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		siraben on May 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do C to Z80 compilers produce poor code? (2018... It is possible to write a Forth implementation[0] for the Z80 that uses just enough registers to get the execution model on top. [0] https://github.com/siraben/ti84-forth/blob/bc0140d641a121a4f...

Zardoz84 on May 31, 2020 [–]

Not only is possible. Even was a comercial computer using Forth instead of BASIC. And it was pretty similar to the ZX Spectrum... I'm talking about the Jupiter Ace

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Ace

Also, there is an obscure french Z80 computer that uses Forth : Hector HRX

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