Re: A86: directories

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Subject: Re: A86: directories
From: Stephen Hicks <shicks@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 21:20:43 -0400
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I was planning on incorporating this into my RPN program if it ever got
that far, but it would probably be a lot of work.  You would have to change
all the menus and all so that they only display the variables in that
directory.  also, you would have to account for multiple variables in
different directories with the same name... :-(

Dux Gregis wrote:

> If it's really possible to create new variable types, what do you folks
> think about creating a directory variable type, that can be accessed
> with a token called "cd".  "cd games", when typed to the home screen,
> would switch to the games directory.. The unused byte in the VAT can be
> used to place each variable in a directory.
> It would be pretty neat -- you could have directories that require root
> access, or directories that have disabled sqrt programs..
> Does that ring like worthy idea?

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A86: directories

From: Dux Gregis <assets@eden.rutgers.edu>