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From: jwoehr@isis.cs.du.edu (Jack J. Woehr)
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Subject: Re: L&P Forth 83 and Disk Drives
Summary: L&P doesn't know paths
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Date: 24 Apr 91 02:52:57 GMT
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In article <1991Apr23.180024.5226@jts.com> gil@jts.com (Gil Hauer ) writes:
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>I recently download Laxen and Perry F83 from my local BBS and started
>using it however I am have a small problem ... I can only access files
>while I am on drive A. Does anybody know a work-around for this?

	L&P F83 had no concept except the current dir and that it was
metacompiled in the A: drive. 

	To make VIEW work without the source in A:, you will have to
re-metacompile.

	To "just program", start F83 from the directory in which
you wish to open files.
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