[Coco] [CoCo] More Progress with Color Forth

[Brett Gordon]

yes, color forth is pretty much the standard implementation of indirect
threaded forth for 6809 as published by FIG.  I believe it was strongly
influenced by Brad Rodriguez's work too.  The core is almost a straight
copy...

-Brett
 On Jan 5, 2015 5:07 AM, "Raymond Shuter" <rayshuter at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Is this the Color Forth from Armadillo International, based on the FIG
> model?
>
> > From: spereira1952 at comcast.net
> > Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 13:34:58 -0500
> > To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> > Subject: [Coco] [CoCo] More Progress with Color Forth
> >
> > I have continued my work on Color Forth, and I now have additional files
> working.
> >
> > The original source code I did first is the Color Forth nucleus.  When
> you assemble it and LOADM it, you will find that you have the ability to
> use the Forth language from the command line, but it does not yet have the
> ability to edit screens, because the code for the editor has not yet been
> entered.  The Color Forth manual has additional source code as Color Forth
> screens in addition to the source code of the Color Forth nucleus.
> >
> > I created a .DSK file which is a copy of all that I have at present.  It
> contains several source and executable files:
> >
> > -  CCFORTH.ASM  &  CCFORTH.BIN
> > -  CCFTMPLT.ASM  & CCFTMPLT.BIN
> > -  CCFEDITR.ASM & CCFEDITR.BIN
> > -  CCF-MISC.ASM  & CCF-MISC.BIN
> >
> > All of these files were assembled using EDTASM6309 from Robert Gault.
> >
> > If you wish to load Color Forth and play with it in immediate mode from
> the command line, then:
> > LOADM”CCFORTH” EXEC
> >
> > If you want to try out the editor and edit code into your own screens,
> then:
> > LOADM”CCFEDITR”
> > LOADM”CCFORTH”
> > EXEC
> >
> > Once you are in Color Forth, you must then compile the screens you
> previously loaded into Color Forth.
> > The easiest command to do this is:
> >
> > 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 LOAD LOAD LOAD LOAD LOAD LOAD LOAD
> >
> > After that, the editor will be available.
> >
> > To get into the editor and be working in screen 1, just type:
> >
> > 1 EDIT
> >
> > To exit the editor, type:
> >
> > QUIT
> >
> > These commands and the other editor commands are described in the Color
> Forth manual.
> >
> > The file CCFTMPLT is a file containing a set of 8 empty screens that one
> can use for creating their own screens offline.  Use caution - Color Forth
> can hold 8 screens, each containing 32 lines of 32 characters.  Each of the
> lines in the screens in the CCFTMPLT.ASM file has 32 spaces in it.  When
> you type in your own code, you must REPLACE the spaces in the line you are
> entering, so the lines remain 32 characters long.
> >
> > The file CCF-MISC contains a bunch of other miscellaneous code that was
> in the Color Forth cartridge, but has to be entered separately (like the
> editor) as it stands today.  It does not contain the editor, so you can
> only use immediate mode from the command line but you have an expanded
> vocabulary:
> > LOADM”CCF-MISC”
> > LOADM”CCFORTH”
> > EXEC
> >
> > Once you are in Color Forth, you must then compile the screens you
> previously loaded into Color Forth.
> > The easiest command to do this is:
> >
> > 4 3 2 1 LOAD LOAD LOAD LOAD
> >
> > At present, the cassette I/O is not installed for saving and loading.
> Hence I have constructed this method of building screens as assembly
> language files so they can be loaded into place prior to loading Color
> Forth.
> >
> > Since I am using the bit banger port for Drivewire, I have not attempted
> to do anything with the printer, either.
> >
> > This is still very much a work in progress.  Next, I am intending to
> experiment with loading screens and loading Color Forth, then compiling the
> screens into Color Forth and using SAVEM to save a new copy of Color Forth
> with the screens compiled in.  This will allow me to build up the Color
> Forth dictionary a bit at a time and (hopefully) end up with all the
> functionality that was originally in the Color Forth cartridge all in one
> binary file.
> >
> > Please contact me via e-mail if you are interested in a copy of the .DSK
> file.
> >
> > smp
> > --
> > Stephen M. Pereira
> > Bedford, NH  03110
> > KB1SXE
> >
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