Contents

• Introduction
• Getting started
• The interpreter
• Extending the dictionary
  • Dictionary management
  
  
• Stacks and reverse Polish notation
  • Manipulating the parameter stack
  • The return stack and its uses
  
  
• Using memory
  • Variables
  • Constants
  • Values
  • Basic tools for allocating memory
  
  
• Comparing and branching
• Comments in Forth code
• Integer arithmetic operations
• A little more on compiling
• Looping and structured programming
• More on defining words
  • create ... does$>$ ...
  • Creating arrays
  • Jump tables
  
  
• Strings
  • Pictured numeric output
  
  
• Forth programming style
• Bibliography
• math.txt
• util38.txt
• jmptbl.txt