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- Notes to users
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- The file directory on the full screen editor can be toggled on and off
- with the "F" command on the main editing menu. This is not documented
- in the manual.
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- The following minor deviations from the 83-Standard have been
- reported.
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- WORD doesn't set >IN as specified by the Standard, in the
- case where the input stream is exhausted. Also, the format
- of the null byte brought to HERE when the input stream is
- empty is incorrect. Neither of these problems will affect
- normal application software.
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- QUIT displays an "ok" on the standard output, whereas the
- Standard specifies that QUIT shouldn't print anything.
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- Until further notice, LMI will pay $10.00 for each report of a
- newly discovered bug or deviation from the 83-Standard.
-
- Version 2.1 of PC/FORTH is currently in beta-test and will be
- released in July. In that version all reported deviations from
- the Standard will be fixed and several new capabilities added,
- including: full support for the "low-resolution" 16 color
- graphics mode including text output, the ability to compile
- source programs from normal text files or Wordstar document
- files, and a new bit-mapped binary overlay loader that can also
- handle CODE definitions. Warning: in order to make the new loader
- work, the implementation of DOES> will be slightly modified; this
- will not affect Standard application programs. The stacks, and
- disk buffers will be moved to a separate segment to allow more
- dictionary workspace.
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