS shell from within SED.
- Sept 9th . Editor saves the cursor position on the edit line when
- you leave and re-enter SED.
- Oct 4th . F-PC supports VGA/EGA displays in upto 132 columns by 43
- lines.
- . %B***** Version 2.20 *****%B
- . Added Big cursor and Normal cursor shape support for EGA
- and VGA monitors.
- . Misc bug fixes.
- Oct 17th . %B***** Version 2.21 *****%B
- . Misc bug fixes.
- Oct 29th . %B***** Version 2.22 *****%B
- . Misc bug fixes.
- Nov 2th . %B***** Version 2.23 *****%B
- . BE-HEAD mechanism added to allow local functions.
- Nov 4th . Added AUTOSAVE on inactive keyboard to the editor.
- . Added 1000+ word Forth glossary.
- . Misc bug fixes.
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