(71B) FORTH questions

[KeithB]

According to the manual:
Examine the counted string at addr and convert it into a double number d.
[It puts it into the X register]
If the string contains a decimal point, Number tries to convert it into a floating point number and place it in the X-register, lifting the floating point stack...

If the string does not contain a decimal point, Number tries to convert it into an integer number and return it to the data stack...