Archive of Forth Systems and Software

Forth has been around a long time. It would be a mistake to look at any of these early systems and think they represent today’s standards-based, commercial-grade Forth products. However, there is much to learn from the work of others and Forth’s history is studded with some stunning examples of both systems and applications.

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microFORTH™

Circa August 1978

microFORTH Primer (2nd ed., August 1978)

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microFORTH Technical Manual for RCA 1802 (COSMAC)

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Documentation for microFORTH on RCA 1802 (COSMAC)

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Source code: RCA 1802 microFORTH

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