(71B) FORTH questions

[rprosperi]

A file specifier for 71B is of the form NAME:DEVICE, where NAME is the normal filename and DEVICE is either :MAIN, :PORT(n), or :HP-IL_Device (such as HDRIVE1). There are other possibilities, but these are the core choices. Note you user "MAIN:" which is not legal.

The 71B is NOT Linux- or PC-like at all when it comes to files and storage devices.

This command is not complete:

> COPY PERE12:HDRIVE1 (which is linked to HDRIVE16.DAT)

you need to specify where to copy TO. These are options:

COPY PERE12:HDRIVE1 TO :MAIN (will retain original name)

COPY PERE12:HDRIVE1 TO SOME_NAME:MAIN (will copy to file with new name)

*** After you copy the file, CAT it to make sure it is present and of type "TEXT" ***