Learn FORTH on the VIC-20

We'll take a quick tour of the FORTH language on the VIC-20 by writing a colorized Hello World application. We will then port the code to the C64 version of FORTH. The cartridge ROM and PDF Manual can be found here: https://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/c... How to launch VIC Forth within VICE: File then Attach Cartridge Image Change the dropdown in the bottom right of the dialog from .CRT to . Choose the hes-vic-forth.rom file (Single click, dont double click it) Change the cartridge type dropdown to Generic Then click Attach Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Word 1:24 CR Carriage Return 1:49 Dot Quote 3:05 Error Messages 4:00 Defining Words 5:22 The Dictionary 6:52 The Stack 9:11 Emit 10:20 Constants 11:42 Memory Layout 12:14 Multiplication 13:19 The Editor 14:46 Comments 18:00 Run the program 18:21 Saving to tape 19:20 Loading from tape 20:13 Do loops 22:26 Reading the Jiffy Clock 24:20 ANDing values 25:41 Generate a random number 0-7 27:42 Working with Color RAM 29:48 Using indexes in DO loops 33:50 A colorful Hello World 34:30 Porting it to the C64 36:52 Saving to disk 37:55 Quick preview of the C64 Version 39:00 Closing