Petsoft 6502 FORTH
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:56 am
Hello!
I've obtained a copy of Petsoft 6502 FORTH on cassette tape. I've attached a .tap image of the program made using a Tapuino. This tape image loads on a real PET 2001, and on the VICE xpet emulator.
Unfortunately, my tape came with no documentation, and I can't find any documentation relating to this program on the web.
From my research, I believe that this version of 6502 FORTH for the PET was developed by Programma International. See the article on page 40 of the August 1979 issue of Practical Computing (https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK ... -S-OCR.pdf) - Petsoft founder Julian Allason describes a visit to Programma in California where he's shown a demonstration of 6502 FORTH and does a deal to market the program in the UK under his Petsoft brand. I can see that Programma International marketed a version of FORTH for both Apple II and PET from the advert on the final page of MICRO magazine from March 1979 (http://archive.6502.org/publications/mi ... r_1979.pdf).
I'm still hunting for documentation for the Programma 6502 FORTH. I'm thinking that the Apple II and PET versions must have been pretty similar, and there may be more chance of finding documentation for the Apple II version.
Anyhow, I hope this is of some interest. I'll be very interested to know if anyone can make anything of the attached .tap file on their PET!
I've obtained a copy of Petsoft 6502 FORTH on cassette tape. I've attached a .tap image of the program made using a Tapuino. This tape image loads on a real PET 2001, and on the VICE xpet emulator.
Unfortunately, my tape came with no documentation, and I can't find any documentation relating to this program on the web.
From my research, I believe that this version of 6502 FORTH for the PET was developed by Programma International. See the article on page 40 of the August 1979 issue of Practical Computing (https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK ... -S-OCR.pdf) - Petsoft founder Julian Allason describes a visit to Programma in California where he's shown a demonstration of 6502 FORTH and does a deal to market the program in the UK under his Petsoft brand. I can see that Programma International marketed a version of FORTH for both Apple II and PET from the advert on the final page of MICRO magazine from March 1979 (http://archive.6502.org/publications/mi ... r_1979.pdf).
I'm still hunting for documentation for the Programma 6502 FORTH. I'm thinking that the Apple II and PET versions must have been pretty similar, and there may be more chance of finding documentation for the Apple II version.
Anyhow, I hope this is of some interest. I'll be very interested to know if anyone can make anything of the attached .tap file on their PET!