Newbies TI 99/4a's FORTH and very rare PEB's

[+Lee Stewart]

Regarding Forth, there's also a version called PB Forth, ProgramBiten Forth, created by the Swedis user's group ProgramBiten. One of the advantages of this version is that it can actually start from tape. You still need an expansion RAM, of course, as there's far too little CPU RAM in the console.

But my console, which has 64 K CPU RAM inside the console, can run PB Forth with nothing but the console and a tape recorder.

 

I would be interested in the source code for PB Forth if it is available.

 

...lee

[apersson850]

OK, I see. I'm not sure if they are available anywhere on the internet. It wasn't me who developed it, but Björn Gustavsson. He worked for Texas Instruments in Stockholm for a while, and had access to some more information than "usual people". I have working copies of it (provided they still do work), but only in the native 99/4A format.

[RickyDean]

OK, I see. I'm not sure if they are available anywhere on the internet. It wasn't me who developed it, but Björn Gustavsson. He worked for Texas Instruments in Stockholm for a while, and had access to some more information than "usual people". I have working copies of it (provided they still do work), but only in the native 99/4A format.

If you have the ability to make disk images, say with TI99PC which can be acquired here, ftp://ftp.whtech.com/pc%20utilities/ , though there are limitations( like if your PC does not have the capability reading single density, then you cannot read single density disks). You can make V9t9 disk images which are compatible with a lot of ti99 emulation programs.

Edited January 6, 2016 by RickyDean