                           VAX-11 fig-Forth Version 2.0

                        Central Iowa Forth Interest Group
                               Rodrick A. Eldridge



         This public domain fig-Forth system  is  provided  through  the
         courtesy   of   the   Central  Iowa  FIG  (CIFIG),  Iowa  State
         University, Ames, IA 50011



         Before you can execute fig-Forth, you must setup  this  logical
         name:

                DEFINE  FORTH0:  SYS$LOGIN,<forth-directory>

         where <forth-directory>  is the directory  where the FIGFORTHV2
         image and *.FIG screens are placed.

         You may want to use a  subdirectory  specification  instead  of
         SYS$LOGIN, for example, PUB001:[AS1ABC.FORTH], if your username
         is S1ABC and your directory is AS1ABC on PUB001.

         You may additionally define FORTH1 through  FORTH9  and  FORTHA
         through  FORTHF  as  you  like.  You access these logical names
         within fig-Forth,  by using  the  words  DR0,  DR1,  DR2,  DR3,
         etc.  through DR9, and DR10 through DR15, and DIR.


         To execute fig-Forth, issue the command:

                RUN  FORTH0:FIGFORTHV2

         fig-Forth then  displays the  welcome  message,  displays  "OK"
         and waits  for your input.   Remember,  there is  no prompt for
         input.   Input can  be upper  case,  lower case  or mixed case.
         fig-Forth will upcase words where needed.


         You may  also setup fig-Forth as a "foreign command" by issuing
         the command:

                FIGFORTH  :==  $ FORTH0:FIGFORTHV2

         Then you execute fig-Forth by issuing the command:

                FIGFORTH

         You can then pass 1 line of input  to fig-Forth on the "foreign
         command  line";  for  example,  to  load screen 1 everytime you
         execute fig-Forth, issue:

                FIGFORTH  1  LOAD

         fig-Forth will then load  from screen 1  before it asks you for
         input  from your terminal.    Because of  restrictions  on  the
         "foreign command line",  do not  attempt to  pass  any  of  the
         following characters:

                : / " '


         To exit fig-Forth, issue the word BYE.


         Help is available by using the word HELP followed by  the  word
         you want help on.  For example,

                HELP DIR

         will display help on the word DIR


         A document is provided in FORTH0:

                FORTH0:FIGFORTH.MEM  -  Glossary of Forth Words

         See  this file  for futher  documentation  on  this version  of
         fig-Forth.
