Direct access drive programming with durexForth

[Whammo]

Prints the values of sector 0, track 18 to the screen.

\ “U1 <channel> <drive> <track> <sector>”
: test
s" #" 2 2 open ioabort
s" u1 2 0 18 0" 15 15 open ioabort
 2 chkin ioabort
 begin chrin .  readst until
clrchn 2 close 15 close ;
\ the only clrchn required

[polluks]

track 18, sector 0 ;-)

[Whammo]

Thanks!
If I ever get a handle on format.fs, I'll be off and running.

[Whammo]

I got it- It works on doubles- duh

[jkotlinski]

Real nice! Is there any rule for when to add clrchn calls?

[Whammo]

#507

[Whammo]

Combine this with DUMP and you've got something.