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Here's a #language #interpreter from my 20 years in #JavaScript #development: https://www.marquisdegeek.com/forth I wrote this Forth interpreter because I
love both it, and the #JupiterAce. I released it on May 4th. Source at
https://github.com/MarquisdeGeek/jedi #starwars

Using the #Zesarux emulator in #JupiterACE #emulation mode and defining some high-level words to handle strings ...

I can see why this machine, in hindsight, has probably been one of the best ways to learn #Forth in its day as it comes with just enough words in its dictionary to get you going. It's a very compact vocabulary:

No ACCEPT, no MOVE and no 2DUP or even HEX - you need them, you write them yourself.

But this is what sharpens your skills and gives you a very good understanding of the bottom-up method.

Boy, I love this machine and its compatible remake, the #Minstrel4th

Using the #Zesarux emulator in #JupiterACE #emulation mode and defining some high-level words to handle strings ...

I can see why this machine, in hindsight, has probably been one of the best ways to learn #Forth in its day as it comes with just enough words in its dictionary to get you going. It's a very compact vocabulary:

No ACCEPT, no MOVE and no 2DUP or even HEX - you need them, you write them yourself.

But this is what sharpens your skills and gives you a very good understanding of the bottom-up method.

Boy, I love this machine and its compatible remake, the #Minstrel4th

Using the #Zesarux emulator in #JupiterACE #emulation mode and defining some high-level words to handle strings ...

I can see why this machine, in hindsight, has probably been one of the best ways to learn #Forth in its day as it comes with just enough words in its dictionary to get you going. It's a very compact vocabulary:

No ACCEPT, no MOVE and no 2DUP or even HEX - you need them, you write them yourself.

But this is what sharpens your skills and gives you a very good understanding of the bottom-up method.

Boy, I love this machine and its compatible remake, the #Minstrel4th

Using the #Zesarux emulator in #JupiterACE #emulation mode and defining some high-level words to handle strings ...

I can see why this machine, in hindsight, has probably been one of the best ways to learn #Forth in its day as it comes with just enough words in its dictionary to get you going. It's a very compact vocabulary:

No ACCEPT, no MOVE and no 2DUP or even HEX - you need them, you write them yourself.

But this is what sharpens your skills and gives you a very good understanding of the bottom-up method.

Boy, I love this machine and its compatible remake, the #Minstrel4th

Using the #Zesarux emulator in #JupiterACE #emulation mode and defining some high-level words to handle strings ...

I can see why this machine, in hindsight, has probably been one of the best ways to learn #Forth in its day as it comes with just enough words in its dictionary to get you going. It's a very compact vocabulary:

No ACCEPT, no MOVE and no 2DUP or even HEX - you need them, you write them yourself.

But this is what sharpens your skills and gives you a very good understanding of the bottom-up method.

Boy, I love this machine and its compatible remake, the #Minstrel4th

Novos clones para os clássicos da Sinclair.

https://retropolis.com.br/2025/12/12/novos-clones-para-os-classicos-da-sinclair/

#MundoRetro #Clone #Espanha #JupiterAce #MSX #RancanuoTeam #ROM #sinclair #Venda #ZXSpectrum #ZX81

One of the cool things about the #Minstrel4th is the fact that its #ROM not only contains the original #JupiterACE ROM and an Enhanced JupiterACE ROM by @nihirash (which enables program load via serial I/O amongst other things) - no: there are also #ZX80 and #ZX81 "compatible" #BASIC ROMs available on the additional banks, all selectable via jumpers.

The ZX81 compatible ROM works well enough to run "Flight Simulation" by Psion Computers.

EDIT: Oh, and it runs the ZX81 version of "Mazogs", of course ...

What will not work is anything that uses non-standard screen and keyboard routines, as the hardware of the Minstrel 4th is slightly different from the original ZX81. Still, it's a nice extra I didn't expect.

#RetroComputing
#Z80
#ZX81
#Compatible

Oh, I love this one:

"Comparing #FORTH to #BASIC is like comparing a Gothic cathedral to a mud hut." - Steve Vickers

( Vickers is one of the fathers of the legendary #JupiterAce #microcomputer )

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2012/09/21/jupiter_cantab_jupiter_ace_is_30_years_old/?page=3

Enriquecendo o episódio 146.

https://retropolis.com.br/2023/10/19/enriquecendo-o-episodio-146/

#MundoRetro #Altair8800 #Commodore #CommodorePET #CromencoZ1 #Digirule2 #digital #emulao #IMSAI8080 #JupiterAce #Kenbak1 #kit #Minicomputadores #PiDP11 #PiDP8 #RaspberryPi #sinclair #Terminal #VT100 #ZXSpectrum #ZX81

Enriquecendo o episódio 146.

https://retropolis.com.br/2023/10/19/enriquecendo-o-episodio-146/

#MundoRetro #Altair8800 #Commodore #CommodorePET #CromencoZ1 #Digirule2 #digital #emulao #IMSAI8080 #JupiterAce #Kenbak1 #kit #Minicomputadores #PiDP11 #PiDP8 #RaspberryPi #sinclair #Terminal #VT100 #ZXSpectrum #ZX81

Enriquecendo o episódio 146.

https://retropolis.com.br/2023/10/19/enriquecendo-o-episodio-146/

#MundoRetro #Altair8800 #Commodore #CommodorePET #CromencoZ1 #Digirule2 #digital #emulao #IMSAI8080 #JupiterAce #Kenbak1 #kit #Minicomputadores #PiDP11 #PiDP8 #RaspberryPi #sinclair #Terminal #VT100 #ZXSpectrum #ZX81