v3.0.0 #349

jkotlinski · 2021-05-14T21:14:14Z

jkotlinski
May 14, 2021
Maintainer

Dictionary restructured, now header and code data are split.
Header data is not a linked list, and grows downward from $9fff. Record structure: len_flags | str | xt
LATEST changed from VARIABLE to VALUE
V internal words hidden, BUFSTART no longer variable, fixed at $7000.
Restore key is clean NMI, Run/Stop Restore to QUIT
FIND-NAME now returns a name token per the standard proposal
LS abort on LOADB error, PAGE upon success.
LS now accepts wildcards, drive #'s or not.
RDIR improve placement of MORE.
Prompt displays ful when there is less than 256 bytes of dictionary space left.

RDIR will display directory formatted data anywhere in memory.
PAD Scratch pad memory set to cassette buffer. Untouched by DurexForth
DOWORDS, which allows executing an xt for every word in the wordlist
Turn-key operation utilities in TURNKEY:
SAVE-PACK packs the dictionary together before saving, which unpacks at runtime.
SAVE-PRG removes the dictionary and saves the program
TOP returns the address of the last byte of the header structure. The value at this address will always be 0.
TOP! can be used to specify the position of header data.
HIDE removes a word from the word list, while leaving its definition in place.
DEFINE assigns HERE to a word in the word list and begins compilation.
DEFCODE does the same as DEFINE, but begins a CODE: segment instead.
V commands: A, R, +, -, HOME, e, C, D, s, S, H, L, M, ^w, f, F
Words for file and device IO in OPEN: and IO:
Utility for drive status and DOS commands in DOS:

This discussion was created from the release v3.0.0.