(71B) FORTH questions

[rprosperi]

(09-22-2023 09:33 AM)floppy Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 02:53 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  EXPECT96 puts the reply into a user-specified address (and on the user stack) while QUERY puts the reply string into the TIB which is used by the FORTH system. Unless you are dabbling with how the FORTH system works inside, you should use EPXECT96.

Thanks. My task is to rewrite the REFILL word (see gforth) into an HP71B Forth. Looks like REFILL is more QUERY than EXPECT96.

I'm not familiar at all with gforth or REFILL so can't help with that. If REFILL captures data into the TIB (which I believe is a standard Forth component, though not sure) then I'd say QUERY may be closer. Good luck.