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More like SC-Forth-thousand, am I right?

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Summary

The post documents porting CamelForth-80 to the SG-1000 and SC-3000 hardware as part of RetroChallenge 2026/10, detailing goals for a ROM-based Forth interpreter and embedding a development environment on limited hardware. It discusses porting challenges, including macro assembly differences between Zasm and Z80MR, handling EMIT with the TMS9918, and implementing scrolling via video RAM, plus a demonstration word AAAA. The piece also outlines planned next steps such as keyboard handling, graphics and sound support, RAM expansion, storage, and a dedicated Forth cartridge for the SG-1000.

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