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20 hours ago, TheBF said:

Like all Forth systems and BASIC dialects it will have its own words for some things, but TurboForth training has you well prepared for the Forth 83 standard words. 

I don't remember what the editor was like, but you will have 80 columns right off the bat! :) 

 

Playing with f83 today 

 

I was able to create my own file using 

30 Create-file mikes.blk

Successfully. 

The manual says a stamp will be automatically generated on the far right of line 0 of each screen.

 

You'll need this code when you go to edit the screen. 

Well I see no code on any screen.

Pressing enter when it asks for a code locks up the machine 

Entering random chars, also ends in a lockup 

It says you may have to use the word new. 

But new isn't defined that I can find. 

So I'm still not sure how to edit a screen The listing works just fine.

 

 

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24 minutes ago, GDMike said:

Playing with f83 today 

 

I was able to create my own file using 

30 Create-file mikes.blk

Successfully. 

The manual says a stamp will be automatically generated on the far right of line 0 of each screen.

 

You'll need this code when you go to edit the screen. 

Well I see no code on any screen.

Pressing enter when it asks for a code locks up the machine 

Entering random chars, also ends in a lockup 

It says you may have to use the word new. 

But new isn't defined that I can find. 

So I'm still not sure how to edit a screen The listing works just fine.

 

 

When you create a file it is empty. 

 

try

OPEN KERNEL86.BLK 

1 LIST   

 

and see what happens.

 

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19 hours ago, GDMike said:

 

Sorry but I don't know why my phone does this and put the last person that I replied to in the post..

 

Anyway pictures of the video card I took  apart today.

 

IMG_20240714_192312354_HDR.jpg

IMG_20240714_192338787_HDR.jpg

 

IMG_20240714_192621381_HDR.jpg

IMG_20240714_192627217_HDR.jpg

Thank you!   It's enough to get the idea of how it operates. 

 

This is a more basic card than the TIPC Color Graphics Card I have a manual for.  I think that was more of an eval board. 

 

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22 minutes ago, GDMike said:

And cpu8086.blk shows this on screen 1

IMG_20240715_152433432_HDR.jpg

ok. Looks like progress. 

 

Ting says there is a file called KERNEL86.BLK  

I think it is used to re-make a custom version of Forth83. But most people don't need to do that.

 

So with CPU8086.BLK  opened.

Do 

1 LOAD 

 

I will compile the rest of the stuff you might need like it says in those comments.

This works like my system, where you load what you need when you need it rather than having everything in memory all the time.

This becomes important when you want to save you program as a binary. It keeps that final size small.

 

Pretty cool. Makes me want to get one for DOSBOX. :)

 

 

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2 minutes ago, TheBF said:

Very neat.  

I would avoid doing a rebuild until you really know the system.

 

I did exactly that...stopped... getting a headache lol..

I believe that's for making a Self bootable floppy system...

Otherwise I think I'm supposed to be on the hard drive with all the files..

 

1 hour ago, GDMike said:

I did exactly that...stopped... getting a headache lol..

I believe that's for making a Self bootable floppy system...

Otherwise I think I'm supposed to be on the hard drive with all the files..

 

It literally lets the system re-build itself from the Assembler code up.  You can then add extras to the build and it saves it all as a new .com program.

But it involves some black magic.  :)

 

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2 hours ago, TheBF said:

When you start compiling from HD, there is no need for a custom kernel most of the time.

It compiles so fast it's not worth the trouble. 

I just have to clear up the issue where it's asking for the coded screen unlock key... Maybe it has something to do with my time clock not functioning at the moment but I'm going to be working on that card today.. get it cleaned up and a battery put in it. 

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, RickyDean said:

Yeh, the top card seems to be an add on ramcard? Maybe to add video memory to the ti pro?

I total up around 720K... That's including the ram that's on the motherboard as well. 

I haven't looked into the specs yet been too busy but I wonder what video chip it is...

 

 

 

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56 minutes ago, GDMike said:

I total up around 720K... That's including the ram that's on the motherboard as well. 

I haven't looked into the specs yet been too busy but I wonder what video chip it is...

 

 

 

I'd say this is the graphics chip? I think the datasheet I just added is about the same type of chip, only a diferent manufacturer

Graphic.jpg.

UM6845EA-UMC.pdf

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