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HOW TO START

1. Download the latest .zip file from Project Download directory /~https://github.com/mattsteeldue/vforth-next/tree/master/download
2. Copy from .zip file to Next's SD card the whole "vForth" directory to C:/tools/vForth
3. Forth System is loaded and activated by the Basic program C:/tools/vForth/forth15_loader.bas

HOW TO CONTINUE

1. The loader CLEARs RAMTOP to 25087, says it is loading the CODE part, then allows 5 seconds to be stopped (if you need to).
2. Then it loads another Basic program that runs LINE 20 to perform a COLD start, but RUN performs a WARM start
3. Before entering Forth, it OPEN# some text file to be used from within Forth environment.
4. To quit to Basic, you can give BYE
5. To re-enter Forth with a WARM start, you have to give interactively RUN.
6. To re-enter Forth with a COLD start, you have to give interactively RUN 20 instead.

Wiki content

• DISCLAIMER
• Forewords
• Previous versions
• Next Forth main features
• The Line Editor
• Debugger SEE decompile word
• The Assembler vocabulary
• Assembler reference