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From: hensley@kira.msu.edu (John Hensley)
Subject: help with Amiga JForth
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 21:17:19 GMT

Hi. I tried to post yesterday, but apparently it didn't work, as I
haven't seen my article yet. If you are getting it, sorry for the
redundancy.

I'm new to programming both JForth and the Amiga, and cannot figure
out how to read user input in my program's window (it prompts in its
window, and you have to answer in its parent cli). I must not be RTFM
enough, because there *has* to be a better way than using string
gadgets for all text input, right?  

I'm looking for some sample code demonstrating how to do this
correctly, or (maybe better) a source for documentation of programming
in Forth on the Amiga. The JForth manual is really pretty good for
teaching a beginner Forth, but I think it assumes a little too much
Amiga programming experience.

Or maybe I'm just stupid and dumb...

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