Yes, one day, if I can acquire a REX, that will be the first ROM image I will try to install.
Here’s hoping I can get a REX! Thanks, smp - - - Stephen Pereira Bedford, NH 03110 KB1SXE > On Feb 2, 2019, at 2:46 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > > You might want to look at MForth, source code is available. It's a fast ANS > forth and runs from ROM. > > You could use it to find the info you want to port fig forth or even better, > if you have a REX or rom burner, extend it. It would be nice to have some > more wordsets or a maybe compiler to produce stand alone CO files that could > be distributed without the ROM. > > http://www.strangegizmo.com/products/mforth/ > <http://www.strangegizmo.com/products/mforth/> > > -- John. > > On Sat, Feb 2, 2019, 8:39 AM Stephen Pereira <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > One of the things that I’ve done a number of times is to get the original > fig-FORTH running on my vintage computers. I have it running on my CP/M > machines, my SWTPC (clone from Corsham Tech), and my Tandy Color Computer. > > I would very much like to get it to go on my new-to-me Model 102. > > There are two things that I need: > > - What are the calls into the Model 102 ROM for doing keyboard input and > screen output? > > - Since the fig-FORTH file will be quite large, I’ll be looking to assemble > it on another computer and then send the Intel hex file into the Model 102. > I would love to get a program similar to HEXLDR, that reads a true Intel hex > file - BUT I need it to have the file sent in to it via the serial I/O port, > rather than reading it from a .DO file. This is because my 32K machine does > not have enough memory to hold the hex file in a .DO file, and have the > HEXLDR program, and clear enough memory to load the fig-FORTH into, all at > the same time. > > Any thoughts , advice, or assistance would be greatly appreciated! > > smp > - - - > Stephen Pereira > Bedford, NH 03110 > KB1SXE > >
