loading FORTH via HP-IL to 71B

[Sylvain Cote]

I am using the following: 71B, FORTH/Assembler module, IL module, IL cables, PILbox, pyILPER and LIF utilities.

From the command line:

1. create an ASCII text file and save it as scr00001.txt (I use vi on Linux/macOS/BSD)
   
   Code:
   

   : hw  ." Hello, World!" ;
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2. Convert the ASCII text file into a LIF text file
   
   Code:
   

   textlif SCR00001 <scr00001.txt >scr00001.lif
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3. Create a LIF volume file (disk = HP9114B double sided disk, 128 file entries)
   
   Code:
   

   lifinit -m disk fth71scr.dat 128
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4. Add screen LIF file (scr00001.lif) to the LIF volume (fth71scr.dat)
   
   Code:
   

   lifput fth71scr.dat scr00001.lif
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5. Show LIF volume content
   
   Code:
   

   lifdir fth71scr.dat
   Code:
   

   Volume : , formatted : 26/09/22 19:00:00
Tracks: 77 Surfaces: 2 Blocks/Track: 16 Total size: 2464 Blocks, 630784 Bytes
SCR00001    TEXT          256/256      26/09/22 18:53:57
1 files (128 max), last block used: 18 of 2464
   .
6. Start pyILPER and set a virtual drive with the LIF volume: fth71scr.dat
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7. In the HP-71B, start FORTH
   
   Code:
   

   FORTH
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8. Load the screen file from mass storage into the FORTH environment
   
   Code:
   

   " SCR00001:MASSMEM" LOADF
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9. Execute the new hw FORTH word
   
   Code:
   

   hw
   Code:
   

   Hello, World! OK {0}