Lars Brinkhoff
Lars Brinkhoff
Having covered the historical environments, we look into the future. Would we want this to run on the original Forth, on the original hardware. Real hardware, or emulator? Or do...
There are references to "LP F83". What is that, and how is it different from the plain "F83"? Just about the only thing I can find is this code comment...
Oh, by the way, I understand the implementation uses blocks, so the target Forth will have to support that. Of course, the original F83 would do it, and I think...
I actually work with screen files professionally right now, and I think there's something to be said for that format. Rick already converted the screens to a linear file, so...
Rick found this guide by @nealcrook for running F83 under DOSBOX: https://github.com/nealcrook/multicomp6809/wiki/CamelForthRebuild
Thanks @lodger-c64. The timescale of these retrocomputing projects are in decades, so it's not too late to jump in!
It has been some time since we touched this code. I don't remember exactly now, but I think we concluded that users would have access to most of the Forth...
Questions remaining: 1. How to make the BBS available on the net. Can it do I/O on a COM port? 2. Can multiple users access the BBS in parallel, or...
I saw the name John Peters in one of the files, and I found this. It could be related, or not. ``` From: [email protected] (John A. Peters) Subject: Report on...