SUBMITTED BY:
	PAUL D. CLAYTON
	REPUBLIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
	ONE NESHAMINY INTERPLEX, SUITE 306
	TREVOSE, PA. 19044


  THIS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE FORTH PUT ONTO THE FALL '80 RSX/IAS
SIG TAPE. IT IS NOT MEANT AS A OFFICAL RELEASE OF FORTH AND I AM ** NOT **
A MEMBER OF THE FORTH INTEREST GROUP OR DEVELOPMENT TEAM. IT IS MEANT 
SOLEY AS AN ENHANCED VERSION PROVIDING A BETTER TOOL FOR GENERAL USE AND
USER ACCEPTENCE.
 
  THERE IS ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION IN THE SOURCE LISTING WHICH SHOULD BE
CONSULTED ALONG WITH THIS DOCUMENT.
 
  THIS SYSTEM IS MODIFIED TO RUN UNDER IAS V3.0. NO TESTING HAS BEEN DONE
UNDER RSX-11M(+) OR THE OTHER SYSTEMS. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE
IAS YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN.
 
	MODIFIED BY
		PAUL D. CLAYTON
		REPUBLIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
		ONE NESHAMINY INTERPLEX,SUITE 306
		TREVOSE, PA. 19044

	THE FOLLOWING MODS WERE DONE:
	MODS SHOWN AS +M001 ARE FOR:
	COMMAND - BIKEY
		ADD IN THE CAPABILITY TO RECIEVE THE TRUE BINARY VALUE OF
			A TYPED CHARACTER, INCLUDING ALL CONTROL CHAR.
			***WARNING: CONTROL-C HAS NO MEANING WHEN THIS 
			FUNCTION IS ON.

	COMMAND:   -BIKEY
		RETURNS THE TERMINAL HANDLER TO NORMAL FOR RECOGINIZING ALL
			CONTROL CODES. THIS IS THE INVERSE OF BIKEY.

	COMMAND:   ALTPAD
		ENABLES THE ALTERNATE KEYPAD ON THE VT100 TO SEND ESCAPE
			SEQUENCES BACK TO FORTH. THE NORMAL MANNER IS FOR
			THE ALTERNATE KEYPAD TO SEND NUMERICAL VALUES.

	COMMAND:   -ALTPAD
		RETURNS THE ALTERNATE KEYPAD TO NUMERICAL USE. THIS IS THE I
			INVERSE OF THE ALTPAD COMMAND.

	COMMAND:   TRKEY
		RETURNS ONE (1) AND ONLY ONE CHARACTER PER COMMAND USE. THIS
			IS USEFUL WHEN ALTPAD IS BEING USED OR IN AN EDITOR
			AND ALL YOU WANT IS ONE CHARACTER AT A TIME. CARRIAGE
			RETURN IS NOT NEEDED TO RECIEVE THE DATA AS IT IS
			WHEN YOU USE THE KEY COMMAND.

  MODS SHOWN AS +M002

	COMMAND:   LP
		DIRECTS ALL OUTPUT NORMALLY SENT TO THE CRT TO GO TO A DISK
			FILE CALLED 'FORTHLP.LST' WICH IS AUTOMATICALLY
			SPOOLED AND DELETED WHEN YOU EXIT FROM FORTH.

	COMMAND:   TERM
		REDIRECTS ALL OUTPUT TO GO TO THE CRT FROM THE TIME THE 
			COMMAND IS USED. THE LP AND TERM COMMANDS CAN BE
			USED INTERCHANGABLEY AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT.

  ADDITIONS TO THE SCREENS IN FORTH.DAT

	A FULL SCREEN EDITOR HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SCREENS WHICH WAS
		FOUND IN DOCTOR DOBB'S JOURNAL AND ENTERED BY TERRY BOSSERT
		OF RMS. THE EDITOR IS AUTOMATICALLY LOADED IF YOU TYPE 
		'1 LOAD'. IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO HAVE THE EDITOR LOADED
		FOR QUICK EDITING AND ALSO THE COMMANDS '\' AND
		SCREENMOVE ARE DEFINED IN THE EDITOR SCREENS.

	THE FILE FORTH.IDX CONTAINS THE INDEXS OF THE SCREENS CURRENTLY
		DEFINED IN FORTH.DAT. THE EDITOR IS VERY WELL COMMENTED
		AND A GOOD EXAMPLE OF FORTH PROCEDURES.

	KNOWN PROBLEMS:
		EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE SYSTEM WILL ABORT WITH A SEGMENT 
		FAULT. WHO KNOWS WHY, DON'T ASK ME. THE FORTH.DAT FILE
		FDB CODE HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO LEAVE THE FILE UNLOCKED IN 
		THE EVENT OF TASK ABORT.

  END OF ADDITIONS BY PAUL D. CLAYTON AND CREW


