HP 71B FORTH/Assembler ROM

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(09-02-2022 12:09 PM)KeithB Wrote:  There is also "Starting Forth" by Brodie. IT appears to be online now:
https://www.forth.com/starting-forth/

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This is literally THE standard to learn Forth, and an easy read. 71B Forth is a bit different, but it will be a while before you get to these areas, the key thing to keep in mind is the 71B operates on 4-bit nybbles rather than 8-bit bytes.

Forth is MUCH faster then BASIC for most tasks, but file-handing is more flexible in BASIC, so it's fortunate HP provided the BASICX/FORTHX etc. keywords that make it simple for programs in each language to easily access advantages in the other.