[Coco] Frank Hogg Labs E-Forth, patched to run on the CoCo3FPGA + VCC + Jeff Vavasour's emulator

[Stephen Pereira]

Got it!  Excellent!  Thanks *very* much.

Initial report:

I loaded this patched version onto my CoCo3FPGA system, and it came up!  Yay!  

However, there seems to be some issues with the system running on the CoCo3FPGA platform.  I first found that it does not want to load screens of code from “disk”.  I returns an error, not understanding a word very early on in the load process.  Curious because the word it complains about is defined in its dictionary.  Hmmm.

I find that this Forth also complains about the same words if I attempt to use them as direct entries.  Too bad!  This is certainly a great leap forward, but it has not yet achieved a fully working system on the CoCo3FPGA - for me, anyway.  Has anyone else tried?

Just to be sure, I loaded up E-Forth on my CoCo 3 from my SDC.  Yes, it runs, and it loads the screens in from disk (at least until it reports a “Branch Too Long” error).  So, E-Forth seems to work as described on my physical CoCo 3, and it now comes up properly on my CoCo3FPGA, but it seems to have other issues on that platform that continue to get in the way.

I suppose that it may not like working with Drivewire as the disk system on the CoCo3FPGA?  Maybe.  I am curious why it complains about some of the words already defined in its dictionary, though.

Thanks a million for all your effort on this.  It sure was nice to see E-Forth come up on a nice clear screen with the CoCo3FPGA.

If anyone else has tried this and you get different results, please let me know!

smp
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Stephen Pereira
Bedford, NH  03110
KB1SXE


> On Feb 24, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Leslie Ayling <layling at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
> Take#2
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> 
> Attachment was deleted for some reason???
> 
> Get it here:
> 
> http://www.crisis.com.au/images/EFORTHKB.zip
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Leslie
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Leslie Ayling
> Sent: Sunday, 25 February 2018 3:31 AM
> To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'
> Subject: [Coco] Frank Hogg Labs E-Forth, patched to run on the CoCo3FPGA + VCC + Jeff Vavasour's emulator
> 
> 
> Hi Stephen, Dave, Carlos, et al.
> 
> 
> Please find a patched version of Frank Hogg's eForth V1.0 attached.
> 
> I've tested it with the VCC 2.01, Jeff V, and David Keil's emulators.
> 
> Don't have my DE1 board with me to test, but I'm confident it should work fine on the Coco3FPGA too.
> Will also work as expected on *real* CoCo hardware.
> 
> Archive includes some notes about the patch.
> 
> Copyright message has been shortened slightly, as that was the only place I could think of to hide the patch :)
> 
> Let me know if you have any problems, otherwise feel free to upload to the usual archives.
> 
> Cheers,
> Leslie
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Pereira
> Sent: Sunday, 25 February 2018 12:44 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Frank Hogg Labs E-Forth, which is the only thing I’ve found that won’t run on the CoCo3FPGA ?
> 
> Well, if any of you smart guys can produce a patched version of the FHL E-Forth, would you please be kind enough to share it, so I can finally get it on my CoCo3FPGA?  That way, I will finally be able to read the screen and finally be able to actually use it!  8-)
> 
> Thanks a million, in advance!
> 
> smp
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> Stephen Pereira
> Bedford, NH  03110
> KB1SXE
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