ATARI FIG FORTH DOC

     Several years ago, Atari came out
with a version of fig forth for the
atari 8 bit machines.  It is a public
domain language, and I am happy to
share it with this board.  Please pass
it around!

     You will need the SHRINK program
to create the forth language disks. 
If you do not have a copy of SHRINK, I
put one on the board.  SHRINK works
well only with ATARI DOS 2.5, and you
will need to unshrink the programs to
SINGLE DENSITY disks.  Forth will
become the operating system of the
ATARI machine.  This version and the
screens with it are NOT bug free.  If,
however, you have an ATARI machine,
and you want to play around with forth
a bit, this is an excelent way to get
started.

     There are two disks to the set. 
the file FIGFORTH.SHR will unshrink to
the standard fig-forth kernel.  There
are screens that will impliment every
phase of the 8 bit ATARI.  Graphics,
Sound, P/M functions etc.  You will
need to use the translator disk if you
have an XL or XE, and some of the P/M
Graphics did mot work right for me on
my 1200 XL.  Don't know about the 130
XE or the 800 XL.

     The second disk is FIGTUTOR.SHR. 
This version has been expanded to
include the screen editor, and has a
self-paced tutorial telling you about
the special features of the ATARI
fig-forth.  It does not go far into
FORTH itself, but does give a prety
good rundown of the special ATARI
functions and the workings of the
editor.  To run the tutorial (after
you unshrink it)  run translator or
FIXXL for the XL & XE, then boot the
forth disk.  When the screen comes up,
type 10 UE <cr>.  The screens will
take it from there.  Have fun!!