CompuServe Messages

Jacquie – You always had access to the files you downloaded from the PETS forum, but you just did not know it! In the Utilities (I think) drawer of the WorkBench that came with the computer is a program called MORE. It is a text reader. Since I doubt your pet files came with icons, you would have to access it from the shell with the command line: sys:utilities/more <filename> In addition, the notepad on the WorkBench disk could probably be used if the file isn't too long. This is a somewhat rudimentary word manipulator. If that were not enough, you also have access to 3 text editors. Ed and Edit are both in the C: directory, and have to be called from the shell (CLI). Ed is the better bet just to read the files, as Edit is a line oriented editor. On the shell, the command would be: ED <filename> ((to exit ED, you need to type a * then a Q.)) On the EXTRAS diskette there is a third text editor called MEMACS (if memory serves.) This is a more full featured text editor. I almost forgot, the TYPE command in the C: directory can also be used to read text. You would still have to invoke it from the shell by using the same syntax used for Ed. All these are freebies that you already have! Bill, K3OZM