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VFX Forth 64 release notes
V5 release notes
V4 release notes
V3 release notes
VFX Forth 64 for Windows
ReadMe file
Installer
VFX Forth 64 for Linux:
ReadMe file
Tarball to install
VFX Forth 64 for macOS
ReadMe file
Tarball to Install
VFX Forth 32 for Windows:
ReadMe file
Installer
Vfx Forth 32 for macOS: (not for Catalina onwards)
ReadMe file
Tarball to Install
GTK 32 bit binaries
Vfx Forth 32 for x86 Linux:
ReadMe file
Tarball to Install
VFX Forth 32 for ARM Linux:
ReadMe file
Tarball to install
PowerForth 32/64 in C:
A fairly traditional Forth in C
Pinc.new.zip
Support and subsciptions are available from vfxforth.com.
AIDE is the IDE used by Windows cross compilers. The release notes
and executable for the most recent version are available
Release notes
Executable
XC7 common compiler release notes
XC7 common target release notes
XC7 ReadMe file
XC7 Getting started
Arm/Cortex cross compiler
Windows installer
macOS tarball including Catalina.
x86 Linux tarball
MSP430 cross compiler
Windows installer
Support is only available from the forum at vfxforth.com
68xxx v6.2 with a modern version of AIDE - you'll have to update the AIDE configuration yourself. Works on most current versions of Windows. Download
These are all 16 bit DOS applications. To run them, get DOSbox from DOSbox.com
Z80/Z180 v5.1. We have no Z80 hardware left. This is a piece of archaeology
from the files on a development box. But the manuals have been converted to
PDFs. To get going, run xs3.com, configure it for the Z80 cross compiler
and then you can start. DOSbox is your friend.
Download x180.zip
8096/80C196 v5.1. Once a firm favourite, but now a memory with PDF manuals.
Run with DOSbox. The file to run is xs3.com.
Download x196.zip
RTX2000/2001/2010 v5.1. The Harris/Intersil stack machine in all its glory.
Run with DOSbox.
Download xrtx.zip
As with the v5 compilers, these are 16 bit DOS apps that require DOSbox to run.