fbForth -- (Multiple Q&A Time) ;)

[Omega-TI]

 

This poll is an attempt to gauge interest & experience levels of fbForth users.

[Opry99er]

Forth is Forth (with some Varieties.)

 

Do yourself a huge favor... Buy or DL "Starting Forth" by Leo Brodie. Game changer...

[Omega-TI]

Thanks for the heads up.... found it << HERE >>.

[Opry99er]

That is not the right version... Let me look for a good one for you...

[+Lee Stewart]

Forth is Forth (with some Varieties.)

 

Do yourself a huge favor... Buy or DL "Starting Forth" by Leo Brodie. Game changer...

 

The first edition (there are two) is the one that is cross-referenced in Appendix C of both manuals for fbForth 1.0 and 2.0 as well as my edition of the TI Forth manual. PDFs of Starting FORTH, 1st Ed. are here on WHTech.

 

...lee

[Opry99er]

http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/

 

Online version. Epic.

 

Nothing like the real book in your hands though.

 

Follow this book step by step ans by the end, you'll be rockin Forth, brotha.

[Omega-TI]

That is not the right version... Let me look for a good one for you...

 

@ Opry99er OK, thanks!

 

@ Lee Stewart (that question was just for you, but I expect Willsy to answer that one too)

[Opry99er]

Well... Lee has the better idea.

[+Lee Stewart]

 

@ Opry99er OK, thanks!

 

@ Lee Stewart (that question was just for you, but I expect Willsy to answer that one too)

 

Perhaps a bit presumptuous on my part; but, there it is!

 

...lee

[Omega-TI]

 

Perhaps a bit presumptuous on my part; but, there it is! |

 

Not at t'all, not at t'all... tis da 100% truth.

[Willsy]

fbForth and TF rock. 'Yall need to get into Forth instead of pissing in the wind with XB (though the XB compiler is very cool indeed - a seriously impressive bit of work)

[Opry99er]

Yea... You're right of course. I'm too deep into my current project to back out now, though.

 

Forth is stupid fast and both TF and fb are user friendly and fun.

[Omega-TI]

Woo Hoo!

Lee has a new blog... << HERE >> called "Learning fbForth 2.0"

Now anyone interested in Learning fbForth from the ground up can join in or just lurk!

Check it out!

[+Lee Stewart]

“Lesson 2: More fbForth 2.0 Fundamentals” is posted in my Learning fbForth 2.0.

 

...lee

[+Lee Stewart]

I am not sure how fast or slow I should proceed with the lessons on the tutorial blog listed below. It's getting a few views now and again, but nothing serious. I don't want to outrun anyone who may need a little assistance or to take it so slow as to bore everyone to tears. Comments or PMs on the relevant lesson posts can certainly help me plan future posts.

 

...lee

[am1933]

Just a quick question that has probably already been covered a thousand times(apologies in advance), how do we actually go about getting either a fbForth or TF cartridge.

[Omega-TI]

Take yer time, please!

Three weeks in-between would probably be good for me. I don't find a whole lot of time (in one setting) to actually study stuff. When I'm home I'm always "in & out", doing other things, chores, projects, etc. For this stuff, I need to actually sit down, turn on the TI and devote a block of time... then find more time to go over it again later, or even take notes to get it to 'sink in'. So time in-between would help me out at least, others probably need less time. Damn, I miss my youth when I only had to read something once.

 

Point in fact, I've printed up lesson two, but still have not gotten to it yet.

[Omega-TI]

Just a quick question that has probably already been covered a thousand times(apologies in advance), how do we actually go about getting either a fbForth or TF cartridge.

 

That was easy (at least for the fbForth I got). All I did was PM Lee, then PayPal him the money. The cartridge arrived in record time!

[Opry99er]

You can also use it very easily in Classic99... Sure you knew that, but wanted to mention it for those who might not have known.

[+Lee Stewart]

Just a quick question that has probably already been covered a thousand times(apologies in advance), how do we actually go about getting either a fbForth or TF cartridge.

 

The first post of the thread, fbForth—TI Forth with File-based Block I/O , should have all of the information you need for fbForth. If that post is not clear, I need to rewrite it.

 

If you want to make your own cartridge, you will need

• a 32KiB (or higher) ROM cartridge PCB,
• a 32KiB EPROM (28-pin 27C256) and
• an EPROM/PROM burner like the MiniPRO
• the binary (fbForth200_3.bin) in the ZIP file (fbForth200_20141202.zip) in the post referenced above.

As already indicated somewhere above, you can PM me if you want me to build you one.

 

...lee

[am1933]

You can also use it very easily in Classic99... Sure you knew that, but wanted to mention it for those who might not have known.

I have tried it on Classic99 but I just prefer using the real thing, believe it or not-I actually enjoy using the 4a keyboard.

[am1933]

 

The first post of the thread, fbForth—TI Forth with File-based Block I/O , should have all of the information you need for fbForth. If that post is not clear, I need to rewrite it.

 

If you want to make your own cartridge, you will need

• a 32KiB (or higher) ROM cartridge PCB,
• a 32KiB EPROM (28-pin 27C256) and
• an EPROM/PROM burner like the MiniPRO
• the binary (fbForth200_3.bin) in the ZIP file (fbForth200_20141202.zip) in the post referenced above.

As already indicated somewhere above, you can PM me if you want me to build you one.

 

...lee

Cheers Lee,

 

I will send you a PM as soon as I get back from my Forth coming holiday (see what i did there)

[+Lee Stewart]

“Lesson 3: Stack Manipulation and a Little Programming” will be posted soon—possibly, tonight after dinner out.

 

...lee

[Opry99er]

Wooo hooo!!!!

 

DUP your wisdom amd DROP it on us unworthy novices!!!

[+Lee Stewart]

“Lesson 3: Stack Manipulation and a Little Programming” is posted! Click on blog link below.

 

...lee